How Stephon’s Curiosity Fuels a Drive for Community and Leadership. — Ask Stephon what his favorite activity as a child was, and he will quickly tell you “Playing with Legos” with a brilliant smile reminiscing that past. As a kid, curiosity and creativity pulled Stephon towards Legos, but as the years went on, these elements evolved into social entrepreneurship, community building…

Humanity is malleable, yet painfully brittle Two centuries ago, Mary Shelley wrote a book which many now consider the basis of modern horror — Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. This best-seller did not only push the boundaries of pseudoscience but also questioned what it truly means to be human in…

How Biraj Ghimire Shapes his Path in Life by Constantly Adapting to the Uncertainties — “What if we chose to have a minimal life? What if we chose to walk away from all the wealth and glory of the world and live a simpler life instead?” Those are some of the questions that Biraj Ghimire asks himself sometimes as he reflects on the humanities. As…

Coincidences, leadership, and excellence: How Claudia paves her future by leaning on community. — Starting her day off with yoga at Time Square, Claudia Castillo, a summer intern in the GMNST team at American Express keeps her days full of adventures that in turn build her character. Claudia, a first-generation Mexican American hailing from Houston Texas is conquering New York City this summer one…

Humanity is malleable, yet painfully brittle Two centuries ago, Mary Shelley wrote a book which many now consider the basis of modern horror — Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. This best-seller did not only push the boundaries of pseudoscience but also questioned what it truly means to be human in…

My experience visiting DeepMind Technologies — After waiting one week (almost indefinitely), I received my passport from the UK Embassy with a visit visa. Before I get into the details of this great trip, let me say it wasn’t exactly an easy waiting process for my visa. …

My experience on the Google Code-In 2016 Trip. — The Google Code-In trip finally came! About six months ago the Google Code-In 2016 grand prize winners were announced, and I was amongst the winners. As a reward, we got to visit the Google’s office in San Francisco. This post covers all the cool and fun (and “shady”) stuff that…