love humanity empathy connect to the people to teach to learn to make the
people to teach to learn to make the
people to teach to learn to make the world a better place
world a better place
world a better place zoom out your vision your inspiration
zoom out your vision your inspiration
zoom out your vision your inspiration and your aspiration and bring raises
and your aspiration and bring raises
and your aspiration and bring raises smiles to those people that want to
smiles to those people that want to
smiles to those people that want to become something better than what they
become something better than what they
become something better than what they already are it’s for those people that
already are it’s for those people that
already are it’s for those people that see more that one just meets the eyes
see more that one just meets the eyes
see more that one just meets the eyes it’s for those that believe in the time
it’s for those that believe in the time
it’s for those that believe in the time taking presents my name is invasion
taking presents my name is invasion
taking presents my name is invasion Michelle who has a very sore voice 14
Michelle who has a very sore voice 14
Michelle who has a very sore voice 14 years old born and raised in the capital
years old born and raised in the capital
years old born and raised in the capital of Silicon Valley San Jose California
of Silicon Valley San Jose California
of Silicon Valley San Jose California being raised as an Indian American I
being raised as an Indian American I
being raised as an Indian American I consider myself very fortunate to be a
consider myself very fortunate to be a
consider myself very fortunate to be a part of the melting pot of both cultures
part of the melting pot of both cultures
part of the melting pot of both cultures my cultures have taught me how to face
my cultures have taught me how to face
my cultures have taught me how to face the problems gracefully and to learn to
the problems gracefully and to learn to
the problems gracefully and to learn to admire the wrong deeds so that I won’t
admire the wrong deeds so that I won’t
admire the wrong deeds so that I won’t be stuck with your Mis process within me
be stuck with your Mis process within me
be stuck with your Mis process within me throughout my life when I was the kids
throughout my life when I was the kids
throughout my life when I was the kids which wasn’t too long ago
which wasn’t too long ago
which wasn’t too long ago I thought one of the greatest gifts my
I thought one of the greatest gifts my
I thought one of the greatest gifts my parents who could give me was a
parents who could give me was a
parents who could give me was a cardboard box when my dad used to come
cardboard box when my dad used to come
cardboard box when my dad used to come home with this cardboard box in his hand
home with this cardboard box in his hand
home with this cardboard box in his hand to give it to me I would feel as if I’d
to give it to me I would feel as if I’d
to give it to me I would feel as if I’d won the lottery with this cardboard box
won the lottery with this cardboard box
won the lottery with this cardboard box I could become anything I could become a
I could become anything I could become a
I could become anything I could become a brave pirate that sailed the seas or an
brave pirate that sailed the seas or an
brave pirate that sailed the seas or an astronaut that went to the moon really
astronaut that went to the moon really
astronaut that went to the moon really with this box I had no limits being a
with this box I had no limits being a
with this box I had no limits being a three to four year old but it seemed as
three to four year old but it seemed as
three to four year old but it seemed as it’d be further in age I got from being
it’d be further in age I got from being
it’d be further in age I got from being that three to four year old the further
that three to four year old the further
that three to four year old the further I drifted away from my books but it
I drifted away from my books but it
I drifted away from my books but it wasn’t just me it was all of us and this
wasn’t just me it was all of us and this
wasn’t just me it was all of us and this idea takes me millions of miles away
idea takes me millions of miles away
idea takes me millions of miles away into a certain direction helps me
into a certain direction helps me
into a certain direction helps me connect and rethink my old ideas to come
connect and rethink my old ideas to come
connect and rethink my old ideas to come up with a new objective and this pushed
up with a new objective and this pushed
up with a new objective and this pushed me for success in the instant challenge
me for success in the instant challenge
me for success in the instant challenge skills which helped my engineering
skills which helped my engineering
skills which helped my engineering skills every accomplishment starts with
skills every accomplishment starts with
skills every accomplishment starts with the decision to try something new I have
the decision to try something new I have
the decision to try something new I have always been surrounded by very
always been surrounded by very
always been surrounded by very supporting people they’ve helped me
supporting people they’ve helped me
supporting people they’ve helped me analyze correct and reflect much from my
analyze correct and reflect much from my
analyze correct and reflect much from my mistakes from there I was encouraged
mistakes from there I was encouraged
mistakes from there I was encouraged into not letting others make
into not letting others make
into not letting others make same mistakes that I made I was always
same mistakes that I made I was always
same mistakes that I made I was always an avid speller starting from a young
an avid speller starting from a young
