Experiences that were transformative, memorable, or just really, really fun

2025Jul 19: Throwing a birthday rager with Jerry at Futurehouse's speakeasy
2024Dec 5: Being on the o1 launch video with Sam Altman
Sep 12: Helping launch o1-preview
Jul 4: Watching Messi play in Argentina vs Equador Copa America (he missed the panenka!)
Jun 10: Beautiful dinner with Hugh Zhang and Tim Brooks at Scale AI Basecamp in Napa
May 12: Going out to a speakeasy and dance bar in Vienna
Mar 20: Bathing in a beautiful roman spa (Six Senses Rome)
2023Dec 3: Attending a conference in Pyeongchang and visiting the local Woljeongsa Temple
Nov 20: Rally with OpenAI colleagues during Sam Altman's firing
Nov 12: Having lunch with Hyung Won's parents
Nov 11: Going to the Golden Spa Jimjilbang then eating Pyeongyang-jib BBQ after
Aug 19: Seeing The Strokes concert in New York
Jul 22: Surfing on Waikiki beach
Jul 10: Racing the post-training team in at Sam Altman's ranch
2022May 13: Sundar presented chain-of-thought prompting at Google I/O
Jan 8: Hiking Kohala Mountain Road at sunset
2021Dec 6: Converting from AI resident to full role at Google
Aug 30/Sep 4: Watching Djokovic and Kyrgios at the US Open
Jan 29: Watching James Cameron's "Avatar" in the bathtub
2020Feb/Mar: Dartmouth winter carnival and various events at Tri-Kap
2019Dec 13: Seeing my brother give a talk at a NeurIPS workshop
Nov 4: Exploring Hong Kong
Aug 17: Tubing at Lake Tahoe
Jul 20: Hitch-hiking at Yosemite
May 5-9: Attending my first machine learning conference (ICLR)
Mar 4: Publishing my first research paper
2018Dec 21: Feeling insignificant at the Grand Canyon
Dec 14: Strolling through Christmas Markets in Copenhagen
Nov 11: Playing poker with old Frenchmen in Nice
Oct 6: Getting drunk at Oktoberfest
Aug-Dec: Studying abroad in Denmark
Jun-Aug: Learning to sail
Jul: Joining a fraternity
Jun 15-16: Jumping from the Sky Tower in Auckland, watching the sunset from Mount Victoria, bathing in the Polynesian Spa
Jun 11-14: Visiting the Sydney Opera House, having a drink at Baxter's Inn, seeing the Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles
Feb 2-4: Dogsledding in Maine
2017Dec 5: Being in a car accident in Iceland
Dec 4: Seeing the Northern Lights while bathing in the Laugarvatn Fontana Geothermal Baths, Iceland
Nov 2: Driving a formula racing car
Aug: Getting into machine learning
2016Jun 26: Watching an outdoor movie in Bryant Park, NYC
Jun 15: Auditioning for Shark Tank then going to Prom on a boat
May: Winning $1500 at the Virginia Science Fair
Feb-Aug: Playing a lot of tennis
2015Dec: Cruising on the Oasis of the Seas
Sep-Dec: Working as a grocery store cashier
Oct 25: Fancy Homecoming at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and a French restaurant in Georgetown
Jun-Dec: Working in a Chemistry Lab at the Naval Research Laboratory
Jun: Spending 4 days at the US Naval Academy summer seminar
2014Sep-Dec: Studying really hard
May: Having my first kiss
2013May 17: Rowing in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta
Jan-Feb: Crew conditioning
2012Jun: Touring China with a tour group