Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with Thanusha Veeraperumal, the blogger of the month for February 2019. Thanusha is a grade 12 student at Lester B. Pearson High School. She joined Youth Are Awesome (YAA) in August of 2018, and has already contributed much to the blog. What resonated with me throughout our ‘interview’ was Thanusha’s involvement in her community as well as her positivity. The one word she would use to describe herself is “aware”.
At school, Thanusha is president of Students’ Council and part of numerous clubs such as finance club, yearbook club, robotics club, science fair, and the grad committee. She is particularly interested in biology and physics, because she “enjoys learning about the fundamental order of the universe and how things interact and work”. In the future, Thanusha would like to pursue a career related to biomedical engineering. Through school, she has also played soccer for 2 years, and has done track and field since grade 7.
Outside of school, as a volunteer for Youth Volunteer Corps, as a junior guide at the Calgary zoo, and as a tutor at a public library, Thanusha has accumulated over 600 volunteer hours. Impressive!
Thanusha has been involved in Youth Are Awesome for over 7 months now. She joined YAA because she wanted a platform to share her thoughts and give advice to others. The category that she writes in most frequently is “school”, and her favourite blog that she has written is “Self-Care Guide”.
Here is the link to her blog:
One piece of advice that she would give to other bloggers is:
“Write what you’re passionate about and what makes happy. Don’t try to come up with something elaborate. This shouldn’t feel like a chore, so don’t be afraid to get creative and have fun with it.”
Now, let’s delve into some fun facts!
When asked if she could be any tree, Thanusha would be a “small tree”, because it “relates to her height.” She says that the song that best describes her is “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey, because she is “persistent and ambitious”.
It was certainly a pleasure to interview Thanusha and to read her blogs, which are definitely worth the read. Thanusha, congratulations on being selected as February’s Blogger of the Month!