“I’ve found amazing friends who have shared their culture with me, brought me into their homes, and made me realise that we are more alike than different,” says Aga Khan Academy Fellow Samantha Caras. A university graduate from the United States, Samantha joined the Academies on a two-year fellowship with the aim of exploring new cultures. She and other Academy Fellows have brought diverse perspectives and skills from across the world to both Hyderabad and Mombasa. In turn, the Fellows have had rich and meaningful experiences that have shaped their career paths and their worldviews.