Note: This post was originally published on AH’s Blog (WordPress) on April 5, 2017, and has been migrated here.

Being a researcher and programmer can make life quite monotonous. After two months of the same routine — work, study, freelance tasks, waiting for Thursday to meet friends — I decided to break the cycle by learning something completely new.

I love listening to music; I can barely work or study without it. But I’d never thought of myself as someone who could play. So I enrolled in a course and bought a violin. I’m currently at Level 1 out of 7, and I’m excited to see how far I can go by the end of the year.

Welcome, Valor 🎻