{"id":1119,"date":"2022-01-03T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T03:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allaboutiot.azurewebsites.net\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2022-01-18T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:41:26","slug":"catch-up-with-me-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/allaboutiot.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/2022\/01\/03\/catch-up-with-me-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch up with me &#8211; December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>December has just gone, so let&#8217;s take a look at what I did this month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Happy New Year!!!<\/strong> \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December was a great month for me! Find out why! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Azure Most Valuable Professional &#8211; Microsoft Azure MVP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, on Wednesday, 1st of December, when I was going to turn my laptop off, after work, I received an email that told me I had been awarded as a Microsoft Azure Most Valuable Professional!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640859487656\/HqwgSrQ2Q.png\" alt=\"mvp.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640859487656\/HqwgSrQ2Q.png\" alt=\"mvp.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is so huge for me, as I am a young tech professional. As you can imagine, I felt so excited and happy, because I didn&#8217;t wait for this to happen in 2021!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can visit my Microsoft MVP profile <a href=\"https:\/\/mvp.microsoft.com\/en-us\/PublicProfile\/5004643?fullName=Maria-Anastasia%20Moustaka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will write another article about how I became a Microsoft MVP, as I have been asked about that many times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blog news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaboutiot.com\/index.php\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a> &#8220;got dressed&#8221; for the Christmas holidays! Snowflakes fall to put you in the Christmas mood! \u2744\ufe0f\u2744\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858955152\/KtdTDmyp4.png\" alt=\"image.png\" width=\"791\" height=\"156\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 791px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 791\/156;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858955152\/KtdTDmyp4.png\" alt=\"image.png\" width=\"791\" height=\"156\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I wrote several blog posts this month! You can find them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaboutiot.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, or you can continue reading about them in this article. \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Azure IoT News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As every month, I have written an article about Azure IoT news for this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month we hadn&#8217;t so much Azure IoT news, maybe due to holidays, but you can read about this news on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaboutiot.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/10\/azure-iot-news-december-2021-by-think-about-iot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog post<\/a> or on my <a href=\"https:\/\/mariamou7.hashnode.dev\/azure-iot-news-december-2021-by-think-about-iot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hashnode post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858637726\/3Qx8oOwxq.png\" alt=\"Azure IoT News December 2021.png\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 761px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 761\/428;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858637726\/3Qx8oOwxq.png\" alt=\"Azure IoT News December 2021.png\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Catch up with me \u2013 November 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, at the beginning of this month, I wrote a blog post about how I spent my November. If you haven&#8217;t read it, yet, you can read it on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaboutiot.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/02\/catch-up-with-me-november-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog post<\/a> or on my <a href=\"https:\/\/mariamou7.hashnode.dev\/catch-up-with-me-november-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hashnode post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640859588272\/Z7ErbVI-c.png\" alt=\"Catch up with me - November 2021.png\" width=\"756\" height=\"425\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 756px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 756\/425;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640859588272\/Z7ErbVI-c.png\" alt=\"Catch up with me - November 2021.png\" width=\"756\" height=\"425\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Write your letter to Santa Claus, here! \ud83c\udf85<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As I\u2019m a Christmas freak, I wrote a blog post to make your life easier and help you to send your Christmas letter to Santa Claus. \ud83d\udc8c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn more about this post on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaboutiot.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/09\/write-your-letter-to-santa-claus-here-%f0%9f%8e%85\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a>, or on my <a href=\"https:\/\/mariamou7.hashnode.dev\/write-your-letter-to-santa-claus-here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hashnode<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dear Santa,<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I also wrote a public letter to Santa on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaboutiot.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/15\/dear-santa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a> and on my <a href=\"https:\/\/mariamou7.hashnode.dev\/dear-santa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hashnode<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you can find out what I want to thank Santa for the last year and what I asked him for this year. Maybe you can also learn who is the real Santa Claus. \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are Greek, you can read the original letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaboutiot.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/17\/%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%ad%ce%bd%ce%b5-%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%ac%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b5-%ce%b2%ce%b1%cf%83%ce%af%ce%bb%ce%b7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640860955560\/0jVTaeJCa.png\" alt=\"image.png\" width=\"775\" height=\"435\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 775px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 775\/435;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640860955560\/0jVTaeJCa.png\" alt=\"image.png\" width=\"775\" height=\"435\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public speaking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, I gave two presentations about Azure IoT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yearly Edu Summit 2021: All about Azure IoT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, I presented in the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/973743893238054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yearly Edu Summit &#8211; YES 2021<\/a>&#8220;. YES 2021 had been organized by Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors CEE, and it was a 4-day conference for students &#8211; from students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch my presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HcPoOHAParA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858556692\/-WqChsO92.png\" alt=\"12.png\" width=\"764\" height=\"424\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 764px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 764\/424;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858556692\/-WqChsO92.png\" alt=\"12.png\" width=\"764\" height=\"424\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mert to the Future: All About Azure IoT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday, 23rd of this month, I joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m3rtyeter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mert Yeter<\/a> on his Twitch Livestream &#8220;Mert to the Future&#8221;, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/azureishlive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AzureishLive<\/a> Twitch channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had so great time, speaking about Azure IoT with the great company of the community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858502510\/lgGK2SxM6.png\" alt=\"All about Azure IoT.