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I was born and grew up in Tunisia, the country at the origin of the Arab Spring, and a pionner in the Muslim world in terms of women rights and gender equality. At 18, I moved to Switzerland to study, and for the past two years I have been living and working in Munich, Germany.
November in Munich is usually the season of the first snow, and the opening of the Christmas markets. It is a wonderful time to sip on mulled wine while shopping for holiday-themed home decor or new ski accesories.
It's funny to think that some time ago, I was against the very idea of skiing. Well, just earlier this year, I took my first aerial lift, and I was terrified. But soon the terror faded away and let place to an infinite ocean of calm whiteness.
Val Thorens, France
This seems to be a recurring pattern in my life. It begins with rejection, then curiosity wins over. Then I am petrified, and I struggle. Ultimately, things get better and I realize that I became a new person, with a new super power.
English garden, Munich
Lately, it seems that the cycles got shorter and shorter. Just this year, I got many new super powers. I tackled my first red slope, I started biking to work, and I switched to a new company that I love.
But I also got a Java certification, started using streams, made peace with front-end technologies, and ran a Cypher script in a Docker container using Power Shell.
With each small victory, I get more confident and excited. Of course, there are many things that still scare me, like the amount of books from Martin Fowler which I should have finished in 2002. But I revel knowing I am on a path of growth, and I am excited for the new challenges to come.