November Group Feature: What are you grateful for?

“This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for my sweatpants, blankets, and all the comfy things because it’s so cold.” - Anika Rao (‘22)

“This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for Tesla, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, the New York stock exchange, and money. [This is because] they made me so much money and I’m happy. [I’m also thankful for] my massive [muscle] gains.” - Jalen Yu (‘23)

“This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for a lot and mainly in general life because it brings us a lot of opportunities where we are able to succeed and figure out who we are as people. But also my family, friends, brother, [and] everyone who has been so kind to me this year. In general, I don’t think I tell them I appreciate them often and I need to start doing that.” - Anisha Madiraju (‘24)...

“[This Thanksgiving,] I’m grateful for my parents because they have supported me through all my years. They’ve been by my side and helped me whenever I needed it. I’m also grateful for Hamilton, the musical because it shows us how society is and it’s about a person who worked by George Washington’s side. I’m also grateful for my dog because he makes me happy every day.” - Lanie ...

“This Thanksgiving has been a special one for our family because we recently moved to Pleasanton and the move has been hard, it’s been tough to get used to this new school, this new house. But what I’m really thankful for is my friends and family, really going back to the basics. Without my family, our move wouldn’t have been as easy and it’s still not easy for us to live in this house. I...

“This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for my family and friends and all the new people I’ve met this year because my family and friends do a lot for me. Since COVID, I’ve been wanting to meet a lot of new people, so I’m thankful for that." - Aditi Chinta ('24)