an avid speller starting from a young age I competed in numerous spelling bees
age I competed in numerous spelling bees
age I competed in numerous spelling bees and my preparation for them was around
and my preparation for them was around
and my preparation for them was around the clock but I never got a chance to
the clock but I never got a chance to
the clock but I never got a chance to fully carry it out and I felt just
fully carry it out and I felt just
fully carry it out and I felt just devastated at the fact that my years of
devastated at the fact that my years of
devastated at the fact that my years of such hard work would go to waste I
such hard work would go to waste I
such hard work would go to waste I talked to a teacher and they had told me
talked to a teacher and they had told me
talked to a teacher and they had told me it’s much more important to focus on the
it’s much more important to focus on the
it’s much more important to focus on the journey rather than the end outcome and
journey rather than the end outcome and
journey rather than the end outcome and looking back at it now that advice is so
looking back at it now that advice is so
looking back at it now that advice is so powerful and that’s exactly what I did
powerful and that’s exactly what I did
powerful and that’s exactly what I did after starting this club I really felt
after starting this club I really felt
after starting this club I really felt the teaching spirit even after getting
the teaching spirit even after getting
the teaching spirit even after getting offers from older kids to teach they
offers from older kids to teach they
offers from older kids to teach they helped me realize that even though I can
helped me realize that even though I can
helped me realize that even though I can can be installing these myself teaching
can be installing these myself teaching
can be installing these myself teaching spelling and teaching kids was what I
spelling and teaching kids was what I
spelling and teaching kids was what I love to do the most when I visited India
love to do the most when I visited India
love to do the most when I visited India when I was in just fourth grade I
when I was in just fourth grade I
when I was in just fourth grade I considered myself relatively social I
considered myself relatively social I
considered myself relatively social I wanted to connect more with my family
wanted to connect more with my family
wanted to connect more with my family members and learn more about my origin
members and learn more about my origin
members and learn more about my origin in America specifically in our community
in America specifically in our community
in America specifically in our community there are so many Indian people but it
there are so many Indian people but it
there are so many Indian people but it was different than talking to people in
was different than talking to people in
was different than talking to people in India in America it seemed to me as if
India in America it seemed to me as if
India in America it seemed to me as if everyone had a different reason a
everyone had a different reason a
everyone had a different reason a different story and a different way of
different story and a different way of
different story and a different way of living in India the similarity within
living in India the similarity within
living in India the similarity within people seemed so prominent to me but for
people seemed so prominent to me but for
people seemed so prominent to me but for a much simpler reason I couldn’t
a much simpler reason I couldn’t
a much simpler reason I couldn’t communicate and that was the language
communicate and that was the language
communicate and that was the language barrier they had been put up so high
barrier they had been put up so high
barrier they had been put up so high that no one could go through it we had
that no one could go through it we had
that no one could go through it we had to have a mediator between us which was
to have a mediator between us which was
to have a mediator between us which was probably my parents translating
probably my parents translating
probably my parents translating everything that I said so one of my
everything that I said so one of my
everything that I said so one of my aunts as a teacher and when I would go
aunts as a teacher and when I would go
aunts as a teacher and when I would go and observe and see how she talked her
and observe and see how she talked her
and observe and see how she talked her students I would feel this emptiness
students I would feel this emptiness
students I would feel this emptiness live in me no matter how much I would
live in me no matter how much I would
live in me no matter how much I would try and connect with these kids it
try and connect with these kids it
try and connect with these kids it didn’t seem to happen because I knew
didn’t seem to happen because I knew
didn’t seem to happen because I knew that this result would be time taken
and this time taking result led me to
and this time taking result led me to raise of smiles raises smiles and hope
raise of smiles raises smiles and hope
raise of smiles raises smiles and hope and a goal to bring a smile to each and
and a goal to bring a smile to each and
and a goal to bring a smile to each and every kid’s face children are all unique
every kid’s face children are all unique
every kid’s face children are all unique and different in their own way and we
and different in their own way and we
and different in their own way and we are here to help nurture that creativity
are here to help nurture that creativity
are here to help nurture that creativity and brilliancy we plan to introduce
and brilliancy we plan to introduce
and brilliancy we plan to introduce topics and projects to them that will
topics and projects to them that will
topics and projects to them that will help them are the spark of ingenuity to
