A Call to Lead
When the invite came to be a Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC) Cloud Mentor, it hit different. I wasn’t just some student fumbling through labs anymore—I was now the one people would look to for guidance. Exciting? Yeah. Scary? Definitely.
I’d wrestled with the chaos of cloud computing myself—figuring out IAM roles, breaking deployments, spinning up VMs that cost way too much money when I forgot to shut them down. So the idea of leading others through that same maze wasn’t just about dumping knowledge. It was about building a crew of cloud navigators, people who’d explore, break, fix, and create together.
Ever had someone step in at the right time and completely change the way you look at a subject? That’s what I wanted to be for them.
The Joy of "Aha!" Moments
My weeks were a blur of workshops, doubt-clearing sessions, and one-on-one deep dives. We’d go from the basics of setting up a VM to deploying serverless functions that felt like magic when they finally worked.
And man, nothing beats that “aha!” moment. Watching someone’s face light up when a concept finally clicks? Pure dopamine.
I’ll never forget Sarah. She was battling with her first web app deployment on Google Cloud. Logs, configs, endless errors—it felt like we hit every possible wall. But after hours of grinding, her app finally went live. Seeing her browser light up and hearing her yell out in excitement—worth every second. That wasn’t just code running; that was her confidence leveling up right in front of me.
What’s your most recent “aha!” moment? The one that made you sit back and go, damn, I get it now.
Beyond Technical Skills
Here’s the thing about mentorship—yeah, it’s technical, but it’s also human.
I had to learn how to explain heavy concepts without drowning people in jargon.
I was literally teaching my peers in 4th year as well as my juniors, 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students.
I used to be clueless on how to do these things, I'm not a public speaker, atleast i wasn't.
How to spot when frustration was about to make someone quit, and nudge them just enough to keep going. How to celebrate the small wins that stack into big confidence.
Funny part? Teaching cloud forced me to understand it better myself. Breaking things down for others made me see gaps in my own knowledge—and filling those made me sharper.
The GDSC community wasn’t just a club. It was this buzzing network of people hungry to learn, experiment, and build. Being a small part of that growth, watching others take flight—that’s the stuff that sticks.
If you ever get the shot to mentor, take it. You’ll learn just as much about yourself as you teach others. And those lessons? Priceless.
And if you ever think of me when you face a problem? I'm always open and reachable. Your'e literally on my site just send me a note or mail anything, i'll be there for you.