Here is a little context, My name is Godwill Barasa. I am a 23-year-old software developer based in Nairobi, Kenya. I live in Roysambu, TRM Drive...
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Thanks for sharing this, @godwillbarasa! It's always great to read about the daily lives of developers all over the world!
I also appreciate the Frank Ocean shoutout. His music has helped me power through many days myself ✨
Great article @godwillbarasa. I really like how you balance your work, social(?) and school life. But like most places in the world, I'd caution for people not to generalize this to all Kenyan devs :). @godwillbarasa, do Andela host live meetings during this corona period? I'd like to get out of this cocoon I've found myself in ;)
The savage, if you are Kenyan, please share your experience. let's give our story to show the world what we are really about.
Cheers brother🥂 wakanda emoji
Loved reading about a day in your life as a software developer! Thanks for sharing, I look forward to reading more! 😎
Thanks Jennifer 🥂.
I appreciate you taking time to go through it.
Feel free to tell me what you might want to know. I'll do my best to share
As someone who is from Kenya its brings me absolute joy to see my country grow and its people explore, tunze, ndugu halisi🇰🇪👌🏾
My brother. Wakanda emoji Asante sana.
You should drive the Van Damn matatu :-D It'd give you courage!
(For those unaware, I'm referencing Netflix'es TV Show Sense8: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense8)
Haha, you are the OG. Have you been to a Nairobi matatu before ?
not yet, but maybe one day :-)
Thank you for sharing. I wish to visit your country some day.
Please do, I would suggest visiting Malindi, Mombasa, Kakamega and Nairobi for a day or two each. And Maasai Mara too.
Very beautiful and peaceful country. You will fall in love with it.
As a Turkish, I agree with @godwillbarasa on beauty of Kenya. Kenya is where I learned my second mother tongue 😉 I unfortunately had to go abroad due to university.
I kinda miss spinach and ugali 😁
It was quite interesting, good to see some goal determined person achievements and routines.
How things going on holiday and weekend? What about gatherings and group events at campus?
Pre-covid they were very many.
Mostly incubators, and Andela (you know the one sponsored by Mr. Zuckerberg). Also with the most vibrant tech scene ( Silicon Savannah), many companies like Microsoft love meetings.
Most companies with cool offices love to show them off😂😂😂.. There are a bunch.
About campus events, we have also have DSC ( Google's developer community ) and GDGs.
Clubs and societies.
But most students don't use them. But some do.
Thank you for sharing your story. Good story from my country.
Asante brother. I appreciate your feedback. Looking forward to hear stories of other Kenyan developers.
Share yours ##wakanda emoji##
Godwill, thank you for sharing a day of your life with us. It is interesting to see how others live and work. Many blessings and much success in your schooling and your work.
Thank you Dave, I appreciate you taking your time to go through it. It means a lot.
Blessings
Enjoyed reading about your day in detail. Great to see how you integrate continual learning and work every day too.
That was a nice read, thanks for that! I always like to see how people live and work in different countries. Especially when I can't travel!
I love this! Thank you for sharing
Thank you for your feedback
Si your day is packed... Nice
Not so much, I also have frequent holidays, you know what they say, work hard, play hard
Wow, your day is perfectly arranged. I like that!
Thanks for sharing this. I'm a student trying to navigate my way in the tech space and this has been of great help.
This is one of the coolest posts I've encountered on this site. The photos really elevate the story.