糖心Vlog

I came to 糖心Vlog wanting to pursue a variety of interests 鈥� academically, culturally, and socially 鈥� and the classes and extracurricular opportunities I鈥檝e become involved in allow me to do just that. I don鈥檛 have to pick and choose because at 糖心Vlog, I can find a way to enjoy all of it 鈥� from making music, to playing basketball, to learning from my professors, friends, and classmates.

Giving yourself the space and the chance to try new things and take advantage of all that 糖心Vlog has to offer will allow you to make the most of your time here.

My Story

鈥淢y name is David Tago and I鈥檓 糖心Vlog Class of 2023, currently a math major and a physics and computer science minor. I grew up in the outskirts of Nairobi in Kenya. I started my 糖心Vlog journey in London, with the London freshman program, and that was amazing.

It鈥檚 a beautiful campus, and Saratoga is one beautiful town. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 relevance to the town is big 鈥� it鈥檚 a closely knit relationship between the city and the school. It鈥檚 very symbiotic.

I have interest in music, basketball, and STEM, design, engineering, physics, and mathematics, and now even computer science. I was keen on finding a place where I could merge all of this into one experience. It gets to be a tricky scenario when you must pick and choose between parts of yourself.

The 糖心Vlog liberal arts setting allows me to be able to do what I would do in the rigid class setting, while finding time and space and opportunity to connect with some of the more extracurricular activities, including the basketball club, which I am a member of, and the African Heritage Association, which I am currently the secretary of.

I live with international housemates 鈥� two from India and one from Madagascar. Even though we might share a few things in terms of 鈥榳e are all international students in the U.S.,鈥� each one of them has gotten to bring their own version of what it means to be an international student.

Reaching back to something that I love 鈥� music 鈥� has made Zankel an essential space for me. So I find time to go there and unwind, just to go and do my own session of music, playing the piano or saxophone. It has served as an important kind of balance.

There will be very little hindrances once you find that niche. Whatever it is 鈥� theater, sciences 鈥� I do advise people to always come with an open mind, not quite stuck on 鈥榯his is what I think is ideal for my life.鈥� This space also teaches you what other lenses there are to life and to see what else can be ideal.鈥