MY YEAR 2020 IN A NUTSHELL
Hey! It is a new year. 2021 here we go. January 2020 started pretty well I would say. Activities were ongoing as normal in the country. February went fine. March came and the expected happened as usual. ASUU went on strike just before our examinations were to begin. That was when I started my journey into web development.
I heard about an ongoing free tech101 training organized by The Roothub and sponsored by Google. They trained and mentored beginners in the tech industries and those interested in joining the tech community on the basics of web development, graphics designing, and digital marketing. I took a web development course. At the end of the program, the web development trainees were grouped into five teams. Each team was asked to develop beautiful websites and present them on the last day. Working with my teammates was fun and productive. We were able to produce a website from scratch and present it. After the presentation, my team emerged the best. The program helped me make new friends and get to know lots of people who had a hand in my growth.
After my training, I was inspired to move forward. I decided to venture into the mobile app development field. Started my training and was enjoying but due to my laptop not being suitable to handle android studio I had to drop it. At first, I was so focused on finding a way to fix the laptop issues that I almost forgot about web development. I missed coding so much that I took up web development again. I went for advanced training. During my advanced training, the CTO of The Roothub encouraged me to participate in the hackathon organized by Enye Tech. 2 winners were to emerge from the event and my team emerged as one of the winners. The hackathon gave me a thrill of excitement and made me a lot nervous. The rush to complete the project on time was thrilling, It was my first time participating in a hackathon.
My participation in the hackathon gave me the courage to apply for positions and internships. I received an acceptance to the Ustacky Remote Internship (URI 1.0) in December 2020. I have learnt a lot from the internship and hope to gain more experience from it.
When I started the year 2020, my only goal was to lift my CGPA up and get good grades. However, within the course of the year, I made new goals as the events of the year unfolded. I have accomplished a lot I did not dream of before the year began. Whenever my mind goes back to what I could not accomplish at the end of the year, I look at my achievements and give myself a pat on my back. 2020 had many difficulties. With all the unfortunate events that occurred, I still have a lot to be thankful for. My goal this year is to grow in all aspects of my life and meet wonderful people.
Happy new year to you all!!!