My earliest encounter with the digital world was when I was 6 and me and my older sister would use my dad’s laptop to play multiplayer games on. Back then, my dad would set up everything for us and we would play Jazz Jackrabbit 2. My interaction with the laptop was just pressing a few keys to move my player. However, at 11 years old, my dad extended my knowledge on how to use the computer to play games on, and to become familiar with some Microsoft Office applications. Since then, I have found a love for digital devices and I think that this steered me into the path of choosing to major in computer and communications engineering.

A big portion of my childhood was spent playing games on different consoles. I still remember the day my uncle surprised me with a PS one and several CD’s with different games to play. My favorite game to play was, and still is, the FIFA video game. My parents ended up getting us a PS2 a few years later.

At 15, I got my first phone which was the Nokia Asha 303. My second phone was an LG optimus that had a 3D camera (which I found really cool but never ended up using). My third phone was a Samsung Note 3 Neo which I really liked and that led me to get my current phone which is the Samsung Note 5.

My second phone was an LG optimus that had a 3D camera (which I found really cool but never ended up using). My third phone was a Samsung Note 3 Neo which I really liked and that led me to get my current phone which is the Samsung Note 5.

At first, the primary use of my phone was to contact my parents if I was out. However, as I got older I used my phone to chat with my friends and explore social media platforms. If I had to choose only one digital device to use, it would definitely be a smartphone.

When I started studying at AUB, I got a Lenovo laptop that is now indispensable to me since I use it pretty much for everything from doing university assignments to gaming (I still prefer my phone over it though).

As I mentioned before, I use my phone to browse social media platforms which include Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and recently Twitter. Instagram consumes most of my time since looking at pictures is very effortless and before you know it you’d have spent hours looking at post after post. I use Facebook the least, since I do not find it very user friendly, and also because it does not interest me or entertain me.

Other than social media platforms, I use several digital applications, one of them being an application called Power Planner that manages my tasks and helps me become more productive. I also use Youtube a lot in my free time as a replacement for TV. I also use several digital applications to code and develop other digital application.

Being a CCE student the word data to me is linked to digital information used by digital devices. I encounter data everyday; when I study, when I code, when I communicate with others, when I use social media platforms…

I have yet to learn about the intersection of computing and humanities, but this is of interest to me since I study computer engineering. I am excited to get into digital humanities, and I hope that my journey will be smooth and fruitful!