My Journey

• 2007:

  • I had just started doing IB Studio Art as a certificate course; I was always creative and into anything artistic

  • I got introduced to a girl at a reception dinner who studied Landscape Architecture, which inspired me to study the same in university

• 2009:

  • Graduated from High School with 6 IB level certificates

  • Got accepted into American University of Beirut as a freshman, began taking necessary steps to get into the Landscape Architecture Major

• 2010:

  • Accepted into Landscape Architecture Major at AUB, the first graduating class with this degree in the university’s history

• 2014:

  • Graduated with a degree in Landscape Architecture and a Diploma in Agricultural Engineering

  • Got a hired as a Junior Landscape Architect in a Landscape Consultancy Firm in Dubai, UAE

• 2016:

  • Started exploring the idea of Masters Degrees in Landscape Architecture but did not feel any connection to the masters in the industry

• 2017:

  • Signed up for 2 summer courses in Design in NYC and Barcelona hoping they would help me further my career in Landscape but instead was introduced to the world of CX/UX/UI. Decided to follow this new discovery and pursue a Masters Degree in this new industry of Design

  • Got accepted into the Masters in Customer Experience and Innovation at IE University- School of Human Science and Technology in Madrid, Spain.

• 2018:

  • Graduated from IE University

  • Got a job at IE University as an Executive Coordinator in the Middle East and Africa Team in the International Development Department.

• 2019:

  • After job at IE, took some time off for traveling, visiting family, and exploring my career options and what is next.

• 2020:

  • Ready for the job hunt! Corona Virus happened. Got locked-down in Spain, waiting for this moment in history to pass.