My 2023 in review

#cloudnative #kubernetes #cncf #devops

Hi, you all, this is my very first time writing this kind of post. So, I want to say how was my 2023 in context of tech content, speaking sessions and my tech career in general.

I can summarize it like this:

24 speaking sessions
5 videos in my Youtube channel
3 KCDs
15 Working sessions for our Cloud Native Group.

I also participated in working sessions and created content in:

2 tags tag-environmental-sustainability, we were part of the sustainability week and for higher-ed (a future TAG), just participating to build something around university contents.

I participated in the several events or groups:

Cloud Native Guatemala Chapter
Cloud Native Amsterdam
KCD Colombia
KCD El Salvador
KCD Guatemala
Civo Navigate NA, Tampa
Civo Navigate Europe, London
KubeConNA, Chicago
Sustainability Week Guatemala

My best moments in the year:

I was selected to be a CNCF Ambassador after serveral years
Hosted an in-person KCD with my students
Talked with Bart Farrel about life and things
Talked with Cortney Nickerson at KubeConNA, Chicago
Talked with Ramiro Berrelleza in different events
Christmas breakfast with Cloud Native Guatemala Chapter organizers
Funny moments with Alessadro Civo, Dario Trankitela
Met in person Kunal Kushwaha
Shared in the KCD boot in the KCD about Guatemala in KubeConNA, Chicago
In deep conversation about life with Tiffany Jatcha

The event and moment I loved the most was Cloud Native Amsterdam.

Also, I learned from Bart Farrel, that you are not alone when you have problems, your friends support you, also I have a lot of friends in the ecosystem that loves me.

Now, this year 2024, for me is the year to thing about me, grow up, and explore new things, I want to try to create content by myself, I mean, be my own brand, like a kind of DevRel. I will take the advice of a close friend of mine, that said me about build a community around me. I will try, let's see if I can build that community.

Finally, I want to visit Europe again to be in other events. If I am lucky I would like to be in Japan, but first I have to build that dream, let's see if the happens.