Six habits I keep coming back to
This isn't a list of achievements. It's how I tend to work, including the parts I'm still practicing. Each one links to a story.
Gap-Spotter & Builder
I notice what's missing and try to build a small version of it. Most of my projects began with a question like "why doesn't this exist yet?"How Zen Me Space started →
Relentless Grower
Some things click slowly for me, and I like that. I get better by asking for help early and sticking with it.A rough start in computer science →
Values-Driven Servant Leader
I'd rather help something run well than stand at the front of it. Service keeps me grounded.Volunteering and moderating →
STEM with Depth
I like knowing how things work underneath, not just how to use them. That's what pulls me toward code, circuits and data.Two summers of building things →
Communicator
I enjoy speaking up and listening well, and I keep practicing both on purpose.Four years of Model UN →
Disciplined in Joy
The things I love most take slow, steady practice. Music taught me that first.Ragas, patience, and debugging →
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The Room Nobody Had Built Yet
What I noticedA dedicated place to pause, breathe and reset can belong in a workplace.
What I didI pitched Zen Me Space at fifteen, and it now runs in offices and private homes.
Joining NJHIMSS as a student member
What I noticedHealth and technology meet in the data behind healthcare, and I wanted to learn how.
What I didI became a student member of the New Jersey chapter of HIMSS.
What I learned from a lot of water samples
What I noticedWater quality is something you can measure, and I got to help measure it.
What I didI led field monitoring for SEWA International: collecting, calibrating, and analyzing.
110 hours of showing up
What I noticedCommunities run on people who show up, and I like being one of them.
What I didI've volunteered about 110 hours with SEWA and moderated at its national youth convention.
How I got to a 4 on AP Cyber
What I noticedComputer science got easier once I changed how I practiced.
What I didI changed how I studied, asked for help earlier, and ended with an A− and a 4 on the exam.
Four years of Model UN
What I noticedModel UN gave me a place to practice speaking up.
What I didI joined MUN, kept showing up, and now I'm Head Delegate of our club.
Ragas, patience, and debugging
What I noticedMusic gives my week a steady, unhurried rhythm.
What I didI kept training in Hindustani classical music and took three graded exams.
Two summers of building things
What I noticedSummers are a good time to learn how real teams work.
What I didA middle-school engineering program at Rutgers, then a software internship and a day inside a bank's cybersecurity world.