When i read something like this it always brings up some memories back from the college times. Back then i had some interesting experiences and knowledge, while most of the students were interested in fields different from anything CS-related. To my surprise, when i got into assembly class i had a very weird feeling of being dumb just because it was not always clear to me how the this whole machine world was operating. Other students got it right away. But i was confused. I wasn't really interested in speaking up, so i just studies, but it took me some time to finally "get it" as in really understanding how the machine worked. But it took more than that. A lot of students were still confused even though they understood the basics, so i took i tried to help out and it turned out to be so much fun. It does not have to be that hard, it all about your interests and intentions.