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Raniere steps down as Community Officer

Published on May 24, 2019.

Photo by Pascal Meier.

It is with mixed emotions that I announce today is my last day as Community Officer at the Software Sustainability Institute.

This might not be a surprise for some as earlier this year we announced that we would be hiring a Research Software Community Officer/Manager. We interviewed amazing candidates in May and in the next couple of months you will know who will join the Institute to continue collaborating with Fellows and making Collaborations Workshop the best event that you can attend on the cross research space.

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Shy

Published on April 26, 2019.

Photo by Alyssa Yung.

“Shy” is one of the first English wors that you will learn in a English language course. Cambridge dictionary defines it as “uncomfortable with other people and unwilling to talk to them”. On “The Mastery of Love”, Don Miguel Ruiz wrote

But if you are not so lucky, the domestication can be so strong and the wounds so deep, that you can even be afraid to speak. The result is, “Oh, I am shy” Shyness is the fear of expressing yourself. You may believe you don’t know how to dance or how to sing, but this is just repression of the normal human instinct to express love.

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Trip

Published on April 25, 2019.

Photo by Erol Ahmed.

In the previous posts, I shared photos of the places that I visited. I traveled around 1,0000 km on my first Euro trip.

Map
Map of places that I visited Photo by Raniere Silva.

Budapest

Published on April 24, 2019.

Photo by Raniere Silva.

My last stop in this trip was Budapest. Some photos of places that I walk by.

Statue
Statue on public square Photo by Raniere Silva.
Church
Famous church Photo by Raniere Silva.
Building
Building on the top of the hill Photo by Raniere Silva.
Bridge
View of the bridge from the hill Photo by Raniere Silva.
Statue
Statue on public square Photo by Raniere Silva.

Vienna

Published on April 23, 2019.

Photo by Raniere Silva.

I visited Vienna after Czech Republic. Some photos of places that I walk by.

Statue
Statue on public square Photo by Raniere Silva.
Park
Park during the summer Photo by Raniere Silva.
Clock
Famous clock Photo by Raniere Silva.
Building
Famous building Photo by Raniere Silva.
Photo of me
Photo of me Photo by Raniere Silva.