This blog is written by me, Sofie Thorsen. I want this blog to inspire the ones that have doubt in pursuing their goals and dreams. I want to show that some things are not as invincible as they at first seem to be. I want everyone to put faith in what they know and more important, in what they want to achieve.
In this blog I will scribble down thoughts and reflections regarding school and work life, and what I’ve learned from four years of studying computer science. My hope is to inspire readers to dare more, for what you want and dream about need not to be very far away If one you just take the chance.
How are your new habits coming along? First week has been working out fine for me besides from my feet being badly chafed. Either I need new shoes or it’s just a sign of my feet not being used to running. However, I’m glad to be on track with my Read more…
Did you watch the great campaign #LikeAGirl from Always? If not, I highly suggest you watch it: Regardless of how much happiness this video brought me, it disappeared right away as I started to read the comments on YouTube. I feel like the same reaction is constantly happening over and Read more…
Tomorrow I start the fourth week of my internship. Have three weeks already past?! My plan for this summer was to pick up some good habits like coding on something everyday (outside of work), read more, working out etc. I’ve told myself – “As soon as I get this done, Read more…
Have you ever thought of how interest spawns interest? The more you know about something the more you enjoy it. This may sound kind of like a catch-22, but I don’t think finding interesting stuff needs to be very complicated. If you haven’t heard of it before, I would like Read more…
I read an interesting article about problem solving the other day. Even though I’m relieved of not having had the stress of heavy mathematics or problem solving interviews in a while, this article actually made me miss it. It’s something with solving a mathematical problem that I find so pure and beautiful, Read more…
Isn’t it cool how quickly we can get accustomed to a new environment? Two weeks ago I was feeling anxious about moving to another country, how to get around, not knowing where things were located etc. Today I already sigh at people stopping at the top of the escalator, blocking Read more…
This morning I was woken up by the sound of rain. Even though I had hoped for sunshine in order to get some color on my extraordinary pale legs I was happy to see the rain. It felt cleansing. I put my shoes on and walked out on the street Read more…
As I’m writing this, I’m in London, three days in on my software engineering internship at Skype. Four years ago I barely knew what an algorithm was. How did I get here? In high school I was studying the technical programme with orientation “design and construction” so when I graduated Read more…