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Alex Bournakis
Sorelle Tchebetchou
Laura Holtheuer
Tanvi Gopalabhatla
Gurkirat Singh
Hector Jimenez Perez
Andrés Serrano Santana
Hallie Sternberg
Joshua Tsuei
Vincent O'Reilly
Alessandro Aldrovandi
Adi Tyagi
Sahas Ranjan
Clara Choi
Dana Smith
Bempomaa Asante
Emily Mixter
Kyle Pate
Halima Hasan
Varun Vaddineni
Paulina Marquez Quintana
Meaghan O'Reilly
Anubhav (Anu) Awasthi
Bia Salome
José Ventura
Arushi Gupta
Netra Murthy
Ayushi Agarwal
Ananya Sen
Josef Low
Maria Flores
Bandar Soufi
Carlos Suarez Pardo
Qi Zhang
Alper Yilmaz
Fernanda Amorim
Veer Kaushik
Vera Goesmann
Noor Sugrue
Diego Morodo Diaz
Strade Cadillay
Mark Babicke
David Zheng
Cam White
Jonathan Barlow
Don Cho
Rohit Ghotkar
Lily Qi
Anurag Andoji
Karen Wang
Justin Hoot
Tarun Singh Singh
Justin Lewis
Ethan Tuch
Gurshaan Bariana
Tyler Leary
Sarah Lee
Mason Brown
Kwabena Asenso
Hung Nguyen
Kobby Gyamfi
Jose Urrego Gomez
Alejandro Vallenilla
Fred Makobongo
Dhruv Jani
Shae-Jhon Coy
Brenda Valencia Morin
Monica He
Vasisht Srinivasan
Vitor Sadala
Danny Madanes
Jacob Bozentka
Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan
Flaviano Santos Neto
Kavya Ramamoorthy
Kelsey Hill
Saurav Suryawanshi
Vighnesh Thanawala
Julie Jung
Juan Diego Velez
Anabelle Chen
Alonso Rojas Mendieta
Rachel Strother
Israel Caldas Treptow
Alper Tufan
Juan Valles
Nicolas Meszaros
Nikolaus Veith
Marianna Ronan
Lam Nguyen
Samone Blair
Jorge Perello
Natasha Saputra
Annika Agarwal
Rachel Watson
Zack Olson
Evan Wu
Ally Wong
Charles Doris
Anne Otterbein
Ayush Mayur
Nylani Rios
Alex Boswell
Ameya Kulkarni
Katherine Tejada
Troy Anderson
Ria Bhaskar
Santiago Diaz Granados
Taylor Hunt
Antonio Cosio
Dania Marin Guerrero
Harsh Rumalwala
Marc Fleming
Mor Burshtein Dagan
Maria Villaveces Latorre
Ignacio Legarraga
Naama Elazar
Daniel Goldfarb
Aswin ramanathan
Aasha Dave
Meera Keskar
Florencia Pizarro
Andrea Barletti Cier
Megha Mehta
Yuval Kushnirsky
Michael Coughlin
Maddie Lavoie
A.H. Hassaballah
Pierre Pictet
Sacha Warnod
Monica Widjaja
Jayasree Chakravarty
Ayuba Abba
Alexa Jochims
Will Vogeley
Adam Saunders
Paola Bejarano Cacho
Elena Ivanova
Kenei Suzuki
Hannah Meshulam
Mihika Rungta
Alex Neumann
Camila Calderon
Pranay Khatwani
Aeshang Shah
Sheel Patel
Kara Hur
Chay Jeong
Ramiro Ortiz
Myles Jackson
Unmesh Gosavi
Shukran Amdeen
Amina Kamagate
Jeff Zhang
Rodrigo Martin Acosta
Mridul Mahesh
Jack Goodman-Cheng
Aanchal Khanna
Archita Poddar
Fabliha Nowyar
Robert Leary
Yuval Rebhun
Lauren Sheu
Dami Olonilua
Phoebe Oh
Adrian Nguyen
Hai Hong Yang
Marcos Jaramillo Gutierrez
Subham Agarwal
Dhathri Bobba
Angel Wang
Kavana Sastry
Kate Ferguson
Allie Chadwick
Raveena Singh
Anna Lazzereschi
Cyntia Tamayo Perez
Natalia Ordonez Bozzi
Sanjeev Parameswaran
Jaeyoung Jeong
Milen Georgiev
Patrick Mispireta
Kensuke Ishii
Ludmilla Lomba
Chand Madaka
David Kim
Vickie Zou
Waleed Liaqat
Mian Asfandiyar Husain
Oded Nissim
Rishabh Rajagopalan
Melissa Valdivia Abanto
Juliana Villamizar Chaparro
Mario Garcia Oropeza
Mk Kim
Italo Lima Silva
Abby Patrick
Yuqi Cai
Ashni Shah
Yao Xen Tan
Lucas Martim de Lima Portilho
Mel Hasbun
Amanda Tan
Yang Yu
Ryan Woods
Tobi Olawale
Kshitij Bansal
Olivia Huchton
Chris Kim
Ploy Prachaseree
Moiz Mohammed
Jared Jerrick
Sarah Oliveira
Dhruvit Shah
Madeline Stanke
