Ask HN: Anybody willing to take on a quick study for the summer?

Hey HN,

I decided to take up iOS development earlier this year and I'm at the point where I understand objective-C, object-oriented programming, and M-V-C. I read the Kochan books and Apple docs, so I understand properties, memory management, the Foundation Framework, and I can solve problems in objective-C. However, progressing to actually writing an iOS app has been daunting. I bought the BNR book and I tried the getting started guide on the Apple developer website, but I can't make the leap to producing anything beyond simple, linear apps like Timers.

I know that these are all very good resources, and to a large extent, I can comprehend what's going on. However, putting something of my own together has been tough. I can put together simple things using Nav controllers and TableView Controllers, but I'm having trouble progressing to anything more complex.

Having learned what I could learn by myself, I think I'm at the point where I need to be around people with experience and see how apps are actually made in real life. Unfortunately, iOS meet-ups aren't very frequent (which is very weird for NYC) and I don't really know anyone from whom I can learn, so I'm asking you HN; would it be possible to shadow an actual developer for any length of time this summer or meet up whenever you're free? It would be great to have someone who already knows what their doing to ask questions and get a feel for iOS development as it's done professionally. I don't want to reduce anyone's productivity and I would be as unobtrusive as possible but I'd be very grateful if anyone could spare the time. I'm very dedicated to becoming a good developer and I will bring that same dedication to learning and helping out as soon as I get the hang of everything. So please let me know if you'd be willing to; it would really help a lot! I'm in the NYC area, but we can also talk on Skype if you'd prefer

Thank you!