Anonymous asked: What happened to Akash? :( I hope you're doing alright.

Akash had a relapse into leukemia. He was in the hospital since winter break, so he was only able to experience Stanford for one quarter. My dorm found out last Sunday that he passed away while in the hospital in Houston (he got transferred over there). So yep… things have been pretty hard, but I think we’re coming to terms with it. 

Anonymous asked: What is your ideal girl like?

My ideal girl.. haha the phrase I always use is someone who I can fart with and not care about what she’d think of me. Spontaneity, considerate, smart, independent to an extent. That’s a short answer. 

hellojmiah:

Most people don’t know what it is to be lonely when you have to make sure everyone else isn’t. That’s leadership. It gets really lonely and it’ll suck. You’ll be left cleaning after an event or planning for the next one while everyone else is out having a gay ol time. It’s a sacrifice not stated in the job description. It’s like baking a pie and everyone else gets to eat it. You make a pie for everyone to taste it and you have to accept the fact that you will not get a slice. Making the memories happen for everyone else, but yourself. Giving all the work without expecting any credit. Seeing pictures on Facebook of happy faces that you could have been apart of, but instead you’re left with a sink full of dishes. What’s it worth? The position’s title? The personal gain? Kind of. It’s about the progression not only as a leader, but as a person. It’s learning that sacrificing personal aspirations opens ways to bring everyone else’s happiness. You miss out because you know that you are not wasting your time in what you are doing. My dad told me a story about a guy at his work that would bring breakfast for everyone just out of friendly gesture. The guy was always glad to supply breakfast for everyone without expecting anything out of it. My dad appreciated this and would try, but could never figure out a way to pay him back because the guy’s action was priceless. There was no debt to be paid. It was a sacrifice that the guy knew may go unaccounted, unappreciated, and unseen. But that’s okay because it was worth something to someone even if they don’t realize it themselves or couldn’t find a way to say thank you enough. Sacrifice is priceless.