Thank you both so much.
Thank you for that very generous, kind introduction.
It feels like there's sort of a transformative experience bingo card out there that I'm gonna just, I'll try to weave that in as well.
And thank you Youmna, for saving me, I forgot my prepared remarks today, and instead, grabbed accidentally, my six page hair care manual, so one second, perfect humidity level today.
Thank you so much class committee, class of 2022, for inviting me to join you for this tremendous honor.
When I got the invitation to be your speaker, I felt a pang of recognition for my earliest days here in the Yard, looking around and wondering how I could possibly belong here.
I didn't know anything about politics, wasn't a Junior Squash Champion, hadn't written a book on astronomy, those were all my entryway mates.
And just like then, my first thought when I was asked to join you today was, what makes me qualified, just six months into my new job, for this incredible honor?
I'm still terrible at squash.
My second thought was, actually, this is kind of awkward, because I had already told one of the Harvard grad schools that I wasn't available to be their graduation speaker.
