The trouble with Dell computers

I was finally able to afford a nice, brand new Dell computer. But was it worth the hassle?

Safe haven

I’ve been meaning to write this piece for a while, but at the same time postponing it indefinitely. Maybe I was fooling myself that, the longer it took me to write it, the less painful it would be in the end.

Choked

I want to write, but the words just won’t come out. As if there are so many of them that they got stuck at the very moment they wanted to get out – all at the same time.

A collection of summer thoughts

Nothing feels right lately.

One interpretation of obsessions

Many would disagree. They’d say, hey, girl, cheer up, there’s nothing to worry about. Cheer up, you’ve got this beautiful life and things are going to work out just fine in the end.

How to land a job in IT with no experience

Quitting your career to opt for highly lucrative jobs in current IT market may be a smart choice at the moment, but is it really that easy and what does it take to land a job as a software engineer with no previous experience?

Missing the city life

Even though on better days I feel okay, let’s put it that way, it’s becoming daunting how much I miss the life that unexpectedly ended over two months ago. Just like Vincent Cassel’s character said in “Un moment d’egarement,” “for years, you build something with someone, to end up alone like an idiot. It’s sad.”

How (not) to give a quality online course, pt.2

Online courses and MOOCs have undergone a significant and undisputed breakthrough in the last few years, being advertised as the most advanced learning style that cater to one’s needs and time, where you study from literally anywhere, and where the materials are suited to you and you only. But the quantity is a far cry from quality. What gives them away?

How (not) to give a quality online course, pt.1

I recently changed my job, replacing teaching English with software engineering. Knowing I studied in the field of social sciences, and with a significant work experience in the very same field, delving into an area diametrically opposite to it was not an easy feat – yet, I did it.

Life as an endless loop

My life feels as if it transformed into an endless loop, an eternal day which never ends and never starts, yet IS just there for no reason. It’s been 56 days since the day I came back home, but at the same time does not feel longer than a single weekend.