{"id":1137,"date":"2017-10-14T18:13:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T16:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.utrecht.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1137"},"modified":"2017-10-14T18:13:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T16:13:40","slug":"aboard-the-wordpress-community-a-journey-of-self-discovery-en","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/utrecht.wordcamp.org\/2017\/session\/aboard-the-wordpress-community-a-journey-of-self-discovery-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Aboard the WordPress Community \u2013 A Journey of Self-Discovery  (EN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2017.utrecht.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/10\/wcut-carole-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrecht.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/10\/wcut-carole-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/utrecht.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/10\/wcut-carole.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/>What could be your benefit of being part of the WordPress Community if you don\u2019t even use WordPress?<br \/>\nI entered the world of WordPress because my husband invited me to join him during his trip to WordCamp Europe 2016 in Vienna. I did not even know what WordPress was up to that point. I was scared of meeting the &#8220;nerdy&#8221; part of my husband&#8217;s life probably due to not being able to get involved into it because of a lack of both interest and knowledge.<br \/>\nThe story I want to share is about how things evolved afterward, as I visited several WordCamps as a passionate volunteer to the point of getting a true WordPress Community-Junkie. It is about how the community has actually allowed me to take part in the life that my husband&#8217;s leading every day. It is about how I became a WordCamp speaker and emcee as well as a member of the organizing team of three different WordCamps including WCEU 2018 without even having used WordPress professionally before.<br \/>\nIt is the story about how I have been changing my life completely in one year: from sickness, frustration, and depression through a new source of inspiration and creativity to lots of new opportunities in personal and professional matters.<br \/>\nBeing part of and contributing to the WordPress Community can be a very inspiring and enriching experience \u2013 not only for WordPress users and professionals but also for their partners, friends, and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What could be your benefit of being part of the WordPress Community if you don\u2019t even use WordPress? 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