00:00-01:00 what KicksbySammy is  01:01-03:54 how the idea of KicksbySammy came to be 03:55-05:48 whether Sammy had art experience? 05:49-07:28 asking for advice to launch the business 07:29-09:40 second guessing before launching 09:41-11:27 customer feedback during uprise 11:28-13:07 connecting with customers  13:08-14:44 finding manufacturers 14:45-17:05 initial feelings to getting LLC and income 17:06-19:28 marketing 19:29-21:10 how did you find your pr team, Electrify PR? 21:11-24:24 the message to consumers and what makes KicksbySammy innovative 24:25-25:22 where customer feedba ..read more

Fortunately for me, I've had a best friend nearly my entire life. Lauren and I just finished our first semesters in our first years in college, so we talked about our growth over time and lessons we've learned. We shared a little about ourselves and did a LOT of reflecting! 00:00-00:37 intro 00:38-03:49 how we met/know each other 03:40-18:00 how sports have impacted us 18:01-21:29 going to the gym  21:30-29:57 our unconventional paths to college (gap year/gap semester) 29:58-35:53 our freshman high school selves versus our freshman college selves 35:54-47:56 lessons we've learned in colle ..read more

TW: discussion about depressive episodes, anxiety, panic attacks, self-harm In this episode, I talk with Ursula about her first impressions of UWCCSC, expressions to audiences without words, and the importance mental health (especially in education systems). We both had different experiences from between January 2020 to now, but we focus on why mental health in institutions should matter. Please look at the link and for Ursula and my dear friend Sofia's GoFundMe for the mental health center in her city: https://www.gofundme.com/f/aydanos-a-trabajar-por-la-salud-mental?utm_campaign=p_lico ..read more

Surprise! A new song recommendation Aftertaste by Nicole Han! In this episode, I talk with Nicole about the release of her first single, music, women in the industry, and college. Nicole is a singer-songwriter at LMU, and I actually saw her on my TikTok for you page before I knew we were attending the same college! Small world, right? Enjoy! 0:00-0:26 intro 0:27-1:21 release of Aftertaste 1:22-2:44 production process for Aftertaste 2:45-5:34 how Nicole got into music, music as an outlet 5:35-6:05 how I met Nicole, tiktok fyp 6:06-7:25 artist association with Olivia Rodrigo, Nicole being her ow ..read more

In this episode, I talk with Janis about her international school experiences, us meeting at UWCCSC, and the growth we've had from 2018 or 2019 to 2021. It was very interesting to hear how Janis has been able to reflect on her growth and see how parts of her international experiences changed her life, making her the person she is today.  ..read more

In this episode, I catch up with Sara on her thoughts of Mauritius, UWCCSC, and Denmark life. We met in August 2019 because we were in the same residential floor (aka house Bandele) at UWCCSC and shared 3 classes as well as one zhixing (aka extracurricular). After being in an IB school in Mauritius, Sara transferred to United World College Changshu China on-campus for four months then had the opportunity to live in a Ranum Denmark bubble. Tune in to hear her stories! 0:00-2:10 introduction 2:11-4:03 finding out about UWC, why Sara wanted to go 4:04-7:31 life in Mauritius, IB in Mauritius vs CS ..read more

In this episode, I talked with Isabah about his journey to UWC, differences between Bangladesh school and UWC, surprise factors of UWC, COVID/online learning, staying connected with people, stand out UWC memories, and where to travel in Bangladesh. Isabah and I met in our first year together at UWCCSC. Isabah is from Bangladesh, will be attending IEU in Spain, and has an interest in ethical fashion (which people may not commonly know about him!).  00:00-8:41 how Isabah found out about UWC 08:42-14:46 Isabah's journey to UWC from acceptance day to China 14:47-17:49 differences between Bang ..read more

In this episode, I talk with my friend Hope Arnett, a rising sophomore women's basketball guard at Caltech, about her student-athlete experience. She's played basketball as long as she's been in school and is majoring in Electrical Engineering. We met at Caltech Womens Summer Stem Camp in 2019, and that was the beginning point of Hope's Caltech recruitment process. We reflected on being student-athletes and lessons she's learned in being a team sport almost her whole life. Enjoy ..read more

This episode I talked with my dear friend Quan about racism in the United States. He came to me in the midst of reading Just Us by Claudia Rankine (an author of a book we both read in our IB English HL class) and wanted to discuss racial discrimination. My friend Quan is from Vietnam, so we went over what it means to have 'insider' vs 'outsider' perspective of the United States. 0:00-1:14 Introduction 1:15-3:54 Journey to UWC 3:55-8:11 What were you surprised by or happy about with UWC? 8:12-10:34 How Quan learned English 10:35-15:11 If there was a holiday or event from UWCCSC you’d want to br ..read more

This episode I got to catch up with Brandon after he recently returned to Nicaragua from Costa Rica. Brandon attended UWC Changshu China, the Ranum UWC Denmark Bubble, and UWC Costa Rica (for a few months). He is nearly trilingual and is one of the most curious people you'll ever meet. Listen in to hear his international boarding experiences and an insight on introvertedness/high school.  ..read more