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Grace Hopper Celebration 2019 (GHC19)

From Aicha Evans' speech at the Keynote. September 6th - I receive an email from Anita B Organization, saying "We read your application, we like your website, and here's a free ticket to GHC 2019 in Orlando, Florida!" After a few more questions, it seemed everything was on the up and up, and so I accepted - and that's what this post is about! For those who don't know, Grace Hopper Celebration is the largest gathering of Women in Technology in the world. On a personal note, This is the first trip I've taken without my parents. Sure, they've left me behind to go on vacations, but I've never left them. I was totally worried! But you know what happened? I met a lot of cool people in Orlando, learned a lot of neat things, and had a blast just walking around airports for upwards of 8 hours. New Delta Sky Club on Wikimedia I really, really love airports! And I survived. I know in the past, I've wormed my way out of jobs ...