Transitioning into a New Life:

If the present-day “me” went back through a time capsule to the old me 5 years back — and I told myself that I would be opting for a career as a web developer I would not have believed myself.

I would genuinely laugh at my future self then totally think I’m playing a prank on myself for shits and giggles. To comprehend why this is so amusing to my old self — here’s a background story to my existence:

I was raised in a culture and kinfolk believing there’s nothing superior than getting a swanky degree from a fancy school. Only marvellous clever individuals who pursued and aced a Computer Science degree could practice a profession in web development. I didn’t believe I could do so much with my life until I moved here.

Even though I moved here for a vocation in Event Management, which I positively aced, there was always a burning desire to attain something more, something I was told I couldn’t do or make happen without taking the most obvious road.

I respected the time and money I invested in moving here. I gave myself sufficient time to kick start a new life in a new country. I completed my post graduate course in Event Management from Humber College, secured a great job in the Event Management field, facilitated to move my younger sister here, relocated my gorgeous German Shepherd all the way from Middle East and even acquired my permanent residency. I accomplished everything I had set out to do but didn’t give myself the chance to Focus: within (get the reference?) and justify that burning desire I spoke off previously.

I turn 30 in 10 days and as dramatic as that sounds — I couldn’t live another day knowing I didn’t do everything I could to change my life around.

I had been looking into HackerYou for the past two years but for sure I didn’t have the nerve to take that risk for myself; financially and mentally. Taking this decision to switch careers at this point has taken lot of courage in my books. I haven’t known anyone personally who has done it and I can’t even begin to explain how nerve wrecking it still feels.

Nevertheless, here I am, in the week 2 of HackerYou’s Immersive Bootcamp, writing a blog post, which also I have never done before in my life.

So, here’s to new risks, a new life, new career and new goals I have set for myself.