Computer Vision News - August 2022

59 Marwa Mahmoud in October, and I came to Cambridge. It was at night, and it was dark and raining and cold. And I was like, what am I doing? It's like: Marwa, we are not in Giza anymore! To be honest, the UK has been not too bad as well because it's only a four-hour flight to Egypt. For a long period, I used to go back three times a year, and it's not that bad. I still miss the food and the weather though. Ah, the food and the weather in Egypt, I love them too. What’s your message for the community? I want to talk to young women who might be thinking about doing something like relocating or pursuing their dreams in a different country or taking any challenge really, and thinking about it, if it's worth it or not. I just want to tell them it is worth it and go for it. It pays off in the end. It's not an easy kind of journey. It won't be all kinds of rainbows, but it's really worth it. Also, don't listen too much to people who might make you doubt your decisions. If you really want to do something, just go for it and just keep going! I got accepted, and I came to do my PhD. Somehow, I was also kind of lucky in a way to do what I wanted to do at that time. Also, other than work, I was keen on the experience of living in another country and knowing a different culture. I used to travel before that, but relocation is completely different. You find that you suddenly just do everything on your own, and the country's new and everything. I learned a lot from the experience. I recommend it. What would have happened if Marwa, twelve years ago, had decided to do something other than science? I never thought of that question. I don't know. I'm kind of a person that when I want to do something, I usually do it. I would have found a different way to pursue the same dream. Do you think it was worth doing it? Of course. I didn't ever doubt the decision. Maybe at the very beginning when I came here, and it was raining all the time. I arrived