Foreign Conflicts made me Work From Home

March 13,2026

Work From Home and a Week Worth Reflecting On


    Today was a work from home day. The reason behind it is something bigger than just office logistics oil prices have been rising sharply, and with the foreign conflicts ongoing in different parts of the world, the economic pressure is being felt here too. People are cutting commutes where they can, and today the school made the call for us to stay home. I understand it. The world outside this OJT is still happening whether or not I am thinking about it.

    Working from home is a different experience from being in the office. There is no biometrics to worry about, no printer running in the background, no hallway conversations. Just me, my laptop, and the tasks I had already committed to finishing this week. I used the day to continue working on my GitHub assignments and tying up any loose ends before the grand merge we have planned for next week. I wanted to make sure that when Monday comes and we start pulling everything together, my portion is solid.

    Looking back at the full week from the successful presentation on Monday to the beginning of the coding phase to this quiet Friday at home it has been one of the more meaningful stretches of the OJT so far. We went from waiting for approval to actually building something. That transition felt earned.

    But even with all the progress, what stays with me most at the end of this week is not the code, not the GitHub branches, not the system deadline. It is the hours. The OJT hours I need to complete before May 15. Every week that passes is a week that either counts toward that number or falls short of it. I am trusting the process, trusting the team, and most of all trusting God that everything will fall into place in time. That is all I can do. That, and show up again on Monday.

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