Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley...
by lasagnaphil on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @12:53PM
(#26253129)
It says that she chose Google instead of Repl.it because they'll also send her to Europe for a summer internship, which may open up quite a lot of possibilities for her (regardless of if she likes/dislikes FAANG). When you're in a relatively obscure country outside of the US, every networking opportunity counts, regardless of what you want to achieve with your expertise.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley...
by daliaawad on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @01:31PM
(#26253648)
yes exactly! this is something that I discussed a lot with my mentor at Manara and this is what we agreed on. I’ve never been on an airplane before, I think being in Europe will be life-changing for my career and also for my personal experience. Gaza is tiny, it’s 30km x 6km. I want to see some new things. :)
Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley...
by TulliusCicero on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:45PM
(#26255612)
As someone who works at Google Munich, sounds like a smart choice to me! Seeing different parts of the world, different lifestyles and cultures can be very eye-opening.