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Golden Guest PodcastStorytime with Sameha HasanThis episode I chat with my college best friend Sameha Hasan who I met on the second day of college! We talk about our first impressions of each other, funny moments, comparing stem versus business work, share takeaways from college and our favorite Marvel movies/characters, and discuss our differing music tastes. 00:00-00:56 intro00:57-04:22 how we met04:23-09:42 first impressions09:43-19:05 our funniest moments19:06-29:53 stem vs business29:54-46:57 takeaways from college so far 46:58-53:30 marvel cinematic universe talk53:31-56:27 our differing mu...2022-04-061h 11
Golden Guest PodcastSmall Talk with Sammy Handler00:00-01:00 what KicksbySammy is 01:01-03:54 how the idea of KicksbySammy came to be03:55-05:48 whether Sammy had art experience?05:49-07:28 asking for advice to launch the business07:29-09:40 second guessing before launching09:41-11:27 customer feedback during uprise11:28-13:07 connecting with customers 13:08-14:44 finding manufacturers14:45-17:05 initial feelings to getting LLC and income17:06-19:28 marketing19:29-21:10 how did you find your pr team, Electrify PR?21:11-24:24 the message to consumers and what makes KicksbySammy innovative24:25-25:22 wh...2022-02-0646 min
Golden Guest PodcastLessons with Lauren EriksenFortunately 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 intro00:38-03:49 how we met/know each other03:40-18:00 how sports have impacted us18:01-21:29 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 o...2022-01-071h 24
Golden Guest PodcastChatting with Camilla HomansHave you ever wanted college advice from someone's who graduated? Well here it is! I got to catch up with my friend Camilla who just graduated from Brown University. She was a high school senior when I was a high school freshman, and it's been nice to hear how much she's grown and learned! 2021-11-1052 min
Golden Guest PodcastUnwrapping with Ursula Abigail Calle PintoTW: discussion about depressive episodes, anxiety, panic attacks, self-harmIn 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+share-sheet+spider2v&utm_medium=copy_l...2021-10-131h 05
Golden Guest PodcastNarrative with Nicole HanSurprise! 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 intro0:27-1:21 release of Aftertaste1:22-2:44 production process for Aftertaste2:45-5:34 how Nicole got into music, music as an outlet5:35-6:05 how I met Nicole, tiktok fyp2021-09-2938 min
Golden Guest PodcastJive with Janis WongIn 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. 2021-09-1551 min
Golden Guest PodcastStories with Sara LamIn 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 introduction2:11-4:03 finding out about UWC, why Sara wanted to go4:04...2021-09-031h 11
Golden Guest PodcastStories with Sara LamIn 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!
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2:11-4:03 finding out about UWC, why Sara wanted to go
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Golden Guest PodcastHot Seat with Heein KimIn this episode, I talk about Heein's triple threat hobbies (hapkido, dance, and singing). Heein is a third degree black belt from San Marino, CA who teaches kids hapkido and will be attending NYU in-person this fall as class of 2024. This past summer she maintained her hapkido studio responsibilities as well as had an internship. We touched on her experiences in her passionate hobbies, as well as international perspectives, internalized racism, and mental health. Enjoy!00:00-01:24 intro/how we met01:25-05:14 history behind her hapkido05:15-08:25 Heein as a role model for her...2021-08-181h 11
Golden Guest PodcastInside Info with Isabah WazedIn 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 UWC08:42-14:46 Isabah's journey to UWC from acceptance day to China14:47-17:49 d...2021-08-041h 19
Golden Guest PodcastHot Seat with Hope ArnettIn 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!2021-07-2142 min
Golden Guest PodcastQuestions with Quan NguyenThis 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 Introduction1:15-3:54 Journey to UWC3:55-8:11 What were you surprised by or happy about with UWC?8:12-10:34 How...2021-07-0756 min
