WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?  WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH? I grew up in Bombay, India most of my life and came to the US around 8 years ago. I later moved from LA to a small town in California called Elk Grove. I graduated from Franklin High and was admitted into Berkeley in fall 2011. I became interested in Computer Science and have since taken CS10, CS61a and CS61bl. I have also worked as a Quality Analyst Intern in Netvarth, helping manage the Restaurant Management System and update the Forkworld Search engine, volunteered as a CS10 lab assistant, and have been a member of AWE(Association of Women in EECS), CSUA and Leadership Symposium. HOW MUCH PROGRAMMING HAVE YOU DONE?  WHAT LANGUAGES? I have been programming for more than a year in Python, Scheme, Java and BYOB :). I am also familiar with some UNIX. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? My hobbies include learning, laughing, interacting with other people, traveling, dancing, biking, swimming, badminton, and singing in the Church choir. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR TALENTS AND SKILLS? Some of my skills include drawing, wiggling my ears, writing poetry, creating stained glass artwork, dancing, and choreographing Indian dances. I also like thinking of creative, innovative, and unique ideas, whether in CS, arts or dances. HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANYTHING REMARKABLE? I can say the Alphabet backwards in less than 5 seconds :) and speak about 4 languages, including Hindi, Malayalam (native Indian language), English, and some Spanish. Thanks to CS10, my partner's and my speech synthesis project( a sound based application in BYOB that converts text to speech) was chosen to be presented at the CS Education day. I have also created video tutorials and user guides for the Forkworld Search engine. Some past honors include Zeta Beta Scholarship (2011), PG&E Scholarship (2011), Blessed Marie Rose Durocher (2007), Student of the Month (2005), and Principal's Honors Roll Award. WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS TERM? Other commitments mainly include taking CS70 and EE42 this term.