Berlin - GitHub Satellite and Romania - Back home

So I have a new post on Medium about my experience of GitHub Satellite 2019, which I was lucky enough to attend :) You can find the full experience and highlights HERE. It was an amazing experience, the conference was very different from all I have been to, the talks were amazing and inspirational, the speakers were all very friendly and passionate, the attendees were excited and very easy to strike a conversation with, the food and coffee / ice cream were the bomb and the location as eclectic and wonderful as Berlin's best.

Some exciting things have happened in between all the 3am starts and flights and exams and all. Let's round them up.

Firstly, I have finished all my coursework and exams for my first year of my part-time MSc Computer Science and hoping all the results will be good results, but will find out in July for sure. Next on the list, I have a new job, the same company but different role, I am moving from the cognitive assistant developer/engineer and conversational designer role to a Tech Centre Associate role, that focuses on developer and external relations for our technologists in our Bournemouth Hub. It will be a really new and exciting role, will be looking at new engineering practices, communities of practice, open source program office and practices and a lot of other exciting things. Thirdly, as I got back from Berlin I was greeted by a very precious brown letter, my confirmation of British citizenship! I have scheduled my ceremony for the 3rd June, the first day back from Romania so my friends and mum can also attend, she is coming over for a week only! Then the next part is that I am, since yesterday, on holiday back home, I went to vote yesterday as soon as I landed and got home. Last but not least, next Saturday is my sister's 30th birthday party, which I am excited for and then on the 2nd June, me, mom, Dave and some more work colleagues are going to see Hugh Jackman live, at the O2 Arena!

That's it for now, I am going back to babysitting my adorable nephew and hiding in the shade from the Romanian summer heat! I still miss my dad, everyday...

Love and light always xx

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