This is my 2019 — Recap
Published: 2020-01-03 18:47:27

I am writing this piece for 12 months…

![Eleftheria](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/880/1*kJeSe3bpXXuLZsxY7YAhcA.jpeg)

In this post, I'm sharing my highlights of 2019. I 've been keeping notes of the things that I'm most proud of and I thought it would be a fun idea to publish them and also create a short video.
Watch the 2019 video recap below ⬇️

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**Let’s start!**

## 1.January
- I have 4000 followers on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BatsouElef)
- I finished the 2nd course about d3.js which was created for [PacktPub](https://www.packtpub.com/eu/)
- I visited Athens (due to my masters)

![Eleftheria Batsou](https://miro.medium.com/max/622/1*zHATXEE368kd9A2CLeukRg.jpeg)


## 2.February
- My 2nd course for PacktPub is being [published](https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/hands-data-visualization-d3js-50-video)😊
- My contract with PacktPub is getting renewed. So I was asked to work on the 3rd course about D3.js!
- I visited Athens once again
- I was contacted to write an article for [rosadigitaleweek](https://rosadigitaleweek.com/en/rosadigitale-week/). This article was about women in tech and I’m really glad I wrote it 🙆


## 3.March
- I got accepted to speak at [PyConfWeb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zptw4Tcn7kU) in Munich, German
- I finished the 3rd course for PacktPub
- I reached 1200 subscribers on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/EleftheriaBatsou)

![Eleftheria Batsou](https://miro.medium.com/max/4000/1*Z9pZsO5TnIPu1tWDXUsDFg.jpeg)


## 4.April
- I visited Athens for the 3rd time this year
- I started the dailyUI challenge (you can find the articles [here](https://medium.com/@EleftheriaBatsou)). Note: If you plan to take this challenge please read [this article](https://blog.prototypr.io/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-the-dailyui-challenge-da4c3fa97e8c) first.

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- I’ m publishing the 3rd course about [D3.js](https://www.packtpub.com/eu/application-development/d3js-tips-tricks-and-techniques-video) for PacktPub
- I’m [giving a talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLINIFXlXuw&feature=youtu.be), remotely, at International’s women day at Warri, Nigeria!
- My colleagues from Germany came. We held our meetings in a Villa🤓
- A greek magazine published a paper a colleague and I had written/presented in a conference the previous year

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## 5.May
- I’m going to Munich, Germany

![Eleftheria Batsou](https://miro.medium.com/max/622/1*LdNNXdyCKicqGoB1GuSqZg.jpeg)

- And I’m giving a talk at PyWebCon, the talk is about D3.js and the great things you can build using it!
- But I also stopped for a few weeks to do everything, I stopped youtube, tweeting, gym, etc as it was time to focus on my studies…

![Eleftheria Batsou on hotel](https://miro.medium.com/max/3840/1*QywYVCOJSrZwxgOpO0-fiA.jpeg)


## 6.June
- The company I work for had a yearly-event and we decided to go for rafting!!
- After that, we also celebrated the 5 years my company is developing (the party was amazing!!)
- I also went to Poland (Warsaw and Krakow)

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- And I spoke at the [AppforumEvent](https://web.cvent.com/event/21819552-145e-484d-81dd-01c87826c291/summary?RefId=Home) organized by Zebra
- I attended the DevIT conference in Thessaloniki, Greece
- I had my final exams for my masters and [I went to Athens](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tENqgiPfAk8&t=825s). I was very nervous… (watch the experience below)
- But, thankfully I passed the exams and I was so happy

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## 7.July
- I’m recording a podcast with [Ben](https://twitter.com/benjaminspak) and [Karmes](https://twitter.com/krames12) from [CodeCareers](https://discordapp.com/invite/Sx9Zj9P) [find it here](https://anchor.fm/codecareer/episodes/EP4---Eleftheria-Batsou---Becoming-a-Tech-Speaker--Learning-From-Challenges--CodeCareer-io-e4gd29/a-ai25qn)
- I’m recording another podcast with [Abbey](https://twitter.com/abbeyrenn) from [FreeCodeCamp](https://www.freecodecamp.org/) [find it here](https://podcast.freecodecamp.org/ep-70-how-one-young-developer-masters-student-and-youtuber-does-it-all)
- And I’m having an interview with Karl for his [youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBGyC_AvQkE), watch it here
- Also, my Youtube channel reached 1600 subscribers

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## 8.August
- Well, I don’t have a lot to mention about this month… My only goal was → Vacations!

![Eleftheria Batsou](https://miro.medium.com/max/622/1*36d-rFI5sLGJhGJxAfDF7w.jpeg)

## 9.September
- We held another work event, we went to an entertainment park (called magic park) and we had a lot of fun!
- My colleagues from German came again, and we had our meetings in a lovely villa next to a pool (they are coming twice a year)
- I finally have 6000 followers on twitter

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## 10.October
- I started the 2nd year of my master’s, this time as a full-time student!
- I’ m going for the 1st time in Riga, Latvia as I’m a speaker at the [DevOps Unicorns](https://2019.devopsunicorns.com/) conference

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- I’m going for the 2nd time this year in Munich, Germany as I’m a speaker at the [CFCamp](https://www.cfcamp.org/) conference.

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## 11.November
- I submitted the first set of projects for my masters (1/5), and my scores were 7/10 and 10/10!
- I gave, in my company, a talk about UX/UI

![Eleftheria Batsou](https://miro.medium.com/max/382/1*pr02hcZOd6I8GriiezIO5g.jpeg)

- I’ m going for the 1st time in Cape Town, South Africa as I’m a speaker at the [Let’s Test](http://lets-test.com/?page_id=5726) conference
- I reached 1900 subscribers on Youtube

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## 12.December
- I submitted the second set of projects for my masters (2/5), and my scores were 8.5/10 and 8.5/10!
- I’m going to Poland, for the second time, as I’m a speaker at [ConFrontJS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqY3l5-RWNU&t=135s)
- I reached 2000 subscribers on Youtube

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### That’s it from me!!
> I wish you an AMAZING year.
> 2020 is your year to shine.
> Stay focused and determined, you got this.

If you want to see my 2018 recap, please read it [here](https://medium.com/@EleftheriaBatsou/i-am-writing-this-piece-for-12-months-437aeda1e46c).


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