Category: Experiences
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Microsoft Ignite 2025 Highlights
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This was the first year that I got to attend Microsoft Ignite and it was a blast 💥 As an employee creator, I had the unique opportunity to peak behind-the-scenes, shoot a bunch of content, and lead the VIP Creator Tours for our external creators! Find all my social posts…
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Windows of Opportunity: My First 5 Years at Microsoft
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Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. DOLLY PARTON Coming into the new year, I was feeling a little bit burnt out from both life and work. I was working a lot, going out a lot, staying up pretty late. I was doing…
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How to rock your tech demos with Scott Hanselman & Mark Russinovich
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How do seasoned Microsoft executives like CTO Mark Russinovich and VP Scott Hanselman prepare for their demos and presentations in front of thousands of people? In May, I joined them both backstage at Microsoft Build 2024 where I got to see what their prep process was like and pick their…
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Anyone can learn to be technical: Top non-techy takeaways from Microsoft Build 2024
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Last month, I had the wondrous opportunity of attending Microsoft Build as an employee creator! Although Build is a conference for the global developer community, I still learned a lot from going behind-the-scenes of this incredible event and shadowing Scott Hanselman, VP of Developer Community at Microsoft and an inspiring…
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Microsoft Build 2024 LinkedIn & TikTok Recap
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This year, I had the unique and exciting opportunity to attend Microsoft Build—a global conference for developers to stay connected on what’s up and coming in the world of Cloud & AI. Below are some of my highlights and takeaways from LinkedIn & TikTok! Day 0 – Teaser Post See…
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What do I really think about going abroad and my life & career decisions and goals?
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Recently, an undergrad student reached out to me with the following email (paraphrased for the purposes of this blog post), and I wanted to share my answers to their questions in case it could help any other students and early-in-careers who are wondering about the same things ☺️ Any recommendations…
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How I flew to Japan for $388 roundtrip
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In case some of you observant people have noticed, I have been a bit AFK in the past few weeks. That’s because I’ve been travelling quite a bit… Miami for my friend’s amazing bachelorette, Vegas for my second round of EDC, and recently Japan — because it’s Japan and everyone…
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Socializing in Seattle: 7 Ways to Meet New People & Make Friends If You’re Facing the Seattle Freeze
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Some of you may have heard about the “Seattle Freeze” which is the theory that it’s harder for people to make friends in Seattle because the locals are more closed off and less welcoming. I talk a little bit about this topic in one of my vlogs, but I also…
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1 Year Life Update: Feeling uncertain and curious
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This month, I hit a personal life milestone: 1 year in these United States of MURICA 🇺🇸 … 1 year of living away from home and 1 year of adulting (for real this time). These days, I have been so wrapped up with work that I haven’t really had a…
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100K+ Milestone: Why I Started This Blog
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Elevating my English 📖 As a first-generation Canadian, I saw my parents work front-line jobs and struggle with the English language. When my brother and I were kids, we started speaking English with my parents so that they could get better at it. As I grew up and fell in…