help them are the spark of ingenuity to
help them are the spark of ingenuity to create and become something greater I
create and become something greater I
create and become something greater I was fortunate enough to found raise a
was fortunate enough to found raise a
was fortunate enough to found raise a smile and through this nonprofit
smile and through this nonprofit
smile and through this nonprofit organization I was able to meet and be
organization I was able to meet and be
organization I was able to meet and be acquaintances with so many inspirational
acquaintances with so many inspirational
acquaintances with so many inspirational people when you enter a classroom there
people when you enter a classroom there
people when you enter a classroom there are always two perspectives one from the
are always two perspectives one from the
are always two perspectives one from the teacher and one from the students
teacher and one from the students
teacher and one from the students speaking from the teachers plan
speaking from the teachers plan
speaking from the teachers plan respectively I always put myself in the
respectively I always put myself in the
respectively I always put myself in the students shoes is what I’m teaching
students shoes is what I’m teaching
students shoes is what I’m teaching enjoyable is what I’m teaching going to
enjoyable is what I’m teaching going to
enjoyable is what I’m teaching going to make an impact on what these students
make an impact on what these students
make an impact on what these students already know that’s what’s great about
already know that’s what’s great about
already know that’s what’s great about being a student teaching other students
being a student teaching other students
being a student teaching other students and peers I constantly absorb
and peers I constantly absorb
and peers I constantly absorb information from people around me my
information from people around me my
information from people around me my teachers my friends but at the same time
teachers my friends but at the same time
teachers my friends but at the same time I’m able to share that information that
I’m able to share that information that
I’m able to share that information that I just learned and that is really
I just learned and that is really
I just learned and that is really beneficial racist mouse has had two
beneficial racist mouse has had two
beneficial racist mouse has had two projects the first project was called
projects the first project was called
projects the first project was called the cambrian project and in this project
the cambrian project and in this project
the cambrian project and in this project I taught styling and robotics to kids at
I taught styling and robotics to kids at
I taught styling and robotics to kids at our local library the second project was
our local library the second project was
our local library the second project was a first international project and this
a first international project and this
a first international project and this was in India I this is called the ashram
was in India I this is called the ashram
was in India I this is called the ashram project schools ashram school project so
project schools ashram school project so
project schools ashram school project so initially I had taught these students of
initially I had taught these students of
initially I had taught these students of her voice and video call and just two
her voice and video call and just two
her voice and video call and just two weeks ago I went in person and taught
weeks ago I went in person and taught
weeks ago I went in person and taught them and listen this was an experience
them and listen this was an experience
them and listen this was an experience to remember I entered into this
to remember I entered into this
to remember I entered into this classroom with 45 girls on the left and
classroom with 45 girls on the left and
classroom with 45 girls on the left and 11 boys on the right
11 boys on the right
11 boys on the right I got 66 cold stares right at me waiting
I got 66 cold stares right at me waiting
I got 66 cold stares right at me waiting for me to speak to them but nothing came
for me to speak to them but nothing came
for me to speak to them but nothing came out of me I had to do and teach them in
out of me I had to do and teach them in
out of me I had to do and teach them in my second language tutors Oriya which
my second language tutors Oriya which
my second language tutors Oriya which was much harder for me since I
was much harder for me since I
was much harder for me since I previously and initially taught in
previously and initially taught in
previously and initially taught in English after this rough 45 minutes I
English after this rough 45 minutes I
English after this rough 45 minutes I was able to connect with these kids so
was able to connect with these kids so
was able to connect with these kids so well it was so heartwarming
well it was so heartwarming
well it was so heartwarming these kids were our orphans
these kids were our orphans
these kids were our orphans and from the lower class family and they
and from the lower class family and they
and from the lower class family and they had left their families and village to
had left their families and village to
had left their families and village to come and get a better education robotics
come and get a better education robotics
come and get a better education robotics is a very hard topic to grasp it
is a very hard topic to grasp it
is a very hard topic to grasp it involves motors and the prior knowledge
involves motors and the prior knowledge
involves motors and the prior knowledge of how motors work but these kids were
of how motors work but these kids were
of how motors work but these kids were able to capture it so well because they
able to capture it so well because they
able to capture it so well because they had the interest and when a student has
had the interest and when a student has
had the interest and when a student has the interest will encourage to come back
the interest will encourage to come back
the interest will encourage to come back into a classroom you know that the
into a classroom you know that the
into a classroom you know that the teacher has done their job their full
teacher has done their job their full
teacher has done their job their full scholarship I was invited to the
scholarship I was invited to the
scholarship I was invited to the National Woman’s book Association
National Woman’s book Association
National Woman’s book Association conference there I reflected on a couple
conference there I reflected on a couple
conference there I reflected on a couple of things we often hear that repetition
of things we often hear that repetition
of things we often hear that repetition is key but why is that repeating
is key but why is that repeating
is key but why is that repeating something to take endless amount
something to take endless amount
something to take endless amount patience that most of us don’t have and
patience that most of us don’t have and
patience that most of us don’t have and don’t have time for while leaving these
don’t have time for while leaving these
don’t have time for while leaving these clubs I often made kids do things over
clubs I often made kids do things over
clubs I often made kids do things over and over again before they came to me
and over again before they came to me
and over again before they came to me for assistance but along with repetition
for assistance but along with repetition
for assistance but along with repetition can come rejection the one thing that
can come rejection the one thing that
can come rejection the one thing that were all scared of when I was at this
were all scared of when I was at this
were all scared of when I was at this conference I talked to so many women and
conference I talked to so many women and
conference I talked to so many women and there I was embarrassed of saying how
there I was embarrassed of saying how
there I was embarrassed of saying how many times I’ve gotten rejected by so
many times I’ve gotten rejected by so
many times I’ve gotten rejected by so many people for so many different things
many people for so many different things
many people for so many different things but these women had gotten rejected over
but these women had gotten rejected over
but these women had gotten rejected over a hundred times and they didn’t have the
a hundred times and they didn’t have the
a hundred times and they didn’t have the fear within them of coming back we had
fear within them of coming back we had
fear within them of coming back we had this radiance to them that seemed
this radiance to them that seemed
this radiance to them that seemed everlasting and that was something that
everlasting and that was something that
everlasting and that was something that I would love to have because these women
I would love to have because these women
I would love to have because these women showed up again even though they got
showed up again even though they got
showed up again even though they got rejected and they believed in what they
rejected and they believed in what they
rejected and they believed in what they did and they were confident in it when
did and they were confident in it when
did and they were confident in it when we think about it children are a lot
we think about it children are a lot
we think about it children are a lot like blank canvases new to the whole
like blank canvases new to the whole
like blank canvases new to the whole world for such a long time they’re like
world for such a long time they’re like
world for such a long time they’re like this because they buy the artist some
this because they buy the artist some
this because they buy the artist some time to come up and think of a
time to come up and think of a
time to come up and think of a masterpiece because this masterpiece
masterpiece because this masterpiece
masterpiece because this masterpiece will decide their life this masterpiece
will decide their life this masterpiece
will decide their life this masterpiece will either end up being a top selling
will either end up being a top selling
will either end up being a top selling masterpiece or a masterpiece that’s
masterpiece or a masterpiece that’s
masterpiece or a masterpiece that’s thrown in your basement
thrown in your basement
thrown in your basement never
never
never that’s what the artist had to do every
that’s what the artist had to do every
that’s what the artist had to do every time a kid engages in something new and
time a kid engages in something new and
time a kid engages in something new and learns he says if a brushstroke is
learns he says if a brushstroke is
learns he says if a brushstroke is placed through their canvas and as time
placed through their canvas and as time
placed through their canvas and as time goes on the more brushstrokes they
goes on the more brushstrokes they
goes on the more brushstrokes they collect the more their masterpieces in
collect the more their masterpieces in
collect the more their masterpieces in progress of being completed but there
progress of being completed but there
progress of being completed but there comes this time when there isn’t enough
comes this time when there isn’t enough
comes this time when there isn’t enough room on that canvas when that canvas
room on that canvas when that canvas
room on that canvas when that canvas becomes full and the masterpiece is done
becomes full and the masterpiece is done
becomes full and the masterpiece is done that’s why I plan to tart I target to
that’s why I plan to tart I target to
that’s why I plan to tart I target to teach kids at a much younger age because
teach kids at a much younger age because
