{"id":1717,"date":"2016-07-29T15:01:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T04:26:32","slug":"sometimes-just-chatting-chocolates-playing-hide-seek-2-newfound-friends-ssihp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/sometimes-just-chatting-chocolates-playing-hide-seek-2-newfound-friends-ssihp\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes it\u2019s just Chatting about Chocolates &#038; Playing Hide-and-Seek at 2 AM with newfound Friends at SSIHP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Osama Rizwan <em>and <\/em>Anas Masood<em>, two of the Habib University students who attended the Stanford Summer International Honors Program (SSIHP), write about their personal experiences regarding both work and play.<\/em><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osama Rizwan:<\/strong> The last five weeks of being at Stanford, learning about this academically rich and vibrant community at the Silicon Valley have been amazing. Each new day presents itself with the opportunity to soak in knowledge about one thing or the other, whether it is walking around the campus for hours or going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vhil.stanford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL)<\/strong><\/a> to interview people for a class project. During the past five weeks, I have come a long way in familiarizing myself with the campus &#8211; and falling in love with it!<\/p>\n<p>Our journey started off on June 18<sup>th<\/sup> after a hectic 16 hour long flight from Abu Dhabi to San Francisco, and even though we were jet lagged, the prospect of being at Stanford gave us an unprecedented flow of energy and excitement as we decided to start touring right away \u2013 although our primary objective was to find food\u2026but that\u2019s a different story.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1727\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bran.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1727\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1727\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bran.jpg\" alt=\"With SSIHP Coordinator, Patricia Hall, in front of Branner Hall.\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bran.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bran-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bran-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With SSIHP Coordinator, Patricia Hall, in front of Branner Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rde.stanford.edu\/studenthousing\/branner-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Branner Hall<\/strong><\/a>, our home for the summer, currently hosts more than 100 students from every corner of the world who have come to attend the Stanford Summer International Honors Program. We have become a closely knit community thanks to all the movie-nights, art-nights, sports, eating food together at the <a href=\"https:\/\/rde.stanford.edu\/dining\/arrillaga-family-dining-commons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Arrillaga Dining Hall<\/strong><\/a>, and playing hide-and-seek at 2 AM (yes, we did that!).<\/p>\n<p>The conversations on the dinner table are so enriching in themselves that I feel extremely privileged to be in the vicinity of people who are from such diverse backgrounds. The political, cultural and social conversations born out of our gatherings give us an opportunity to look at sociopolitical matters from a completely different context \u2013 but sometimes we just like to chat about chocolates in each of our countries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1733\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/quad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1733\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1733\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/quad.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) HU colleagues Sana Gondal, me and Anas Masood, walking down the Main Quad\u2019s corridor.\" width=\"702\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/quad.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/quad-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/quad-620x397.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) HU colleagues Sana Gondal, me and Anas Masood, walking down the Main Quad\u2019s corridor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the first few days we took it upon ourselves to walk around the beautiful 8000 acre campus \u2013 a seemingly impossible feat. Five weeks down and we are still exploring and finding new parts of the campus every now and then. Stanford\u2019s campus in itself is amazing; the university, 125 years old this year, is formed around beautiful old architecture involving stunning stone work. This ancient construction blends flawlessly with the more modern and technically advanced interior of these buildings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1732\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1732\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1732\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pan.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view of the inside of the Main Quad.\" width=\"702\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pan.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pan-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pan-620x95.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panoramic view of the inside of the Main Quad.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Main Quad, the oldest building on Stanford\u2019s campus \u2013 houses a lot of departments and is equipped with smart classes \u2013 quite deceiving honestly! As I make my way down to my afternoon classes through corridors, I often see hordes of tourists trying to get a glimpse of the beautiful Memorial Church inside the Main Quad, or taking guided tours of the campus. Observing them makes me even more grateful to have had the opportunity to enjoy this stunning campus daily on my regular walks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1734\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1734\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1734\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/side.jpg\" alt=\"In front of one side of the Main Quad.