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Road to CCIE (May & June 2026) – on flashcards
Summer is here! At least in the Northern Hemisphere. I moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan’s northern island) earlier this year, and the Summer weather is perfect (as a Canadian, it reminds me of home). I hope you’re all doing well. Here’s the latest update on my CCIE journey.
Road to CCIE (April 2026) – How to get a CCIE
Spring is in the air, at least where I am. But even though the trees are flowering, I won’t be going outside much to enjoy them—I’ve got a CCIE to study for.
Road to CCIE (March 2026)
Another month down! March was a good month for my CCIE studies. It started off slow (I spent most of the first half focusing on my ENCOR course), but I put in several 8 hour days toward the end to catch up. Those are my favorite days—I love waking up in the morning with a […]
Road to CCIE (February 2026) – ENCOR Edition
Another month of CCIE studying is in the books! It’s already mid-March, so this post is a bit late, but I want to keep this habit up so here’s a quick update on how my month of studying went. First, the stats:
Road to CCIE (January 2026)
I earned my CCNP Routing & Switching in 2019, back before CCNP Enterprise existed (does anybody else miss the TSHOOT exam?). At the time I was still an English teacher, waking up at 4:00 a.m. to study before work, running through flashcards on the bus and train, and then putting in a few more hours […]