from iLEAD, I participate in the Diwali showcase and Asian New Year Festival showcase which have been the highlights of my time on campus. While I am from Nashville, I have been in the shoes of an international student when I studied abroad in Tokyo. I am looking forward to meeting my mentees and making them feel at home on campus! Jiayi (Zoe) Zang Programming Chair Class of 2019 Mathematics Email: I am a Chinese international student, majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Financial Economics and Scientific Computing. I love to spend most of my free time in bed or in a bean bag; the rest I spend in the kitchen. I am a huge foodie and enjoy cooking much more authentic Chinese dishes than sold at American-Chinese restaurants. And then I eat them all. And then I try to lose weight by swimming and intermittent fasting-this been really effective so far! hasn’t MEET YOUR FELLOW ILEAD MENTORS Adriana Calderon Email: Adriana made the trip from San Jose, Costa Rica to Nashville and is now a sophormore studying Biomedical engineering. She was part of the Ilead community as a mentee when she first came to Vanderbitl, and is looking forward to being part of the process to welcome the new international students. She wants to make them feel welcomed on campus and facilitate their integration into the Vanderbilt community. Outside of classes, Adriana loves watching Tennis, snacking on the famous Rand cookies, and listening to her favorite bands, including Coldplay and Muse. She also likes discovering new artists to listen to and Nashville is the best place to be for that—there are concerts in town nearly every weekend! Adriana is also part of the Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students (VAHS) in which she helps organize different Latino cultural events for the student body to enjoy. She is looking forward to meeting and welcoming all the new international students who will join us soon! Alexandra Wan Email: Alexandra calls Nanjing, China her home and came to Vanderbilt to study both Human and Organizational Development (HOD) and Economics. As a sophomore, it been that long hasn’t since Alexandra had to experience the cultural transition to the US. She hopes that in her iLEAD mentor role she can help international students better accommodate to Vanderbilt and the new environment. During her freshman year she found information fairs on campus, which there are
from iLEAD, I participate in the Diwali showcase and Asian New Year Festival showcase which have been the highlights of my time on campus. While I am from Nashville, I have been in the shoes of an international student when I studied abroad in Tokyo. I am looking forward to meeting my mentees and making them feel at home on campus! Jiayi (Zoe) Zang Programming Chair Class of 2019 Mathematics Email: I am a Chinese international student, majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Financial Economics and Scientific Computing. I love to spend most of my free time in bed or in a bean bag; the rest I spend in the kitchen. I am a huge foodie and enjoy cooking much more authentic Chinese dishes than sold at American-Chinese restaurants. And then I eat them all. And then I try to lose weight by swimming and intermittent fasting-this hasn’t been really effective so far! MEET YOUR FELLOW ILEAD MENTORS Adriana Calderon Email: Adriana made the trip from San Jose, Costa Rica to Nashville and is now a sophormore studying Biomedical engineering. She was part of the Ilead community as a mentee when she first came to Vanderbitl, and is looking forward to being part of the process to welcome the new international students. She wants to make them feel welcomed on campus and facilitate their integration into the Vanderbilt community. Outside of classes, Adriana loves watching Tennis, snacking on the famous Rand cookies, and listening to her favorite bands, including Coldplay and Muse. She also likes discovering new artists to listen to and Nashville is the best place to be for that—there are concerts in town nearly every weekend! Adriana is also part of the Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students (VAHS) in which she helps organize different Latino cultural events for the student body to enjoy. She is looking forward to meeting and welcoming all the new international students who will join us soon! Alexandra Wan Email: Alexandra calls Nanjing, China her home and came to Vanderbilt to study both Human and Organizational Development (HOD) and Economics. As a sophomore, it hasn’t been that long since Alexandra had to experience the cultural transition to the US. She hopes that in her iLEAD mentor role she can help international students better accommodate to Vanderbilt and the new environment. During her freshman year she found information fairs on campus, which there are
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