\" width=\"286\" height=\"508\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In front of one side of the Main Quad.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another important aspect that makes me feel thankful is the classes. Based in the heart of Silicon Valley with numerous technology and social startups springing every year by alumni, it has become inculcated in the teaching methodologies of Stanford to produce entrepreneurs. Each class room is structured to impart the same entrepreneurial values in its students. Not only are the professors at Stanford some of the best in the world, but being in Silicon Valley gives us the opportunity to learn from some of the tech giants themselves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1737\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1737\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1737\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bus.jpg\" alt=\"Presenting my business model for the \u2018Technology Entrepreneurship\u2019 class.\" width=\"243\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Presenting my business model for the \u2018Technology Entrepreneurship\u2019 class.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My \u2018Technology Entrepreneurship\u2019 class is a prime example of this. The main purpose of this course is to teach students to come up with viable business models for their products and help them on their way by getting the experts on board to demonstrate. The teachers hired for this course aren\u2019t academics, but are themselves entrepreneurs, investors and co-founders of several multi-million dollar start-ups in Silicon Valley. The class offers me a chance to learn from professionals in the field and I am all the more interested in this class because Habib University\u2019s similar focus on entrepreneurship has helped me realize the need for start-ups in this modern, tech-oriented world.\u00a0 Another fascinating feature of this class has been the opportunity to work on a business idea for a startup with a team and presenting a complete business model.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1729\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kos-katz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1729\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1729\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kos-katz.jpg\" alt=\"LEFT: Tom Kosnik, the lead instructor of the class, has experience working with Stanford\u2019s entrepreneurial courses since 1990. He also sits on the board of several startups in Silicon Valley. RIGHT: \u2018Sustainability Design Thinking\u2019, offered by Prof. Glenn Katz, is a course based on design thinking principles of Stanford\u2019s D.School that focuses on coming up with sustainable systems, building structures, products and ideas. \" width=\"702\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kos-katz.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kos-katz-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kos-katz-620x297.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LEFT: Tom Kosnik, the lead instructor of the class, has experience working with Stanford\u2019s entrepreneurial courses since 1990. He also sits on the board of several startups in Silicon Valley. RIGHT: \u2018Sustainability Design Thinking\u2019, offered by Prof. Glenn Katz, is a course based on design thinking principles of Stanford\u2019s D.School that focuses on coming up with sustainable systems, building structures, products and ideas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Being a student of engineering, this skill and training will come in handy when I plan to start up my own venture, and the knowledge of the business world, in particular of Silicon Valley, gives me an unprecedented advantage. Moreover, I have the opportunity to interact and network with already successful business owners and venture capitalists, as this will prove extremely useful in creating my own network in future.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1728\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jeff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1728\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1728\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jeff.jpg\" alt=\"LEFT: VP-IBM Research Jeff Welser. RIGHT: Guy Kawasaki, Marketing Specialist and Author.\" width=\"702\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jeff.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jeff-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jeff-620x309.jpg 620w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jeff-164x82.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LEFT: VP-IBM Research Jeff Welser. RIGHT: Guy Kawasaki, Marketing Specialist and Author.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was also fortunate enough to attend lectures by tech giants such as the Vice President of IBM-Research, Jeff Welser, Chief Evangelist at Canva, Guy Kawasaki, the chief technology officer of AT&amp;T, and the chief internet officer of California. Hearing all their stories and getting their insights about running a thriving business is extremely crucial and this experience would not have been possible had it been any other place than Stanford University.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1736\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1736\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1736\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sun.jpg\" alt=\"Catching the sunset atop the hill at Stanford\u2019s Student Observatory.\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sun.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sun-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sun-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catching the sunset atop the hill at Stanford\u2019s Student Observatory.