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# [Outreachy Blog 1](https://mfon.hashnode.dev/outreachy-blog-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Hello World! I am Mfon, an Open Source Software Developer. It feels so cool to say that, inserts smiley emoji. I am from a non-technical background with a medical degree and pretty much self-taught right up to this point. I applied to Outreachy becau...

Jun 1, 2022 · 3 min read · mfon.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#openscience](https://hashnode.com/tag/openscience)

## Written by

[Mfon](https://hashnode.com/@Mfon)

@Mfon · Abuja, Nigeria

  
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I enjoy writing about tools I use. Interested in Open Source | Open Science | MedTech

I am a DevOps Engineer, I enjoy writing about tools I use. Interested in Open Source | Open Science Projects.

## Responses 3

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[Henry Okeke](https://hashnode.com/@NmesomaHenry)

[Aug 24, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/outreachy-blog-1/62b74cfcb86f939ac81b6138/comment/630627a679f56556d0cb7776)

Hello Thelma. Lovely piece. Please I’d like to ask a few questions about Outreachy program. I’m currently applying and I need a few pointers. Thank you. I’ll be expecting your response

[Mfon](https://hashnode.com/@Mfon)

[Aug 11, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/outreachy-blog-1/62b74cfcb86f939ac81b6138/comment/62f52579fffdab933bde1f33)

Hi Akwamfon, I happy to hear you enjoyed my article. I will be happy to help any way I can. You can reach me on mfonnta05@gmail.com

[Akwamfon Eventus](https://hashnode.com/@akwaire)

[Aug 11, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/outreachy-blog-1/62b74cfcb86f939ac81b6138/comment/62f4810931be20833796e845)

Hello Mfon, perhaps you have seen the proximity in our names, anyways I enjoyed your article as much as I agreed with the most of it , especially the optimism part, in my thoughts I think a life incapable of optimism is a life deficient of hope and what will life be with the uncertainties of time and the confidence of hope ?

Perhaps that was a rhetorical, but the actual question in mind is to ask if I can reach out to you to ask some question concerning my Outreachy applications as "ayin eka mmi" that you are ?

Regards,

akwaire