Humans of DV: Week 25

Sophia Fung: “I started Project After Awareness in the summer of 2019. So, [it’s been] around a year now. I decided to join because I noticed that many issues around the world usually gain a lot of awareness on social media, like for example like there's a lot of Black Lives Matter reposts on Instagram or like in 2019, it was like the Amazon rainforest fires. It was already really inspiring to see...

Maya Krishnan: “I play five instruments and perform in multiple genres. Sometimes I get scared when I go to a new music class or meet another musician, cause I always for some reason dread telling people about all of the different realms I belong to as a musician. To other people, I've always felt like my many different passions might come off as bragging or pretentious. And to be honest, I very ...

Vrinda Bansal: “I spend 25 hours a week at robotics, my life revolves around it. The school robotics team is not the ideal place [for women] so I started my own robotics team over the summer. One of the biggest hurdles was getting the self-confidence to do it, to be like ‘I can do this, I can lead my own team’. The other challenge that we faced was funding. It’s a big thing because in robotics...

Ms. Sakkis: “In my 20s I struggled with food and body issues. I found a way to let go of the unhealthy eating and that included getting rid of drinking alcohol. That led to me wanting to change careers, that led to me wanting to do something more meaningful.  I didn’t know that I wanted to be a high school teacher until I was about 30 years old and I was doing another career as an event plann...