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Last Blog For This Semester
At my last blog, I just want to say thank you to all my professors this semester. Professor Steven King, Professor Gary Kaye, Professor Bree von Bradsky Professor Speed Wiley and my TA, Madalena, Professor Amanda Reid Thank you for teaching me a great semester! I appreciate my peers who worked with me on projects,…
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⚽ Beyond the Pitch: Kyle on China’s Soccer System, Student-Athlete Life, and Playing for Passion
Inside Episode 2 of Game Plan In this week’s episode of Game Plan, I caught up with my high school classmate Kyle, now a junior at UNC Chapel Hill studying data science and statistics. What made this conversation stand out was Kyle’s unique perspective—not just as a former student-athlete, but as someone who played soccer…
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🎾From Courts to Code: Philip’s Journey Balancing Tennis, Academics, and Leadership
A look inside Episode 1 of Game Plan In the latest episode of Game Plan, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Philip, a senior at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in biostatistics and mathematics. Philip is not only deeply committed to his academic path—he’s on track to pursue a PhD in statistics in Seattle—but…
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🏎️Racing – Falling in Love with Speed and Grit
Where It All Began While I had tried many different sports during middle and high school, the passion that caught me off guard in college was my love for Formula 1. Before university, cars to me were nothing more than a means of transportation—a way to get to school, or something my parents drove. That…
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🏃My Journey through Sports-Orienteering
Blog 2: Orienteering – Finding My Way in Every Sense Where It All Began Orienteering, born in the late 19th century in Sweden, began as a military exercise designed to sharpen navigation and map-reading skills. Over time, it evolved into a global sport, now practiced competitively in over 70 countries under the International Orienteering Federation…
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🏸New Start, My journey through sports: Badminton
Welcome to my journey through sports.Growing up, sports were never just activities for me — they were milestones, teachers, and sometimes even escape routes. Each sport I tried caught me in a different way: some with their speed, some with their precision, and others simply with the joy they brought me. In this blog series,…
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Flying Journey EP 10
Blog 10: Finals Finished, Gate Closing Flight: United Airlines UA877 | Route: San Francisco SFO → Hong Kong HKG | Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER | Seat: 52K, Economy Window I almost missed the flight.Not because I was late, but because my body almost gave up somewhere between the library and the taxi stand. The last two…
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Flying Journey EP 9
Blog 9: My Human Is Beside Me Flight: Delta Air Lines DL3733 | Route: Seattle (SEA) → Vancouver (YVR) | Aircraft: Boeing 737-800Perspective: First-person (service dog) I am a good dog.I sit by my human’s feet.The floor is cold, but I don’t mind.My human is beside me. That’s what matters. We are on a plane.It’s…
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Flying Journey EP 8
Blog 8: We Arrive When You’re Gone Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ321 | Route: London Heathrow (LHR) → Singapore Changi (SIN) | Aircraft: Airbus A380 You’ve been gone exactly nine minutes. That’s how long we’ve had since the last passenger stepped off SQ321, and now we’re in—me, Haris, and the two new kids who still wear…
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Flying Journey EP 7
Blog 7: Please Don’t Cry (But It’s Okay If You Do) Flight: Qatar Airways QR707 | Route: Doha (DOH) to Washington, DC (IAD) | Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER | Seat: 26C, Economy Aisle I wasn’t expecting to cry during takeoff. But as the plane lifted from the runway and Doha disappeared into the sand-colored haze, I…
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