Six pursuits, one curious kid — robots, a tennis court, a research lab, a classroom I'm teaching in instead of sitting in, an upright bass, and a camera. Each one has its own story, in my own words. Start wherever you like.
5th grade — the LEGO handJV tennis, mid-rallyLearning upright bassAlways exploringFirst tracksMacarons, three colorsKaleidoscope roomHalloween, Hogwarts-boundCatching a waveBetween bitesWandering, camera in handTurkey Trot, whole family
// six pursuits
Where to start
Each one of these is its own small world — its own setbacks, its own wins, its own reasons I keep showing up.
In 5th grade, I built a life-scale hand out of LEGO pieces and hinges that realistically mimicked a human hand — every joint, every degree of freedom. When people ask how I did it, I tell them the truth: I just looked at my own hand and built it. That same instinct — observe, understand, recreate — still drives everything I do in robotics, film, and research.
// leadership, honors & courses
Awards, and what I've studied beyond Milton
Every honor I've picked up, plus the courses I've taken at Cornell, Harvard, and Boston College.
