#19 - Samuel Steiner: The Most Venezuelan Guy at UIUC

Samuel Steiner is a Venezuelan civil engineering student from Maracaibo, Venezuela. We emphasize where Samuel is from twice because of his true unconditional and unmatched love for his country.  This sentiment isn't just shallow nationalism. Rather it is a conviction that drives Samuel to a great length to become a civil engineer to rebuild Venezuela's broken infrastructure and become a student of history to avoid making the political mistakes of the past.  This conviction easily makes Samuel Steiner one of the most, if not, the most Venezuelan student at UIUC. A "true Maracucho" as he would call himself.  Aaryaman and Juan David sit down with Samuel to discuss topics such as balance and routine, ambition and scarcity, and the difficulty of making life decisions by going back in time to his favorite personal mistake of saying "No" to becoming a professional soccer player.  Through it, they discuss regretting meeting Albert Einstein, talking to Marcos Pérez Jiménez, and a very impressive brief history of India.  This is the UIUC Talkshow and this is our conversation with Samuel Steiner.  EPISODE LINKS: Samuel Steiner's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-steiner-b73831a4 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:16 - Samuel's Background 2:32 - Does greatness require sacrifice? 9:00 - True happiness and balance 14:41 - Routine and ambition 20:00 - Regretting meeting Einstein 22:00 - Marcos Pérez Jiménez & Venezuelan History 27:45 - Authoritarianism 31:45 - A Brief History of India 36:23 - Why Learn History? 38:38 - Favorite Personal Mistake 54:10 - How to Request UIUC Admission File 57:29 - UIUC dream school? 1:00:20 - Samuel's First Day at UIUC 1:03:56 - Favorite UIUC Memory 1:07:10 - Advice for UIUC International Students 🚥Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥 1:17:50 - 👯‍♂️ Greek Life 1:20:26 - ⚽️ Ted Lasso 1:26:20 - 🔴 Red 1:27:57 - Closing Words SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uiuctalkshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/uiuctalkshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uiuctalkshow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ezoc4xJa4DrGq7N4lhqQn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uiuc-talkshow/id1611427075 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXr3qlx9c89Rv76c6IpnwGeC Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXqdyEq7fuyUz9cmpdfqN1Rb What is the UIUC Talkshow? Our goal with this show is to introduce to the most interesting people and most interesting people from the UIUC campus. Learn more about Juan David & Aaryaman: Aaryaman https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaryaman-patel-779437205/ Juan David Website: https://www.juandavidcampolargo.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdcampolargo  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdcampolargo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdcampolargo/