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As a First-Generation and low-income student, it was imperative for me to find a "job" at Dartmouth. Here's what my work life looks like!

Learn about having a job on campus as an international student!

With Winterim coming to a close and classes starting back up, I recently reflected on the prominence of student jobs on campus, with tons of options ranging from tutoring to food service and from ski instructors to research assistants.

This fall, I have been working with Deputy Director Sadhana Hall of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences as a student assistant. It's been a great experience to develop new skills and earn money.

Some of my favorite activities I've done this term are my on-campus jobs. It's a great way to earn some money while taking classes and getting the opportunity to meet new people you otherwise might not have met.

I always knew I would have an on-campus job. It made sense to me—I'd have lots of free time to fill, and it's always nice to have a bit of spare cash for the weekends. Still, I never figured I'd have such an awesome job.

For this week's edition of Through the Lens, I interviewed Aadhya Kocha '22, an intern at Dartmouth's Sustainability Office who hails from Mumbai, India. Read below for a personal insight into sustainability at Dartmouth.