Manushi Yadav
Daniel Lukowiecki Caridi
Gonzaga Sanchez-Arjona Gomez-Rodulfo
Abdul Eldukair
Srujana Kanchibhotla
Beatriz Mandetta Clementino
India Johnstone
Lianna McFarlane-Connelly
Nora O'Sullivan
Hui Zhang
Kevin Sullivan
Lynn Sung
Tessa Curry
Shiri Asangwe
Samantha Lin
Yuxuan Wu
Tamir Kalderon
Aditi Mehta
Lorenzo Squadrilli
Ki Beom Han
Isabella Upchurch
Patricio Aguilar Alvarez
Nik Stoykov
Angela Chou
Benedict Ng
Jamie Chen
Yusuke Ito
Sam Suri
Itamar Adry Mayo
Sujay Chebbi
Hector Quijano
Ab Iqbal
Parth Patel
Benjamin Wu
Pablo Berry
Srujith Velumula
Lucas Mairal-Cruz
Darsheed Mustafa
Lia Villaruz
Sony Gajjala
Alejandro Samper
Juan Jose Llanos Barbosa
Elisa Razzera Gajardo
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Nilima Garg
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I almost lost my right leg due to a brown recluse spider bite.
Alex Bournakis
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My family owns restaurants in the Loop, downtown Chicago.
Sorelle Tchebetchou
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I had visited the Louvre the same day it got robbed...Am I the problem? Maybe lol!
Laura Holtheuer
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I have four passports and have lived on three continents
Tanvi Gopalabhatla
Before Booth, I worked at Disney in LA and volunteered at many studio premieres!
Gurkirat Singh
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I once asked so many questions at the South Carolina Aquarium that an employee gave me a private, behind-the-scenes tour of their Great Ocean Tank, and even sent me home with a goody bag!
Hector Jimenez Perez
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I finished Berlin marathon dressed in a banana tree costume
Andrés Serrano Santana
Hallie Sternberg
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I once won a 400 person musical chairs tournament!
Joshua Tsuei
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I have a golden british shorthair named Cheeto
Vincent O'Reilly
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I once attended a wedding that was administered by Darth Vader
Alessandro Aldrovandi
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Born and raised in Rome - happy to chat about moving from Europe, marketing, but also food and tennis!
Adi Tyagi
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I spent a portion of my childhood on a ship, traveling the world with my parents.
Sahas Ranjan
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"Before Booth, I moved to India for a year for work."
"One of my greatest hobbies is art - particularly oil painting and digital."
"My name is a palindrome."
Clara Choi
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I live my life through side quests — from walking the 500 mile Camino de Santiago and taking the Trans Siberian train, to designing clothes, attending fashion weeks, DJing, and helping artists grow their businesses. I am always hunting for the next story. Join me!
Dana Smith
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I have a pet lionhead bunny named Snickers!
Bempomaa Asante
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Before Booth, I had a tennis podcast where we discussed tennis like it was reality tv!
