Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
School Year: Junior
Major(s): Neuroscience and Health Administration
Team: Avatar
Languages: English, Hindi, Oriya, Marathi, Bengali, Gujrathi, Punjabi
Hobbies: I love trying new cuisines, exercising, geeking out with Neuroscience/ Psychology nerds, and watching Netflix with a hot cup of coffee as much as possible!
Why I became a mentor: IPMP was my home away from home when I joined IUPUI back in Fall 2020. This is the program through which I met my closest friends and got the chance to interact with other international students. Through IPMP, I got the confidence to get involved on campus and become the best version of myself. I wanted to become a mentor so that I can help out students just the way my mentors helped me so that they too can find a home away from home in IUPUI through IPMP.
Bio: I was born in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India and grew up in Mumbai, India until the age of 18 after which I moved to Indianapolis, India as an international student. Staying in India I have studied in the Cambridge board and completed my IGCSEs, AS/A levels after which I am currently studying in the American Education board which allowed me to 'educationally' travel throughout the world! I can never truly trace when I found my passion for neuroscience, however, I would like to credit it to the amazing fictional characters I grew up with like Dr. Derek Shepherd from Grey's Anatomy, Dr. Stephen Strange from Marvel and rather novelly, Dr. Amy Farah Fowler from Big Bang Theory series.
Best Place to eat in Indianapolis: Best place to eat in Indy, I would say is Buffalo Wild Wings or Condado Tacos downtown Indy!
One piece of advice: Don't be afraid to try new things out! It may initially seem scary with so many changes taking place at once, take your time with it, and when you feel like you are ready, push yourself to step out of your comfort zone and take advantage of everything that IUPUI has to offer. Do things that make you happy and create a gazillion memories!
