I never imagined a 20-hour bus ride could change my life. In 2016, as a PhD student in Tanzania, I had no idea how data science could shape my future. My mentor, Morris Agaba, urged me to attend the Data Science Africa (DSA) summer school held at Makerere University in Uganda. “Just go,” he said to me. “Figure out the travel.” So, three of us, determined women, took a bus to Kampala, unsure of what awaited us.