Dec 31, 2019
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This is my 2019 — Recap
I am writing this piece for 12 months…
In this post, I’m sharing my highlights of 2019. I ‘ve been keeping notes of the things that I’m most proud of and I thought it would be a fun idea to publish them and also create a short video.
Watch the 2019 video recap below ⬇️
Let’s start!
1.January
- I have 4000 followers on Twitter
- I finished the 2nd course about d3.js which was created for PacktPub
- I visited Athens (due to my masters)
2.February
- My 2nd course for PacktPub is being published😊
- My contract with PacktPub is getting renewed. So I was asked to work on the 3rd course about D3.js!
- I visited Athens once again
- I was contacted to write an article for rosadigitaleweek. This article was about women in tech and I’m really glad I wrote it 🙆
3.March
- I got accepted to speak at PyConfWeb in Munich, German
- I finished the 3rd course for PacktPub
- I reached 1200 subscribers on YouTube
4.April
- I visited Athens for the 3rd time this year
- I started the dailyUI challenge (you can find the articles I wrote about it on my Medium’s profile). Note: If you plan to take this challenge please read this article first.
- I’ m publishing the 3rd course about D3.js for PacktPub
- I’m giving a talk, remotely, at International’s women day at Warri, Nigeria!
- My colleagues from Germany came. We held our meetings in a Villa🤓
- A greek magazine published a paper a colleague and I had written/presented in a conference the previous year
5.May
- I’m going to Munich, Germany
- And I’m giving a talk at PyWebCon, the talk is about D3.js and the great things you can build using it!
- But I also stopped for a few weeks to do everything, I stopped youtube, tweeting, gym, etc as it was time to focus on my studies…
6.June
- The company I work for had a yearly-event and we decided to go for rafting!!
- After that, we also celebrated the 5 years my company is developing (the party was amazing!!)
- I also went to Poland (Warsaw and Krakow)
- And I spoke at the AppforumEvent organized by Zebra
- I attended the DevIT conference in Thessaloniki, Greece
- I had my final exams for my masters and I went to Athens. I was very nervous… (watch the experience below)
- But, thankfully I passed the exams and I was so happy
7.July
- I’m recording a podcast with Ben and Karmes from CodeCareers [find it here]
- I’m recording another podcast with Abbey from FreeCodeCamp [find it here]
- And I’m having an interview with Karl for his youtube channel, watch it here
- Also, my Youtube channel reached 1600 subscribers
8.August
- Well, I don’t have a lot to mention about this month… My only goal was → Vacations!
9.September
- We held another work event, we went to an entertainment park (called magic park) and we had a lot of fun!
- My colleagues from German came again, and we had our meetings in a lovely villa next to a pool (they are coming twice a year)
- I finally have 6000 followers on twitter
10.October
- I started the 2nd year of my master’s, this time as a full-time student!
- I’ m going for the 1st time in Riga, Latvia as I’m a speaker at the DevOps Unicorns conference
- I’m going for the 2nd time this year in Munich, Germany as I’m a speaker at the CFCamp conference.
11.November
- I submitted the first set of projects for my masters (1/5), and my scores were 7/10 and 10/10!
- I gave, in my company, a talk about UX/UI
- I’ m going for the 1st time in Cape Town, South Africa as I’m a speaker at the Let’s Test conference
- I reached 1900 subscribers on YouTube
12.December
- I submitted the second set of projects for my masters (2/5), and my scores were 8.5/10 and 8.5/10!
- I’m going to Poland, for the second time, as I’m a speaker at ConFrontJS
- I reached 2000 subscribers on Youtube
That’s it from me!!
I wish you an AMAZING year.
2020 is your year to shine.
Stay focused and determined, you got this.
If you want to see my 2018 recap, please read it below:
Thank you for taking the time to read my story and watch my videos.
Would you like to get me a coffee?!☕️
You can do that here → paypal.me/eleftheriabatsou
But If you can’t, that’s ok too 😍.
