Humans of DV: Week 19

Stephanie Su: We started our non-profit in March of 2018...Sarah initially proposed the idea for CreateAFuture, and the rest of us joined in on the effort a few weeks later.  Sarah Yao: It started as an idea to relieve the carbon footprint that I was leaving behind, and I truly wanted to encourage others to adopt the zero-waste mantra alongside myself. I believe as young leaders we are the advocat...

Mrs. Leah Ottey: “In high school [Spanish] was one of my favorite classes, and I always wanted to be a teacher. So then when I got to college, I thought, well I better learn how to speak Spanish. So, I majored in it and I studied abroad in Spain. One thing I did that really helped was that I did not live with Americans. So, I was able to live with people that did not speak English. I had one roomm...

Jessica Lee: “I started [Irish-dancing] in third grade in the community class offer[ed] through the city. I loved it almost immediately. To be honest I love how different it is and how I can do all these crazy things and beats. Being thought of as unique isn’t that bad either. Irish-dancing is made up of 2 parts: the soft shoe called Ghillies and the hard shoes. We dance both, with soft sh...