Golden Guest PodcastUnwrapping with UWC AlumniIn this episode, I talked with a group of my international friends I met at UWC Changshu China in 2019 (left to right in the cover art: Celine from Netherlands, Amund from Norway, Sarah from Maine, Sebastian from Bermuda, and Zarena from Bali). We reminisced on moments from our international high schools, shared our favorite foods, and made plans for countries we want to go to. 00:00-2:47 introductions02:48-8:31 journeys to uwc08:32-13:43 tradition they'd want to bring to their schools13:43-16:44 any culture shocks they had part 116:45-17:13 poor s...2021-06-2358 min
Golden Guest PodcastBanter with Brandon Gustavo Villalta LópezThis 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. 2021-06-091h 10
Golden Guest PodcastExclusives with Emily SamThis episode's a bit long, but it is basically in three parts: nostalgia about elementary school, questions about private school, and random q&a! I met Emily about 3 years ago at the first high school I attended, and she'll be attending Purdue in the fall as Class of 2025. It was so much fun to record that we went over our targeted time, but nonetheless it was amazing to finally catch up :)2021-05-261h 02
Golden Guest PodcastGraduating (Thoughts and Reflection on UWC) with GraceIn this episode, I don't have a guest but I recall some of my fond memories of UWC Changshu from the time I was there and answer some questions from friends. I didn't want to talk about what happened while I was online because no would probably enjoy me ranting for minutes about how many days were repetitive and nonsense. 2021-05-1237 min
Golden Guest PodcastStories with Sanaa WongIn this episode, I talk with my dear friend Sanaa from Jamaica about her journey to UWC Changshu China, memories from being at an international boarding school, learning languages, thoughts on IB/online learning, and Jamaica as a travel destination. This one was really fun to record, which explains why it's longer than normal, so I've included time stamps for different topics we cover.0:00 - 5:45 our journeys to UWC (United World College)5:46 - 7:00 knowing her dear co-year aleigha :)7:01 - 9:56 differences between Jamaica/UWC, stereotypes about jamaica9:57 - 14:41 differences between the U...2021-04-281h 19
Golden Guest PodcastAnecdotes with Analei SongIn this episode, I ask Analei about GWC (Girls Who Code) memories, going to a film high school, being in the acting/directing industry, and people/projects she'd like to direct with/on in the future. 2021-04-1433 min
Golden Guest PodcastExclusives with Erin EntringerHey! In this episode I talk with Erin about the fascination behind languages, how we got to UWC, and our international experiences in different parts of the world. We became close from living in the same residential floor (or 'house') at UWCCSC plus we played basketball together. Erin is a good friend of mine from Luxembourg, and I'm excited for you to hear what she has to share!0:00-11:52 Languages11:53 Process to going to UWC (leading up to UWC)22:06 A storm22:49 Leading up to UWC part 226:50 IB (International Baccalaureate...2021-03-3159 min
Golden Guest PodcastExclusives with Emily SarashinaIn this episode with Emily, we talk about being part of the the Japanese-American community, high school, and Asian representation. This episode's the longest I've done yet, so I made a breakdown of categories and time stamps!0:49 how we felt turning 183:19 how we met7:05 involvement in the japanese-american community (kizuna youth camps versus kizuna leadership)10:13 involvement in the japanese-american community (finding out about rising stars)11:37 my introduction to kizuna, then the mix of kizuna/rising stars14:22 our experiences in kizuna16:32 em's yonsei experience19:46 e...2021-03-171h 21
Golden Guest PodcastDetails with Diana IssaHey! This episode I spoke with Diana about her hobbies, life in Belarus, international boarding school experience, and being in a school bubble located in Denmark with some classmates in our year. I hope you guys enjoy!2021-03-0349 min
Golden Guest PodcastStories with Sofia OuyangIn this episode, I talk with Sofia about being bilingual, her passion for music, international boarding experience, and experience in her first semester (and a bit) of college. She's been an athlete, composer, student at UWCCSC (United World Changshu China) and Columbia University, and dear friend of mine! I hope you guys enjoy hearing what she has to say.2021-02-1743 min
Golden Guest PodcastGetting to Know GraceHey listeners! This first episode is me telling most of my life story in 53.5 minutes. If you don't know me too well, want to get to know me, or already know me but want to see what I have to say, this first one's for you! Amongst the stuttering, I hope you enjoy!2021-02-0353 min