Chirath Lekamge | Full-time School Captain, Leadership Styles, Life at Saints (St Peter's College, Adelaide), Education (Initiatives, Relationships, and Culture), Upbringing and Influences, Reflections (Tips and Insights) | Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文

Chirath Lekamge is the School Captain of St Peter’s College, Adelaide, South Australia, during the College’s 175th Anniversary in 2022. Having moved around rural Victoria during primary school, Chirath joined the College in 2016. Having graduated from St Peter’s, affectionately called ‘Saints’, in 2021, Chirath accepted an offer to study Medicine at the University of Adelaide - an offer he deferred until 2023 after receiving the invitation to return to Saints in 2022 as Captain. Placing a strong emphasis on positive college culture in 2022, Chirath advocates for inclusivity and diversity whilst holding the values of introspection and perspective very highly to achieve success as a collective, not just as an individual - attributes he credits his upbringing as an only child to. In his spare time, he is a fan of Formula 1, enjoys building things with his father, playing badminton and is a keen drummer who loves all music. Having performed in Big Bands and Rock Bands, he is raring to continue his musical endeavours in more pop/funk genres during university in 2023.WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文 TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: https://www.varsity.co.uk/features/23458 . Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests legacy-worthy interviews to treasure. To converse with someone without a strict time limit or structure – meticulously engaging in a curious process of clarifications or elaborations – is not only a rare privilege. This longer format also allows the sharing of otherwise unshared or unappreciated anecdotes. There are appeals to sound-bite media, of course, but the metrics that matter most to me are more about the uniqueness of contribution than measures of virality. Over time, I hope to be able to better deconstruct guests' fascinating experiences – to seamlessly tease out the insights for listeners to enjoy and learn from while cooking, commuting, relaxing, or walking their pet. But this personal project is fundamentally as much about what we can learn from the guests as it is to give them (current) legacy-worthy interviews. My top priority is for guests to enjoy a unique opportunity to challenge, learn about, and be themselves; hopefully, they will be able to keep recordings of in-depth, heartfelt conversations to reflect on in years’ time. And the best part for guests? Coffee’s on Me, David Quan 权丁文--- NOMINATE A GUEST Please contact me to nominate someone. This would really help identify the anonymous extraordinaries, those who humbly go about their lives with great meaning and purpose. ---CONTACT MEHaving grown up in Xi'an, China, and Adelaide, Australia, I am a 2nd year undergraduate student at Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK. Please do have the courage to say hello!LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/DavidQuanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dingwen-david-quan/Instagram: @DavidQuan32Facebook: David QuanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-_zEeiF5n5ZTArvMcXpMlQ