Author: Jai Arora (17)
Jai Arora was born in bustling, vibrant Dallas, Texas--home to America’s team: The Dallas Cowboys. Ever since he was a child, he has been passionate about lifting those around him - not literally of course, considering he has pudding for arms! He visits the elderly at the local nursing home weekly because it gives him that same warm, gooey feeling he feels when munching on his favorite treat: a Starbucks fudge brownie. Jai has been passionate about singing since he was seven, which is when he stumbled upon his secret talent of putting on shower concerts for any passing neighbor. Music has taught him the value of life in that he treats his good and bad times like his high and low notes-- tackling each note and obstacle one at a time. To clear his mind from his bustling schedule, he runs for miles to get in touch with Mother Nature, desperately trying to escape from his mother’s nature. No matter what he does, he always aims to become the best version of himself because as his inspiring role model Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
Illustrator: Suhana Arora (10)
Aside from working on her time machine when nobody is watching, Suhana spends her time drawing, building LEGOS, and annoying her brother. In fact, annoying Jai has become one of her proud specialties! Her other hobbies include playing with numbers, solving riddles, and telling bad jokes to make herself laugh. Anyway, besides making her elder brother’s life as miserable as possible for her own amusement, Suhana dreams of becoming famous one day by illustrating her own book, which she hopes is happening right now. Aside from that, she is working on designing a better natural toothpaste for developing countries because as JFK said, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." Personally, Suhana believes there is no greater service than helping people worldwide get clean, minty teeth.