When Life Fell Apart, I Chose to Rebuild
I started my journey during a pandemic. Everyone stayed home and watched Netflix for hours; I was one of them. I was sitting and doing nothing all day, eating junk food while watching a movie. I gained a lot of weight in this period and played many games till late at night. These habits had to change immediately.
So, I started exercising at home and lost about 25 kg in two years, learned English, and read a lot. I also did taekwondo for two years until I got an injury. After that, I started to study for the university exam. I was dreaming of studying in the US, but my dreams faded a bit over time.
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Everything was going well until that earthquake happened. I lost my home, my friends, and my hope for the future. I was lost in thoughts about what was going to happen to us now and then. Because they were gone without even saying goodbye. It was not fair. But I had to keep studying for that uni exam because life doesn’t stop, even if you want it to. So I had no choice except to keep going.
I worked hard and got a scholarship in electrical-electronics engineering. I am now improving myself in electronics (I am in 3rd grade right now), software, and the German language. My goal is to finish my education in Germany, then start working at Mercedes-Benz as an embedded system engineer. I also have an interest in data security and cloud engineering, but we’ll see what's coming up next. It is still too early to decide what to do in the future.
I am planning to keep writing here once a week. Every week, I am going to write about what I have done for my goals and my future. Sometimes I am going to be too tired and go out to relax with my friends, sometimes I am going to get lots of work done. But I am going to try to use this platform as efficiently as possible. I don’t know exactly where I’ll end up, but I know I’ll keep moving forward.
