Hi Everyone, My name is Vincent Xue and I am a computer science major with a concentration in bioinformatics. My favorite thing to do on my spare time is to update myself on technology and program. I am currently volunteering in an evolutionary bioinformatics lab at Hunter, but outside of school I am writing an application for the android market. I am also on the school’s fencing team. In the future I plan to pursue research in computational biology through graduate school.

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My name is Danilo Rojas. I grew up in Brooklyn, where I attended Brooklyn Technical High School, and I am now a second year student in the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College. I am majoring in biochemistry and history and intend to go to medical school after my undergraduate studies. My interest in history stems from a desire to learn more about racial relations and discover what events made the world what it is today, and I enjoy biology and chemistry because of their applications to create change. The primary thing I hope to take away from my undergraduate studies is to learn how to effectively present science  to make it accessible to everyone and show the big picture when it comes to scientific research, a skill that would help me communicate with anyone about anything. My ultimate career goal is to be a rehabilitation physician with a focus in sports medicine. Currently, I am working in a research lab at Hunter College in the Chemistry Department where we do work on the chemistry of natural substances, which involves developing effective methods to isolate such substances and discovering their role in biological systems. In the last two years, I’ve also worked as a summer camp counselor for the YMCA and as a volunteer at Mt. Sinai hospital. Outside of school, I enjoy basketball, weightlifting, sports in general, playing video games for hours, reading about gender and racial relations, and arguing about stuff on messageboards.

Hey all. My name is Joshua and I’m a Biology major. I’m mostly interested in ecology, environmental studies, and zoology, but I also love art, history, and politics. I currently research in a Hunter anthropology lab where I get to learn lots about monkeys and their nutrition. I’m not really sure what I want to do in the future, but I know that I want it to include lots of travel. I was thrilled to take a study abroad trip this past summer to South Africa, and I hope to take advantage of more of these opportunities soon.

This is my third time posting a brief biography about myself for CHC. And so, I have decided that this time I won’t mention my academic status since we all are sophomores anyway nor disclose my major – not until the end anyway, just for fun!

For starters, my name is Kanushree Jain and my hometown is Flushing, Queens since I was 2 years old. Right from elementary, I detested art projects and enjoyed playing with numbers. Thus, I thought I was more on the mathematical side than the creative side. However, I soon discovered my passion for the performing arts, specifically dancing. In fact, last summer I had the privilege to intern at Elisa Monte Dance Company and received free dance classes at Alvin Ailey. Next summer, I plan to intern at the Irish Arts Center as a management/accounting intern, which will combine my passion and my major, Accounting!

Howdy! My name is Angela and I am in between deciding my major. Originally, I was an Environmental Science major but I am thinking of switching to Anthropology, specifically Linguistic Anthropology. Currently, I am taking Intro to Linguistics and learning Japanese at Hunter but I hope to study abroad this summer in Seoul, Korea to learn Korean. Even though I am Chinese, I am choosing to learn it last because it’s the most difficult of the three languages. Eventually (who knows how long it will take!) my goal is to speak, read, and write Japanese, Korean and Chinese fluently.

Hi every one! My name is Yasmin and I am a Biology and Psychology major and aspiring Behavioral Neuroscientist. I am currently volunteering for the “I Have A Dream” Chelsea Elliot Program tutoring elementary school children. I plan on studying abroad this summer and next winter to Greece and Argentina with the goal of traveling to all the seven continents by the end of my college career! (Besides Antarctica of course! Egyptians can’t survive the cold.)

Hello! My name is Joanne and I graduated from Brooklyn Tech, with a major in Social Science Research–but now I’m majoring in Media Studies and planning to minor in Psychology. I’m not exactly sure what I want to do in life, so I’m just taking a whole bunch of media classes, including interactive media production and magazine writing. I’m hoping to take a digital photography course in Florence, Italy this summer. I’m really looking forward to the trip, because I love to travel.

Hey everyone! My name is Michelle, and I am a pre-Social Work Sociology major at Hunter. I am also minoring in Spanish and have just returned from the winter study abroad trip in Argentina, which was amazing (and I highly recommend!) I am Italian and Irish and was born and raised in Queens. I attended St. Francis Preparatory High School, where I played softball for four years. I love sports, especially the Yankees, and I love going out dancing! Currently, I am a babysitter and volunteer at Project Happy. In the future, I would love to join the Peace Corps and work with children abroad!

Hi all. I’m Mya. Like you guys (with the exception of Fiona and Prof. Laxmi), I’m a Sophmore at Hunter through Macaulay. I’ve lived in the city my whole life, born and raised Manhattanite. I am majoring in Creative Writing and Hebrew Studies through the CUNY BA program (which, for those of you who aren’t familiar with it, allows you to develop your own major(s) creating your own unique curriculum and giving you a lot more freedom and independence). I currently work at Scholastic in the Publicity department and have been for over a year now. I am planning on studying abroad all of next year in Tel Aviv, Israel, which I’m really excited about since I’m in love with the country and have most of my maternal family there.