Unmapped with Imran Azad

From Westchester, New York, Tomasz never planned on going to college and was reluctant when his parents pushed the decision upon him but today he wouldn't have it any other way. However, Tomasz is a man of nature and after his first year at Stony Brook University, Utah called his name. We talk about the decisions behind being happy, finding where you belong and life as a nature enthusiast. * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Nature Enthusiast * Major(s): Originally Mechanical Engineering switched to Economics * Future Endeavors: Unmapped

Lucano Petrocci is a senior undergraduate who is currently attending Binghamton University. He began his college career at Stony Brook University as a psychology major but things have changed since then. Over the course of 4 years, he now understands himself better and can see that the decisions he made may not have been in his best interest. Hindsight is 20/20 but we cannot change the past. In this conversation, we discuss being unprepared in life, learning as you grow and being open to new ideas. He plans on graduating soon but pursuing a career outside of psychology. * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate * Major(s): Psychology * Future Endeavors: Salesman at Simplified Entertainment Where to follow Lucano: https://www.instagram.com/voteforlucano/

Christian is an undergraduate who exemplifies the Unmapped path that life takes. He began his college career at Pace University for logistical reasons but soon realized that it was not the best decision. He found himself in financial issues and having to make tough choices. He had to take time off from school at a point and later found himself transferring to St. Johns University. We also talk about the problem of objectification and other current events. * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate * Major(s): Law switched to Psychology * Future Endeavors: Firefighter // Psychologist

Bryan Blacio is a certified personal trainer and amateur physique competitor. He was born in Ecuador, was enrolled in a military school at 3, immigrated with his family at 11 (without knowing English), learned English after getting to the US, started high school at 12, college at 16 and finished his degree by 20. However, after attaining his Bachelors in Business Management, he realized that academia and a structured career was not for him. He began working in a field he was more passionate in, fitness. Bryan became a personal trainer and began to excel. He's worked at multiple gyms and to date has been in 5 amateur physique competitions. We talk about his story, dealing with injuries and general growth. In the end, he tells us about the movement he's beginning with #BuildandDontStop. * Age: 22 * Education: Bachelors in Business Management * Occupation(s): Personal Trainer // Amateur Physique Competitor * Passion: Fitness and food Bryan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanblacio/

Born and raised in Queens, Taranveer is a senior undergraduate who comes from an immigrant family. We talk about how unprepared High School leaves for your College, and subsequently how unprepared College leaves you for the real world. Outside of finance, education, and funny commentary, he teaches us more about Sikhism. Taranveer has been a devout Sikh since middle school. He discusses the practices, teachings, and ideas behind the religion. Last but not least, he talks about how he found his love for rap during his daily commutes to Brooklyn Technical High School. * Age: 21 * Education: Computer Engineering * Occupation(s): Undergraduate * Passion: Rap

You never know what you have until it's gone and in this conversation, Kenny brings up a time where he losses his voice, bringing him to the realization that he needs to sing - that its a part of his Being. Outside of school and his passion for the singing, we talk about being an openly gay man in 2018. We tread lightly as we attempt to have a conversation that more people need to be open to. If you didn't already know he is the other half of 7 minutes. The dynamic duo would be nothing without the great Kenny. I've linked all of their social media pages below so go give them a follow! * Age: 21 * Education: Economics // Dance * Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Singer // Songwriter * Where to find 7 minutes: * https://www.instagram.com/kennylingg/ * https://www.instagram.com/sekolham/ * https://www.facebook.com/7minutesofficialmusic/

We talk about everything from streetwear to Akwafina. Adam is an up and coming professional photographer who works as the Operations Manager at Steady. He started college as an engineering major, quickly coming to the decision that it wasn't for him early on in his college career. He switched to Applied Mathematics and Economics with a minor in photography. However,  his path to success is definitely going to be outside of school. He's helped create Flushing's Night Out, an annual street fair event held in Flushing NY, his hometown. How he began his career in photography and found his current position at Steady happened soon after - the way it happened was almost as though it was scripted for a movie. At the end of the day, it was just the path that passion led him to. He plan's on working full time while continuing to further the growth of the company. I've linked Steady below if you want to buy any of their streetwear, they're pretty dope honestly!

* Age: 21

* Education: Applied Math // Economics // Photography

* Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Operations Manager at Steady

* http://www.steadyus.com/

What do you imagine when you hear Republican? - If you're the average college student I'd imagine the key traits would be old and Caucasian. Well, that's not the case at all in this interview with the current President of Stony Brook College of Republicans. Fuad Faruque is from a Bengali Muslim family in New York and he is an active Republican. In today's political environment it seems as though assumptions are made too easily with little support and picking sides has become easier than picking facts. My conversation with Fuad discusses his upbringing, his role in politics and his thoughts on current Trump era policies. I've linked an article about him below, check it out! * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate // President of Stony Brook College of Republicans * Newsday Article About Fuad

I got the privilege to talk to Ayyan who is the current Stony Brook USG President and co-host of the What Muslims Look Like podcast. We talk about passion, fulfillment, immigrant mentality and the world of content creation. We also go in-depth on the role of the Muslim society in a post 9/11 America and the role of individuals like ourselves in today's world. I've linked his youtube channel and facebook page below - be sure to check it out! * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Stony Brook Undergraduate Student Government President // What Muslims Look Like Podcast * Major(s): Economics * Endeavors: Rapping Where to find the WMLL Podcast: WMLL Facebook Page WMLL Youtube Channel

For the first recording of 2018, I talk to a friend from high school. He was the former President of Stony Brook's Muslim Student Association. Religion has always been an integral part of his upbringing and still is today. We talk about the cultural differences between generations, the role of Islam in life, Islam in America and more. He even tell's me a story of Prophet Ibrahim towards the end which I didn't know. All in all definitely a great conversation. * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Former MSA President * Major(s): Applied Math * Upcoming Endeavors: Umrah (Half-Pilgrimage)