Humans of DV: Week 7

Jasmine Lam “I play tennis, I wrestle and I am also on the track team. Even though I’ve only done wrestling for two years, it’s really grown on me and it’s something I’m very passionate about. In my first year in NCS, there were only 220 girl wrestlers, but this year, there were 125 more girls at NCS, which is almost a 50 percent growth. It’s great to see how the sport has grown as a wh...

Sera Ruben “I started [horseback riding] when I was about 7, so it’s been a while. Lately, I haven’t been able to go to any shows, but last year I went to a lot. I just really like animals in general, and I’ve been doing this since I was really little. I just enjoy being on the horse ... My coach is really good [and] she’s always motivated me to do better ... I’ve had several horses t...

Shashvat Mehta “I was 16 when I started stand-up comedy. I used to live in India and that was the time I started getting really interested in stand-up. I used to crack jokes, but only around friends or family. Eventually, I started doing shows that paid me and that was really cool. The first time I went up it was scary, because you have to cater to a lot of people. If people don’t laugh, it...

Nina Shenoy “I've been playing piano for ten years. I started playing when I was 6 years old. Since then, I’ve had a new appreciation for music. If I have a bad day [at] school, I just start playing and then all my emotions go away, and I'm just in a calm environment. I played at Carnegie Hall last year and I'm going again this year. That's something I never thought I'd be doing in my life....