Humans of DV: Week 45
Lauren Chen, Ananya Mukherjee, Sofia Jones Rivera, and Luna Ashebir
This week on Humans of DV: a national-level weightlifter who is aiming for the Olympics, a jewelry business owner, a hard-working soccer player, and a teacher balancing her school duties with spending time with her family. Stay tuned for next week’s installation of this feature and make sure to catch the last installation here if you missed it.
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“[My coach] said, ‘Oh, you can qualify for Nationals.’ From there, I just kept going.”
Kimberly Wiese: One or two years ago, I decided I wanted to try to go to the Olympics. I got into weightlifting a couple years before that. Originally, it was just my coach and me. In 2017, when I was roughly in the middle of sixth grade, my dad wanted me to not hurt myself [working out], so I went to a private weightlifting lesson with this coach on a Sunday morning at my gym. And then I just star...
“Jewelry either makes or breaks an outfit”
Ayesha Parekh: “I started Belle Bling Jewelry because I am a huge jewelry fanatic. I started it during [2022] Valentine’s Day season in freshmen year. Jewelry can go with any outfit you plan; like a hoodie and sweats with hoops. Basically, jewelry either makes or breaks an outfit. I used to go to stores and look at their pieces, [thinking] ‘this is so expensive.’ I wanted to make my own jewelry afford...
“I don’t think soccer’s about winning, but being able to move and connect with other people.”
Amrita “AJ” Julka: “I’ve been doing soccer for 13 years, and I’ve played defensive midfielder my whole soccer career. I started when I was around 4 years old, when my mom put me in, and I’ve been playing ever since because I love it. It’s nice to be a part of a team and I like the competitiveness of it too. There’s several levels of soccer but the National Premier League (NPL) is t...
“It broke my heart to leave him. But also coming back to work, it was nice to feel that I’m not just a mom, I’m also a teacher, a mentor and a writing coach.”
Hannah Love: “After giving birth, your world gets flipped upside down. I used to obsess over every minute of my lesson plan. I used to calculate, okay, so they're going to be doing a journal entry for five minutes and then we're going to have a discussion for eight minutes and then I'm going to bring us all together and we're gonna debrief for five minutes, but now none of that happens. I'm only ...
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