My story started 7 years ago. I was about to start college and I was so confused about which major I should pick. One of my sisters suggested visiting a person who helps you to know your talent and discover yourself. I decided to go. We spent so much time trying to figure out what I really love. In the end, he told me that my talent was to be a marketer, the person who plans the marketing strategy and provides creative ideas to campaigns. At the same time, I got a scholarship to study a STEM field in the US. I was confused back and it was hard to decide If I should leave the scholarship or study marketing to pursue a marketing career. I decided that I want to go and see the world so I picked Computer Engineering as my major and traveled to the US. I was able to finish my undergraduate degree with a GPA of 3.5/4 but I wasn’t happy. I felt Computer Engineering wasn’t my passion and I didn’t enjoy myself during learning about electronics and algorithms. After finishing my degree, I moved back to Egypt. During my job searching for Software Engineering jobs, I came to the realization that I’m not passionate about this career but I had to find a job to earn money for a living. I found a very good job in software engineering that I like but I always felt something was missing but I was always asking myself if I should continue working in software engineering or follow my passion. One day, I was just scrolling on Facebook. I saw the post for the Egypt Forward scholarship and how they provide opportunities to provide a Nano degree in social media marketing and help you to find freelancing gigs. I was so excited I applied immediately and I enrolled in the class. I was so enthusiastic about learning each and every lesson on this degree because I finally found my passion. I can’t wait to build a successful career and strong profile in marketing.

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