teach kids at a much younger age because then they have a much broader
then they have a much broader
then they have a much broader perspective of what’s to come and what
perspective of what’s to come and what
perspective of what’s to come and what they will learn when I zoomed out I
they will learn when I zoomed out I
they will learn when I zoomed out I ended up on an entirely different
ended up on an entirely different
ended up on an entirely different platform which was robotics our team
platform which was robotics our team
platform which was robotics our team which has been together for the past
which has been together for the past
which has been together for the past three to four years completed an Sol and
three to four years completed an Sol and
three to four years completed an Sol and now FTC and with my dad’s indicate a
now FTC and with my dad’s indicate a
now FTC and with my dad’s indicate a coaching hug lurk in time we made it to
coaching hug lurk in time we made it to
coaching hug lurk in time we made it to the championship tournament being our
the championship tournament being our
the championship tournament being our first year and this much higher and
first year and this much higher and
first year and this much higher and hardly level one of the awards we won
hardly level one of the awards we won
hardly level one of the awards we won was called the Kinect award and that
was called the Kinect award and that
was called the Kinect award and that made me think why do we connect with
made me think why do we connect with
made me think why do we connect with people there are millions of apps that
people there are millions of apps that
people there are millions of apps that help us connect with people there are
help us connect with people there are
help us connect with people there are books apps and even specialists and
books apps and even specialists and
books apps and even specialists and websites the help us connect with people
websites the help us connect with people
websites the help us connect with people but the easiest way to connect with
but the easiest way to connect with
but the easiest way to connect with someone is by sparking a conversation
someone is by sparking a conversation
someone is by sparking a conversation and to do that is to engage and listen
and to do that is to engage and listen
and to do that is to engage and listen in it when we zoom out we look at the
in it when we zoom out we look at the
in it when we zoom out we look at the whole picture and when I zoomed out I
whole picture and when I zoomed out I
whole picture and when I zoomed out I found in my future and if I can do it
found in my future and if I can do it
found in my future and if I can do it anyone can do it you were the yesterday
anyone can do it you were the yesterday
anyone can do it you were the yesterday the last week the last year you were the
the last week the last year you were the
the last week the last year you were the two minutes of instant regret and the
two minutes of instant regret and the
two minutes of instant regret and the two minutes of my accomplishment you are
two minutes of my accomplishment you are
two minutes of my accomplishment you are full of my mistakes errors and mess ups
full of my mistakes errors and mess ups
full of my mistakes errors and mess ups you are full of the things I want to
you are full of the things I want to
you are full of the things I want to forget about the things I want to hold
forget about the things I want to hold
forget about the things I want to hold on to forever
on to forever
on to forever you flood my brain with flashbacks but
you flood my brain with flashbacks but
you flood my brain with flashbacks but never do this with my consent you are
never do this with my consent you are
never do this with my consent you are the voice that guides me through the
the voice that guides me through the
the voice that guides me through the tough times and the voice that puts me
tough times and the voice that puts me
tough times and the voice that puts me into number and in quicksand
into number and in quicksand
into number and in quicksand you are the voice that keeps me up at
you are the voice that keeps me up at
you are the voice that keeps me up at night and the voice that puts me to
night and the voice that puts me to
night and the voice that puts me to sleep you hold on to my case care child
sleep you hold on to my case care child
sleep you hold on to my case care child who won’t let go of their mother because
who won’t let go of their mother because
who won’t let go of their mother because you are scared for me
you are scared for me
you are scared for me and worried for what I’m going to do you
and worried for what I’m going to do you
and worried for what I’m going to do you feel as if I’m gonna forget bits and
feel as if I’m gonna forget bits and
feel as if I’m gonna forget bits and pieces of you as time goes on you and my
pieces of you as time goes on you and my
pieces of you as time goes on you and my past and you will be close to me whether
past and you will be close to me whether
past and you will be close to me whether in my head and my way when we zoom out
in my head and my way when we zoom out
in my head and my way when we zoom out it’s to look at the whole picture it’s
it’s to look at the whole picture it’s
it’s to look at the whole picture it’s on how you can make an impact not only
on how you can make an impact not only
on how you can make an impact not only on someone else but in your community
on someone else but in your community
on someone else but in your community and even in parts of the world zooming
and even in parts of the world zooming
and even in parts of the world zooming out to me is to look at everything else
out to me is to look at everything else
out to me is to look at everything else not simply on yourself
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