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640858502510\/lgGK2SxM6.png\" alt=\"All about Azure IoT.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A funny moment from this evening:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caption this!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AzureishLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AzureishLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IoTeaLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IoTeaLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pete_codes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pete_codes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CliffordAgius?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CliffordAgius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonnychipz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jonnychipz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariamou_7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mariamou_7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u52Rk8utqY\">pic.twitter.com\/u52Rk8utqY<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mert Yeter \u2601\ufe0f #Azure #MVPBuzz (@m3rtyeter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m3rtyeter\/status\/1474114395978579968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas countdown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the ending of November, I started to countdown until Christmas, every day! It has been a lot of fun because I have great company on comments until Christmas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good morning my friends! \ud83e\udd70<br><br>One day closer to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Christmas2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Christmas2021<\/a>!!! \ud83e\udd29\ud83c\udf84<br><br>I am waiting to open the 3rd door of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FestiveTechCalendar2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FestiveTechCalendar2021<\/a>! \ud83c\udf81 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XNwNzB9CdM\">pic.twitter.com\/XNwNzB9CdM<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Maria-Anastasia Moustaka (@mariamou_7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariamou_7\/status\/1466666575860166657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TikTok<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This month I was a little more active on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mariamou_7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>! So, if you want, you can find me there, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mariamou_7\/video\/7044156990137879813\" data-video-id=\"7044156990137879813\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@mariamou_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mariamou_7\" rel=\"noopener\">@mariamou_7<\/a> All I want for Christmas is&#8230;MVP award!!! <a title=\"mvpbuzz\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mvpbuzz\" rel=\"noopener\">#MVPBuzz<\/a> <a title=\"microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/microsoft\" rel=\"noopener\">#Microsoft<\/a> <a title=\"azure\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/azure\" rel=\"noopener\">#Azure<\/a> <a title=\"mvp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mvp\" rel=\"noopener\">#MVP<\/a> <a title=\"tech\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tech\" rel=\"noopener\">#tech<\/a> <a title=\"christmas\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/christmas\" rel=\"noopener\">#Christmas<\/a> <a title=\"alliwantforchristmas\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/alliwantforchristmas\" rel=\"noopener\">#alliwantforchristmas<\/a> @microsoft <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c All I Want For Christmas Is You - Leia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/All-I-Want-For-Christmas-Is-You-6756675061962246146\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c All I Want For Christmas Is You &#8211; Leia<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giveaway<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 17th of December, I posted my first giveaway! It was a giveaway for my followers, as a little Christmas gift! \ud83c\udf81<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GIVEAWAY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GIVEAWAY<\/a> \u2728<br><br>My Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Christmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Christmas<\/a> Giveaway is here!!! \ud83e\udd73\ud83c\udf84<br><br>\ud83c\udf81 The winner will win a \u20ac20 AMAZON GIFT CARD! \ud83d\udcb3<br><br>Enter now:<br>1. \u2764\ufe0f heart this post<br>2. Follow me<br>3. Comment &amp; mention 1 person<br><br>The competition will end on 31\/12\/2021. \u23f3<br><br>Good luck everyone! \ud83e\udd70 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MA8Sdxx6sp\">pic.twitter.com\/MA8Sdxx6sp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Maria-Anastasia Moustaka (@mariamou_7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariamou_7\/status\/1471922492226813960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Festive Tech Calendar 2021 &amp; GirlsWhoCode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a great fun of the <a href=\"https:\/\/festivetechcalendar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Festive Tech Calendar 2021<\/a> and of course <a href=\"https:\/\/girlswhocode.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GirlsWhoCode<\/a> organization, I decided to help with a little donation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/justsponsored?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#justsponsored<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FestiveTechCalendar2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FestiveTechCalendar2021<\/a>, who&#8217;s fundraising for Girls Who Code on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustGiving?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustGiving<\/a>. \ud83c\udf81<br><br>Donate now: \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iwGjqAQAfb\">https:\/\/t.co\/iwGjqAQAfb<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Maria-Anastasia Moustaka (@mariamou_7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariamou_7\/status\/1468603336618303497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you may know, I work at the <a href=\"https:\/\/candi.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team Candi<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoquest.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InfoQuest Technologies<\/a>. We had some great moments there, this month! We made a Christmas call with several teams of InfoQuest, and it was so great! Also, we received some Christmas gifts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.you.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You.gr<\/a>, and this was a wonderful surprise for me as I work there for only 5 months!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me before our Christmas call:<br><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640943494147\/vNvFHNXvJ.jpeg\" alt=\"WIN_20211216_11_00_29_Pro.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1640943494147\/vNvFHNXvJ.jpeg\" alt=\"WIN_20211216_11_00_29_Pro.jpg\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robotics lessons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In my robotics lessons, we started to deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/astro-pi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astro Pi<\/a> &#8211; Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, we are participating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/openedtech.ellak.gr\/3nd-open-technologies-in-education-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3rd Open Technologies In Education Competition<\/a>! Stay tuned to be informed about the three systems we will build!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wishes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, this was my December!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have an incredible month! \ud83c\udf84 I hope January, and 2022 in general, will be great for all of us! \u2728\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you around, Maria-Anastasia \ud83c\udf80<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December has just gone, so let&#8217;s take a look at what I did this month! Happy New Year!!! \u2728 December was a great month for me! 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