Living in Colorado Springs is nice, but... I’ll always be a New York girl at heart - with room for Boston, of course.

If you ever find yourself in Colorado Springs and need some R&R, SunWater Spa is the place to go. You can soak in mineral springs hot tubs with a gorgeous view of the mountains. I make it a point to go after I get back from our tiring events and it always gets me back on my feet.

I’m going on TWO YEARS in Colorado Springs, which is a foreign concept to me because that’s the longest I’ve been in one place since high school. 👀 I jumped around 17 times during my undergrad years at @northeastern for co-ops (two in New York, one in California) and study abroad (Dialogue in Rome, full semester in Cardiff). I’m originally from New York and New Jersey, so being in Colorado Springs has been an adjustment, but it’s where my job is based, so here I am.

In addition to digital content, I assist with athlete interviews, schedules, and their own social media on a day-to-day basis. At events, this includes being an athlete handler and getting them from point A to point B (then points C, D, and E...). In figure skating, athletes compete, get their scores, and then go straight to media in the mixed zone (as shown in the photo), which definitely adds up to a whirlwind of organized chaos backstage!

Most times, you’ll find me right at the center of the action... behind the camera. As the digital content manager, I run all of @usfigureskating’s social media accounts (give us a follow! 😉), the organization website, and the U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone, our website for all things Team USA figure skating news. Needless to say, my camera roll is filled with photos and videos of our athletes instead of my friends and me. 😂

Hi, Huskies! 👋 I’m @sorarhwang and I’m excited to be taking over this week to share my experiences with @usfigureskating since graduating from CAMD in 2016. After studying journalism at @northeastern, I first worked at @rollingstone as the assistant social media editor before my current role as the manager of digital content and fan engagement at U.S. Figure Skating. Career highlight so far: working the Olympic Winter Games this time last year. I just finished working our U.S. Championships in Detroit and Four Continents Championships - an international competition we hosted in Anaheim this weekend. Now, I’ll be here all week to share my story and answer any questions! ☺️

When I first landed in @northeastern as a transfer student from Quincy Community College, my advisor suggested I take the semester off because I was having problems transferring credits and she just didn’t wanna deal with it or me. Ofcourse I didn’t, mostly because I couldn’t because of my visa status. But that cast a cloud over my experience the next couple of years. It took finding the @naso_nu and The John D’Obryant African American Institute to make my college experience a little better. Doing this takeover has been cathartic and thoroughly enjoyable. Hope to run into some of you soon. See what I’m up to on my page - @thedanjuma. Ciao! 👋🏾 .
PS: Pay me no mind, I’m just pretending to be flying in this jet. ✈️: @saharajets 🎵: Anya - @yunglmrmarley

What’s a takeover without my @nublackalums crew #okaynaija #blackhistorymonth

One of the most rewarding parts of the college experience is the friends we make and networks we build. It’s especially gratifying when you get to build something amazing with someone you met in college. That’s exactly what @zawamillinery is. A line of traditionally handwoven hats made in Borneo, Nigeria and sold worldwide, which I cofounded with my fellow husky - @munir298.

I know that last post was really heavy, so here’s a light hearted video of me doing one of my favorite things (dancing to afrobeats on a boat) to brighten your Saturday. 🎵: Pour me Water - @mreazi

Trigger alert: Since we’re here, I wanted to share something I shared on my profile a few years ago that I think is relevant. “This might look like a photo of me just showing off my dope new wallet (It is) lol! but it's also a seldom heard story of being a black man in America. You see the Northeastern College ID? It's conspicuously placed in front of my drivers license, not just because I'm proud to have attended Northeastern University, but because when I'm stopped and/or frisked by police, I've realized they are less suspicious and consequently less aggressive when they "accidentally" see that I'm a college educated man. I'd admit it's a little cowardly, and feeds into the stereotype that there are 2 kinds of black men (the educated and the criminal), but as we've seen, so many things can go wrong during a "routine" stop, I've developed this simply as a survival skill.” - @thedanjuma

In 2008, I took a trip to that changed my life and maybe the trajectory of my career. I helped design, execute and participate in a program that allowed undergraduate students at the @damoremckim School of Business partner with our counterparts @tsibaed to consult on real life businesses owned and run by entrepreneurs from the townships. That was my first foray into business consulting but also into appreciating the ingenuity and grit of entrepreneurs on the continent. Today I deploy my skills and expertise to benefit entrepreneurs with a special focus on those who have the odds stacked against them.

After graduation; in the middle of the Great Recession, I spent a year looking for work. Finally got a job in New York’s commercial construction industry. I worked as an HVAC estimator for 5 years, and then decided to start my own company in a completely different industry. Brand design and strategy. I started @dendagram because I’d always loved listening to entrepreneurs tell their brands story and helping them tell better stories. So after literally helping build New York, I moved into helping figuratively build it. One brand at a time.