Category: Diary

  • Saving my life in the last minutes

    Saving my life in the last minutes

    Back when I had to choose my last internship for my electrical engineering degree, I had two options: An internship in the electrical field, doing what I’m supposed to be doing. The other one was an opportunity I was offered in software development. By now you probably know my choice, but I wanted to give…

  • What it feels like to launch an online business from Africa

    What it feels like to launch an online business from Africa

    When your country crashes you before even starting 3 Aug 2017, 10:27 PM: I was sitting on my couch scrolling Twitter, when I found this tweet: I was always asked by my friends to review their resumes. They say I have an eye for quality, can catch errors and give ideas for amelioration. But the reality…

  • How to keep your interest

    How to keep your interest

    I had a problem, a problem I know a lot of people suffer from. I’m always excited to learn something new, but after some time, I lose interest. Searching online gave me almost the same answers: Be curious, start small, be accountable… I had all of that, this was not the answer I wanted! So I started…