2025 Fall Banquet Speech by Aayas Joshi ’26: ‘Forge a Path Where You Don’t Already See One’
Published on December 18, 2025
Aayas Joshi ’26 delivered the senior speech at the 2025 Fall Banquet on November 13.
In his address to scholars, Aayas shares his journey from Nepal to UNC–Chapel Hill, stories from his International Gap Year, lessons from learning environmental documentary filmmaking in the Himalayas and Yellowstone, and his recognition by the White House News Photographers Association.
He challenges scholars to abandon a scarcity mindset and asks: “What would you do if you knew everything was going to work out?”