On this final episode of the Summer Tour, we're back home. I sit back and reflect on all the cool people I met and what that taught me about professional life, purpose, and what matters.

On this final leg of the Summer Tour we culminate our travels to the far east in beautiful Malaysia where I have the privilege of chatting with Dr. Maimonah Al-Masawa. Maimonah is an academic researcher and lecturer specializing in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and extracellular vesicles (EVs) at the Faculty of Pharmacy, at the University of Malaya. She is also the Vice President of the Student Network on Extracellular Vesicles. We discuss her origins and upbringing in the Yemen, time in Germany, and settling in Malaysia where she began her research program.

As we continue our summer tour, we stop in beautiful and scenic Maldives where I have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Asiya Rozindar, a PhD-trained Science Educator and Biology Teacher with the Ministry of Education. Originally from Karnatak, India, Asiya grew up in a diverse melting pot of a city where scholarship, community engagement, and service where cherished values. We talk about her PhD training, rich teaching experiences, and her current work with students on the island teaching them science, conservation. Her broader message is making scientific research accessible and surmountable in today's high pressure academic landscape.