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Coming here, one thing that I was quite excited about was to experience living in a dorm, and so far it has been wonderful. From exploring random academic buildings and interacting with professors, to running up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.stanford.edu\/student-observatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stanford Student Observatory<\/strong><\/a>, to catching a glimpse of the sunset atop the hill, Stanford has a lot of recreation to offer. The on-campus gym also boasts a variety of recreational activities so if you are ever bored you can indulge in some wall climbing at the free wall-climbing facility <em>(you can even attend a small course on tying the climber\u2019s knot and belay, and be certified\u2026how amazing is that?!), <\/em>or swim in one of the five Olympic sized swimming pools.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1735\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/solar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1735\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1735\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/solar.jpg\" alt=\"LEFT: HU colleague Hasan Naqvi and I outside Stanford\u2019s Automotive Innovation Facility. MIDDLE: Stanford\u2019s Autonomous Self-driving Car. RIGHT: Stanford\u2019s Solar Car.\" width=\"702\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/solar.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/solar-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/solar-620x207.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LEFT: HU colleague Hasan Naqvi and I outside Stanford\u2019s Automotive Innovation Facility. MIDDLE: Stanford\u2019s Autonomous Self-driving Car. RIGHT: Stanford\u2019s Solar Car.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With all the research studies going on at the campus all year round, it is entirely possible that you run into a lab where a group of engineers, computer scientists, chemists, biologists and \u2018<em>economists\u2019 <\/em>are working together to build solar and self-driving cars \u2013 talk about transdisciplinary education. The whole philosophy of Habib\u2019s liberal core and transdisciplinary education seems to come together pretty well here, and it restores my faith in HU\u2019 vision even more.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last five weeks, we have also tried our best to utilize our weekends. Usually, our house RAs (Residence Advisors) organize trips to all the outstanding places nearby, which most of us have been part of. Our trip to San Francisco has been my favorite excursion so far. It is alive with such a buzzing touristy energy. With roadside graffiti artists, rappers and musicians all around, San Francisco Bay is definitely refreshing and invigorating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1730\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/love.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1730\" class=\"wp-image-1730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/love.jpg\" alt=\"Love from Stanford!\" width=\"270\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Love from Stanford!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our presence here has gotten people excited about Habib University and its vision, with many of my professors expressing keen interest in visiting HU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anas Masood:<\/strong> The past week has been very hectic for all of us here at Stanford, as we are trying to make our way through mid-terms. At the same time it also feels like home and in fact we have become very well-attached to the friends we have made here. I spent the entire week preparing for my midterms with my new found friends, and to take a break, we conducted a spectroscopy of the sun!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1724\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas1.jpg\" alt=\"anas1\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas1.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas1-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to enjoy some time at the <strong>Raging Waters Water Park<\/strong> in San Jose and also befriended a lovely person named Norah. She is from the Ivory Coast and studies in France.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas2.jpg\" alt=\"anas2\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas2.jpg 702w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas2-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similar to what my HU colleague Moizza Salahuddin mentioned in her <a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/interviewing-pakistani-women-entrepreneurs-soccer-laundry-trash-among-firsts-stanford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>travel log<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>I have experienced many \u2018firsts\u2019 too here at Stanford. The past week I made use of the office hours of my instructors and went to see my professor for neuroscience and we had the most thought-provoking conversation about the future of neuroscience. Josiah is a grad-student in the Psychology department and therefore brought a new and different kind of insight into my research project.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the first time that I ate a proper American dinner with a medium rare steak. This was with a friend&#8217;s father who had come to visit, who had invited me to have dinner with them. Another first was my trip to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>American Heritage Museum<\/strong><\/a>, where an exhibition of Vintage Pinball Machines was taking place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1726 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas3.jpg\" alt=\"anas3\" width=\"360\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas3.jpg 360w, https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anas3-300x347.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally for the first time in my life, I experienced rock climbing and enjoyed it thoroughly, so much so that I plan on going back again very soon with my friend Jason.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>To read more Blogs by our HU Lions,<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/category\/lion-blog-central\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>click here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osama Rizwan and Anas Masood, two of the Habib University students who attended the Stanford Summer International Honors Program (SSIHP), write about their personal experiences regarding both work and play. 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