About Me
Hi! I’m Sareena (aka Sara Devi), a college student from NJ, USA pursuing biomedical engineering. I started Kahani to share my love of storytelling with others, and that has now evolved into a hobby in content creation. To learn more about me, click here. I post content about education, science, and student life — documenting my journey as an aspiring physician-scientist while sharing what I’ve learned on this platform. Hope you enjoy the blog!
What I’ve Been Thinking About lately…
Semester 3 at Johns Hopkins: Counting Down the Days
White flurries scattered through the sky, sitting on my coat before melting to water. The red brick sidewalks, tree branches, …
The Dos and Don’ts of Undergraduate Wet Lab Research
Viewing cells under the microscope 🙂 Research as an undergraduate is confusing. I’ll say it again, because I don’t think …
What I Wish I Knew During My Freshman Year of College: Moving Beyond Generic Advice
One year ago, I was halfway through my first semester of college. I had failed my first multivariable calculus midterm, …
Writing
Explore the blog categories below to learn more about what I write! Happy reading 🙂
From the STEM Column…
Things I Wonder as a Biomedical Engineering Student: Advancing Women’s Health
Dr. Nadia Chaudhri. Source: New York Times Growing up, I’ve heard about ovarian cancer: a “silent killer”, often hard to …
Things I Wonder as a Biomedical Engineering Student: Can we stop using mice for research?
Recently, I came across this news release from the FDA, where as of April 2025, the agency declared it would …
YOUTUBE
Check out my YouTube channel here! I extend the ideas from my blog into video format as I make content on education, science & student life… while adding my own creative flair 🙂
Creative Writing Pieces…
The Art of Giving Up: A Short Story
She sat with one leg folded on top of the other, her eyes fixated on a stack of square neon …
The Beginning: A Poem About Starting New Chapters
I wrote this poem shortly before I started college — hope you enjoy! I leave the gymnasium a couple minutes …
