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Happy New Year!!

Hope you enjoyed the festive season. I sort of did, I was in a remote village in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania where I couldn’t get mobile network and subsequently internet connection… the perfect getawayJ.

I haven’t been blogging for a while so I take this opportunity to update you. I’m now a final year student (Yaay!). Too many feelings about it, happy that’s it’s finally going to be over, scared because I’m not sure of what I want to do next. I have been thinking about this for a while now but it’s never been more real now, I mean a career in academia sounds very appealing to me, I have lots of experience in it and not to mention the travelling involved in research, then there is industry I definitely know corporate environment is not for me but a start-up environment is also an option I’m considering. To add to that corundum I have been reading Richard Branson’s books lately and I have to admit that I’m seriously considering entrepreneurship.  One of my new year’s resolutions is to figure that out.

Speaking of resolutions, my take out from 2015 is simply be Bold. If something itches you, just do it. Throw yourself in with no reservations. It may or may not work out but doing it is an accomplishment in itself. I throw myself into a lot of things last year. Participated and applied to programs that I honestly I thought I had no chance in. I failed in some, wallowed in disappointment for a while and life went on anyway. I also won some won an award for APL, won the star Google Student Ambassador award, won some school awards, went to the Womeng Conference, was listed in the top ten in Happiness Apps Contests, went to Grace Hopper again, got elected as President of the Women In Computer Science Society, fundraised a substantial amount for the society ,got 5 internship offers and more. At a more personal level I learnt to unclutter my mind, and consistently woke up at 5:30 am to go running, started amateur photography here among other things. Well, am not bragging (neither do I like to) but I surprised myself and so can you. Just do it, whether or not it will pay off is not entirely in your control, play your part and surprise yourself.

Remember when I said I wanted three things this time last year? Well, I got them, all three of them. I wanted a peace of mind, to travel and of course academic success. I got more than I bargained for which is why my list this year will be extended to five. 2015 wasn’t my best of years but it was a good one. Let’s make magic in 2016.