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About Me — Ronke Babajide
Woman in IT, Natural Scientist, Life Coach, Speaker, Podcaster, Writer
Talking or writing about yourself is about as comfortable as a visit to the dentist or if you have lady parts, a visit to the gyno. You know you should do it, but you really don’t want to. At least if you’re an introvert like I am.
I don’t enjoy being the center of attention, but I sincerely believe you need to push at the edges of your comfort zone to grow and experience new things. Also, for most of my life, being different from most people around me, I didn’t have a choice. So here I am, trying to tell you something about myself.
My Family Background
It all started when my mom met my dad. They fell in love, and they had me, hi I’m Ronke, and my life is kinda crazy. Well, yes, sort of, they had my older brother 13 months before me.
My dad came from Nigeria to Austria on a scholarship. He really wanted to become a doctor. But, he couldn’t stand the idea of cutting into people, so he settled for a business degree and a life of wishing one of his children would fulfill this dream for him — spoiler alert, none of us did.
My mum was training to become a nurse at the time. She met my dad, who was hanging out with his less squeamish, doctor candidate buddies at one of the famed African parties…
