Humans of DV: Week 5

Erin Ku "I met this lady named Vera Ciametti. She's the director of Ruby’s Place, and they're the first fundraiser that we started with. But then I realized that there's a way larger group of women in need in the Bay Area. Then I saw it because, you know, San Ramon is like a bubble. We just care about our GPA's. And I would think that literally 20 or 30 minutes away, there are homeless people on the...

Anay Bhakat “This is my fourth year doing robotics. I got into it because it looked more interesting than any other clubs, and now I am one of the lead builders on my team. I also help guide and mentor some of the younger members of the team. Our last competition was a signature event where teams from all around the country, like Florida and Texas, the best teams in the world, came to compete, a...

LeAnn Zhang “It was somewhere around elementary [school when I started track] ... [Initially], I was [kind of] a brat. You know how you see the 'cool girls' that are not running or doing anything? ... Basically, I was one of them … [My friend and I] were always walking around the track. We refused to run on PE days, and I always threw a tantrum. Then one day, I was actually going to be suspen...

Gargee Piplani "In eighth grade, I went to nationals for the science bowl. It's a competition for you to show your scientific knowledge. A team of five kids, from Windermere Ranch, including me, went to regionals and won, and from there we qualified to go to nationals. Since I was the only girl on the team, sometimes it felt awkward, and like, I didn’t fit in just because of my gender. But afte...