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The Physical Embodiment of the Word Grit feat. Anamika Shrestha '16
That's what our Host Qadir Muhammad calls our guest. The physical embodiment of the word grit.
That's because after graduating from Cranbrook in 2016, Anamika Shrestha (‘16) went to West Point Academy, training to become an officer in the United States Army, and just graduated in December 2021. She is currently a Second Lieutenant in the Army, training in Georgia at Fort Benning.
Now, this isn't exactly the path that Anamika planned for herself, but it's the path Cranbrook prepared her for, where she learned that she shines in a structured environment.
Qadir and Anamika catch up in this episode about being in the high school band together, what it means to be a leader, and her career path into the Army.
Anamika Shrestha (‘16) was most recently at West Point Academy, training to become an officer in the United States Army, and graduated in December 2021. She is currently a Second Lieutenant in the Army, training in Georgia at Fort Benning.
- Anamika Shrestha on LinkedIn
- Anamika Shrestha on Facebook
On going to Cranbrook as a freshman:
[02:46.84] A school full of musically talented kids that pursue art and all these different things. No matter what you want to do, they have it for you at Cranbrook in some way, shape or form. So I was so excited just to be out of my small town, that's, it was just too small for me. I knew I wanted something more than that. And Cranbrook was just the perfect opportunity.
On structure, and why she joined the Army:
[06:24.72] I knew a normal college, like, no, one's looking after you. You do exactly what you want to do and no one cares sometimes. There's no real supervision. But like, in the academies, there's a lot of that. And I think I definitely thrive in a structured environment.
And I knew in terms of my childhood, my parents immigrating from Nepal. Like this country gave me a beautiful life and I definitely am so thankful for it. I felt like being in the academies and like going into service was like the perfect way to give back.
How Cranbrook prepped Anamika for the Army:
[12:22.26] It teaches you, you gotta grow fast and no one's there to help you sometimes and you gotta figure it out. And so that helped me a lot. I think a lot of things include confidence. Like even if you don't know the right answer, you just have to be confident in your decision. And I think Cranbrook prepared me for that.
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By Cranbrook KingswoodThat's what our Host Qadir Muhammad calls our guest. The physical embodiment of the word grit.
That's because after graduating from Cranbrook in 2016, Anamika Shrestha (‘16) went to West Point Academy, training to become an officer in the United States Army, and just graduated in December 2021. She is currently a Second Lieutenant in the Army, training in Georgia at Fort Benning.
Now, this isn't exactly the path that Anamika planned for herself, but it's the path Cranbrook prepared her for, where she learned that she shines in a structured environment.
Qadir and Anamika catch up in this episode about being in the high school band together, what it means to be a leader, and her career path into the Army.
Anamika Shrestha (‘16) was most recently at West Point Academy, training to become an officer in the United States Army, and graduated in December 2021. She is currently a Second Lieutenant in the Army, training in Georgia at Fort Benning.
- Anamika Shrestha on LinkedIn
- Anamika Shrestha on Facebook
On going to Cranbrook as a freshman:
[02:46.84] A school full of musically talented kids that pursue art and all these different things. No matter what you want to do, they have it for you at Cranbrook in some way, shape or form. So I was so excited just to be out of my small town, that's, it was just too small for me. I knew I wanted something more than that. And Cranbrook was just the perfect opportunity.
On structure, and why she joined the Army:
[06:24.72] I knew a normal college, like, no, one's looking after you. You do exactly what you want to do and no one cares sometimes. There's no real supervision. But like, in the academies, there's a lot of that. And I think I definitely thrive in a structured environment.
And I knew in terms of my childhood, my parents immigrating from Nepal. Like this country gave me a beautiful life and I definitely am so thankful for it. I felt like being in the academies and like going into service was like the perfect way to give back.
How Cranbrook prepped Anamika for the Army:
[12:22.26] It teaches you, you gotta grow fast and no one's there to help you sometimes and you gotta figure it out. And so that helped me a lot. I think a lot of things include confidence. Like even if you don't know the right answer, you just have to be confident in your decision. And I think Cranbrook prepared me for that.