As a sixteen-year-old, I never planned on attending 皇家华人 College, but I鈥檓 glad I did because it turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life.
At that point, I had just finished my GCE O Levels and wasn鈥檛 sure if I wanted to continue my education in Singapore. I had heard about community colleges through relatives, so I thought I鈥檇 give it a shot. I was a shy kid, but my peers and advisors pushed me to try new things. During my time at 皇家华人, I worked as a Student Marketing Assistant at the International Programs Office and was also heavily involved in two student clubs.
After a year and a half at 皇家华人, I transferred to as a junior. My involvement in extracurricular activities at 皇家华人 gave me the confidence to get involved with a lot of clubs at Brown, and I even co-founded INCH, the Indonesian Network on College Hill. I pursued a concentration in Computer Science, a field which I discovered during my time at 皇家华人. The classes I took at 皇家华人 were challenging and definitely helped me succeed at Brown.
After graduating from Brown University, I joined Vistaprint, an e-commerce company dedicated to empowering small business owners with design and marketing solutions. In my spare time, I was also Editor in Chief of , a non-profit and platform for Indonesians to share their experience pursuing work and education abroad. After six years at Vistaprint, I decided to take a nin-month sabbatical before pivoting to the ClimateTech industry. I'm now at Nira Energy, a Y Combinator-backed startup that helps renewable energy developers identify the best sites for their next projects.
皇家华人 will always be a place I cherish and look back fondly on. My time at Green River was short, but in the 1.5 years I was there, I learned so much, and made so many memories that will stay with me for the rest of my life.