The Incredible Events That Led To My All Expense Paid Trip To India.
It all started like a joke; I mean the idea of an all expense paid trip to incredible India. And not for a few days or a week, but 3 months. It sounded too good to be true.
"Wendi, I bet you are applying," a friend teased on our way home from the digital marketing training we were doing by Kuza Biashara. I nodded and smiled.
I had decided that if I was going to go through with this application, then the least I could do was stay positive. That meant belittling the little voice in my head that whispered doubtful thoughts to my mind.After a couple of internal debates and consultation with family and friends, I applied around May this year.
Immediately after the digital marketing training, I got a day internship at Securex Agencies ltd. And in the evenings, I would go for free creative entrepreneurship classes courtesy of the Go Downs Art Center.
With all these things to do, I totally forgot about the application. So it came as a pleasant surprise when I received an email towards the end of my creative entrepreneurship classes informing me that I had been shortlisted for the position.
The position was on digital marketing and the interview was scheduled on the same day as the graduation, at 1p.m.My graduation presentation ended a few minutes past 1pm, and I further delayed a bit to watch Sarah of Sama Paints make her presentation. So I ended up a little late for the interview
The graduation took place at the Crowne Plaza in Upper Hill and before it started, I had gone to talk to the guy in charge of booking rooms to ask if I could get an empty room later during the day to do a Skype call in.
The guy I met was very pleasant and although he left early for the day, he made arrangements with the person who took over after him so that I got a room. It was 1.30p.m. when finally I settled down for the interview.
There were around 5 people on the panel from Nairobi, Kenya, Chennai, India and Geneva, Switzerland. My current supervisor in India who was the main interviewer, noticed how tense I looked and asked me to breathe and relax.
I apologized about the delay and mentioned that I was just about to graduate seeing that I was yet to receive my certificate and I had left some of my classmates giving their presentations.
I apologized about the delay and mentioned that I was just about to graduate seeing that I was yet to receive my certificate and I had left some of my classmates giving their presentations.
The interview went pretty well and weeks later when I was just about to finish my digital marketing internship at Securex Agencies, I received an email letting me know that I passed the interviews.
Soon afterwards, I started receiving emails from International Trade Center, the sponsors of the initiative dubbed SITA (Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa) regarding my travel preparation. What seemed like a really big dream ended up to be an experience that is currently shaping my career path as I write this, in ways I never foresaw.
A year ago I shared how my interest in digital marketing started , and I am encouraged by the comments that keep streaming in a year and some months later.
See, a dot may seem insignificant on its own until you add a few more next to it and voila! I am a pointillism (dotted artwork) artist and I have an intimate relationship with dots.These dots are very silent at times and thus they are used
to going unnoticed; yet without them something will be incomplete. Pay attention to the dots in your life, the precious moments that turn your life around, don't let any doubtful thoughts come in the way between you and your next dot.
"You cannot connect the dots by looking forward; you can only connect
them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow
connect in the future." Steve Jobs.
It has been a while since my last post, which has been a period of my life that will remain engraved on my mind as part of my many dots. I am back though so stay tuned for some crazy experiences and beautiful artwork from India among many things. Until next time.
AA
Wendi Mutisya
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12 comments:
A very inspiring piece, thank you!
I'm glad you found it inspiring Joy.Treasure every single dot in your life!
Oh wow! This is so good. I've been inspired to apply for those artist residencies I'm so scared of. Thank you and all the best in your endeavors Wendi 💛💛
Yaay! that's so dope Marie. Thanks and all the best too 🤗.
Wow! Inspiring
Thanks Ray.
claws all out on opportunities.
congrats kairetu
Thanks 😌. There are very many opportunities around...all you need to do is seek and you shall find
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Thank you
So much growth in one post and of course having have interacted with you in Kuza I could confidently say that you are deserving of all the opportunities that you get because you put so much work and effort into getting them and you don't disappoint. This is very inspiring.
-Purity
Thank you so much for your kind words Purity.
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