gratitude wall
"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives." - John F. Kennedy
"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives." - John F. Kennedy
True to my culture's roots, I was raised to know there are no self-made people. Our philosophy of Botho (or Ubuntu) loosely translates "I am because you are". I am setting aside this page as a token of my gratitude to all those who have brought me to this point. I recognize that there are far too many people who have played (and still play) a role in the making of Tumisang Ramarea for me to put them up here. Here are just a few outstanding ones, but my gratitude remains unbounded even for those who will not be featured on this page. Thank you for pushing me to be the best person that I can be and encouraging me to help make our world a home for others: from my teachers inspiring me to test the limits of my intellect, to my family providing a fairly stable foundation for my character, to my friends holding me accountable to my goals and dreams. Without you, my journey would not be possible. Upon my graduation from graduate school in 2021, I penned an extended gratitude note to some of the people who were instrumental in my academic journey.
Sis Mos
Dorci (~194X - 2016)
Kay
Joe Ram
Sedutla
Kwane and Rraagwe Ofi
Njeng Cool and Gomolemo
Kitso
Madison
Laurin
Jalang
Mwabi
Urmi
Nnenna
Sheetal
Emang
Marotse
Meneelo
G
Moatli
Kefentse
Cindy
Gorata
Yvette
Big Man (1994 - 2014)
Akon
Bonnete
Boy Machesa
CM
Tashian
Gaona
El Capitan
Ruthvin and Jasmyn
Wabei and Chisomo
Michelle
Ellie
Fabiha
Gore
Juliette
Mo and Laurel
Tiwa
Nikolaj
Kayleigh, Amiya, Pele, Gavin, Mahmoud, Maia
Andy
Kea
Jonathan
Ele
Kelly
Manoj
Evan
Avthar
Khan J
Lucía
Jennifer, Laura, and Dania
Betel
EK
Jacob
Mutua
Abd
Navya
Aviva
Mansi
Alexis
Rhoda
Wandipa
Nafia
David
Annalee and Vimbai
Amber and Chakia
Omari
Laura
Brian
Grace
Nicel
Yuka
Arianna
Ari
Ciera
Goseph, Brandon, Michelle, Chey, C-Nasty
AFH
Prof. John Lord
Prof. Pam Hinds
Dr. Tim Weiss
Dr. N. Ewen Wang
Dr. Suzanne Gaulocher
Sachi Oshima
Peter Diao, PhD
Prof. Lexing Ying
Robert Lemke Oliver, PhD
Prof. Ross Shachter
Prof. Sam Chiu
Prof. Anat Admati
Prof. Nick Bambos
Prof. Mark Capelli
Prof. Tom Kosnik
Prof. Sharad Goel
Prof. Matt Vassar
Prof. Robert McGinn
Prof. Jonathan Taylor
Prof. John Taylor
Prof. Marcia Stefanick
Prof. Erin Mordecai
Prof. Shripad Tuljapurkar
Timothy Chou
Prof. Itai Ashlagi
Prof. Markus Pelger
Prof. Chris Markler
Prof. Blake Johnson
Prof. Bob Sutton
Prof. Edison Tse
Prof. Ramesh Johari
Prof. Mykel Kochenderfer
Prof. Dale Nesbitt
Prof. Elisabeth Pate-Cornell
Ali Rosenthal
David Hornik
Patricia Nakache
Heidi
Liz and Brian
Matt
Sandrita
JD and Family
Jay
Rene
Ms Dina and Pastor Paul
Nat
Claudia Javkin
Mr. A
Rodney
Russ
Mr. Zeruia
Mr. Guga
Bra Leps
Mr. Pine
Mma Lekwape
Mma Modisane
Mma Ndori
Mr. Batlhophi
Mr. Sekgwama
Mma Oraletse
Jabu
Mma Ntlhayakgosi
Khudu
Bof
Mma Tshwenyego
Zeppelin
By Courtesy
Michelle
Obama
Barack
Denzel Washington
Les Brown
John C. Maxwell
Additionally, I want to recognize the following individuals for all they have done for me: Mrs. P. Kefetoge, Mrs. O. Loeto, Ms. Idah Komanyane, Ms. G. Stegling, Mrs. S. Rauwe, Ms. P. Nkgelepang, Mr. Manele, Mrs. T. Zeruia, Mrs. Dinku, Mr. Obakeng Molebatsi, Mr. Ramasamy, Mrs. Kutoro, Mr. Modisagaarekwe, Mr. Tsae, Don Eduardo, Rafa, Tia Rosi, Tio Gerardo, Tio Raul, Sister Phyllis, Owen, Ralph, Patrick, Darius, Lance, Bill, Vitoria Bitencourt, Cynthia Nyongesa, Tomisha Goater, Joe Marks, John Carpenter, Mauricio, Maria Denisse, Nishmed, Karen, Mohamad Chamas, Carlos Arriaga, Kristijan Peev, Maria Raquel Marroquin, Andrea Rojas, Sheree, Kripa, Lisa, Chewey, Indi, Andrea Ruiz Mora, Pancky Gosego, and many others.