How I started
I first heard of hacktoberfest from a friend who participated Last year, and just getting started in open source less than a month, I decided to participate in this year's exercise.
What I gained from participating.
Getting started with Open source, I found it difficult identifying projects to make contribute. When this year Hacktoberfest began, I followed the laid out guidelines and joined their 
Hacktoberfest helped me identify projects to exercise my knowledge and skillset. I have gained more confidence and understanding in open source contribution from Hacktoberfest. I would continue contributing to Open source this was super exciting and rewarding time.
I also learnt how to communicate efficiently with maintainers,and write good documentation.
My advice to participants
- Don't see this as an avenue to getting Tee, forget the noise, learn through the process of contributing to Open Source. Hacktoberfest gives you a soft-landing into Open Source.
- Be consistent and ask questions where necessary.
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