Emily Mixter
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I'm a huge musical theater fan and can still sing most of the songs in Hamilton by heart.
Kyle Pate
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Before Booth, I lived and worked in Japan for 3 years.
Halima Hasan
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I pride myself on my calendar -- I use a 13-color code system for everything on it.
Varun Vaddineni
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My favorite thing I own is part of the bungee cord from when I went bungee jumping.
Paulina Marquez Quintana
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I'm from Mexico, but I can't handle spicy food
Meaghan O'Reilly
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I love traveling to watch women’s soccer and I am planning to go watch my second World Cup in 2027 in Brazil!
Anubhav (Anu) Awasthi
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I was born and raised in Botswana! (small country in Southern Africa)
Bia Salome
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One of my MBA goals is to complete a 70.3 Iron Man
José Ventura
Arushi Gupta
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I have skydived before even though I have a big fear of heights.
Netra Murthy
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I was accepted to Booth on my birthday!
Ayushi Agarwal
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I love to travel and visited my 27th country this past Summer which was New Zealand.
Ananya Sen
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I finished my Booth application while completing my open water diving certification in Thailand (doing both on 3 hours of sleep)
Josef Low
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I obtained my pilot and diving license before my driving license.
Maria Flores
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I have the pleasure to have my husband as a fellow Boothie!
Bandar Soufi
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I am a desperate e-sports Dota 2 fan
Carlos Suarez Pardo
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I played guitar in 2 weddings and did a perfect NBA playoff bracket in 2019
Qi Zhang
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I did my startup business in South Africa prior to Booth, and coincidentally, I went to South Africa Random Walk.
Alper Yilmaz
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I read all of the surviving works from Ancient Greece!
Fernanda Amorim
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Standing at 5'2", you might not expect me to have played basketball for 8 years as a point guard, nor would you necessarily guess my training as a materials engineer!
Veer Kaushik
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I won a national Target modeling competition as a baby. I am also currently teaching myself how to speak Italian while training for a half-ironman before graduation.
Vera Goesmann
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Before starting Booth, I said goodbye to Australia by completing my first full Ironman in Cairns (gateway to the Great Barrier Reef)!
Noor Sugrue
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I love holiday candy like candy canes and candy corn… I know…
Diego Morodo Diaz
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Big Green Bay Packers Fan
Strade Cadillay
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Before Booth, I was a part-time Police Officer while also working full-time
Mark Babicke
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I’ve lived in almost every single region of the U.S.
David Zheng
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I'm an aspiring endurance athlete. I've completed 1x half ironman and 1x marathon. Training to complete a full ironman soon
Cam White
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I love cooking and hosting and before Booth I was always the friend that hosted and cooked for a 15+ person Friendsgiving celebration
Jonathan Barlow
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Triathlete and Airbnb super host
Don Cho
Rohit Ghotkar
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I’m a devout Boston Celtics fan and met Jayson Tatum while I was on a coffee chat when living in Boston.
Lily Qi
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I went to Disneyland ten times in three years.
Anurag Andoji
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I'm always looking for an excuse to play tennis, pickleball, ping pong, or basketball (fair warning, I can get a little competitive). I've also spent a good chunk of time traveling and working remotely from different places. Outside of that, I'm a bit of a health and fitness nerd and probably spend more time thinking about nutrition than I should!
Karen Wang
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I love trying new restaurants and cafes
Justin Hoot
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I was a surf instructor and saved a man from a shark attack
Tarun Singh Singh
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Justin Lewis
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I used to be a professional baseball player.
Ethan Tuch
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My last name, Tuch, means "fine cloth" in German.
Gurshaan Bariana
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Before Booth, I founded a dance studio in the Bay Area.
Tyler Leary
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I used to be a helicopter pilot and am working towards getting a sommelier license at Booth.
Sarah Lee
Mason Brown
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Despite growing up in Iowa, I have been a lifelong Chicago Bears fan. Bear down!!
