Humans of AISG: Shirley Wang & Gayatri Ghosh

Gayatri G. marks the newest addition to our student community here at AISG, with only two days spent in school so far. Like many other students at AISG, Gayatri has a passion for MUN. She explains that she’s “really into social studies,” enjoys public speaking, and likes holding conversations with people, “which is why things like MUN are really up [her] ally.” Being the daughter of diplomats, she often moves from place to place; therefore, moving from New Delhi to Guangzhou didn’t seem to be much of a shock. She admits that her “worst fear was having to sit alone at lunch.” However, after spending the first day at school, she soon realized that “people are way friendlier than expected” and they “help [her] out.” Having come to AISG from a school in New Delhi, Gayatri concedes that a foreign international school is likely better than her previous school in India. This is because she found her previous school to be “very academic focused but not really on extra-curricular activities,” which is why Gayatri speaks highly of extracurricular activities offered at AISG.

Shirley W. is another new student at AISG who enjoys writing novels and short stories. She explained that she has “been writing novels and stories since [she] was eight.” In our interview, she also confesses that the first notebook she ever wrote in was “stole[n] from her mother’s closet.” Shirley moved to AISG from a school in Dongguan, TLC. She believes her “old school was not challenging enough” in that “there was less pressure, but it was too boring because there were no extra-curricular activities.” Like Gayatri, Shirley is also interested in the extracurricular activities offered at AISG, such as MUN, creative writing, and Habitat for Humanity. Another reason she moved to AISG is because she believes “AISG gives us a lot of opportunities for the future.” Whether it’s sports-related or academics related, teachers and “coaches want us to succeed and [always try to] do better.” One of the things that she finds rather cumbersome are the two-hour long bus rides from Dongguan to the school. When we asked her about her fears, she claimed that although she had done bungee-jumping before, she would never do so again. And, though she can’t think of may fears in the moment, she reveals that “drowning is [her] worst fear, especially in the sea or ocean.”

If you see these new students around campus, be sure to give them a smile.