Upon entrance into the University of Pennsylvania I immediately established myself on campus on a wide array of interests. I currently am apart of the newly established Wharton DECA serving as the Vice President. I am also the Social Chair for the South Asia Society and am conducting on research on student behavior with Penn Science Across Ages.

“Marco”. . . . No reply. And that was the genesis of a true life lesson. A game of Marco Polo that gave me a new vantage point on life. Summer 2012, sixteen years old, long overdue on learning how to swim. In the words of Lao Tzu that “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” so too did my journey begin with one step. A step backwards as I tried to escape from Omar shouting “Marco.” A step backwards that...

As an intrigues student I spent a lot of time navigating my way through the many organizations and joining their general...