Kwabena Asenso
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I like to be called Kwabena which means a Tuesday born but I was actually born on a Wednesday
Hung Nguyen
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I'm an avid eater and have a food instagram account
Kobby Gyamfi
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Jose Urrego Gomez
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I have changed careers 2 times in the past 6 years, started as an engineer, pivoted to Real Estate and then to consulting
Alejandro Vallenilla
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I grew up in Venezuela, and I have three passports! (USA, Venezuela, Spain)
Fred Makobongo
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Dhruv Jani
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I built my first app ~7 years ago on the Garmin app store to track and re-organize my fitness and health stats
Shae-Jhon Coy
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I face my fear of heights by cliff jumping, visiting observation decks, and parasailing
Brenda Valencia Morin
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I have a younger sister. She is my favorite person
Monica He
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I had my Booth interview only a few days after having my baby, and the video interview topic was actually about my newborn — and I got accepted!
Vasisht Srinivasan
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I have seen every Chicago pro sports team, except the White Sox, live!
Vitor Sadala
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My favorite hobby is hiking and I've climbed the third highest peak in Brazil
Danny Madanes
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During the first winter of Covid quarantine I skied enough vertical feet to leave the atmosphere.
Jacob Bozentka
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The best sashimi I ever had was puffer fish in Japan.
Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan
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My guilty pleasure is watching reruns of How I Met Your Mother – I've watched it 23 times start to end.
Flaviano Santos Neto
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I lived in Australia for a year studying Accounting, but the toughest part was learning how to make a proper cappuccino when I decided to become a certified barista in the Land Down Under
Kavya Ramamoorthy
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I'm passionate about keeping my 50+ houseplants alive.
Kelsey Hill
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I tried out to be a ball-person at the U.S. Tennis Open.
Saurav Suryawanshi
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I’ve been to 30 of the 63 national parks.
Vighnesh Thanawala
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I have been to 49 U.S. States
Julie Jung
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Booth is the tenth school I've attended.
Juan Diego Velez
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I was born on Chile's independence day!
Anabelle Chen
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I’ve lived on both sides of the Pacific, which makes it hard for me to decide whether San Diego or Taipei feels more like home.
Alonso Rojas Mendieta
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I have watched over 200 anime series - Attack on Titan is still unmatched.
Rachel Strother
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Whenever I travel internationally, I try to take a local cooking class.
Israel Caldas Treptow
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I am a former airline pilot and visited more than 50 cities around the world.
Alper Tufan
Juan Valles
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Despite my Argentinian roots, I’ve been a Chelsea fan since I was seven.
Nicolas Meszaros
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I've lived in Peru, Panama, Venezuela, China, Mexico, and now Chicago. I'm a runner and tennis player who loves exploring Chicago's food scene. I'm currently on a quest to find the city's best burger.
Nikolaus Veith
Marianna Ronan
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Before coming to Booth, my partner and I quit our jobs and traveled the world for three months, seeing 18 countries.
Lam Nguyen
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I'm a consultant by day and a powerlifter by night
Samone Blair
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I used to be a TV reporter.
Jorge Perello
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I played competitive chess for over five years!
Natasha Saputra
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I'm not a fast runner but have completed some races at Disney World and Disneyland (including my first full marathon)!
Annika Agarwal
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Forever afraid of heights, I confronted my fears head-on by paragliding in the Himalayas. Leaping-off the cliff sent a chill down my spine, but soaring above the stunning landscape made it my most unforgettable experience.
Rachel Watson
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My husband and I met in a mosh pit and I still go to a ton of shows around Chicago!
Zack Olson
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I went to Lebrons HS
Evan Wu
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I auditioned for Voice of China (basically the Chinese version of American Idol).
Ally Wong
Charles Doris
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I was in a viral video on my wedding day.
Anne Otterbein
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I love playing soccer! Before Booth, I played in 10+ leagues across NYC and I’m always looking for a pickup game.
Ayush Mayur
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A friend of mine gifted me a parcel of land in Scotland so I’m legally allowed to put “Lord” in my title now.
Nylani Rios
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I own a boat and run a chartering business during the summer months.
Alex Boswell
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I went to South Africa for my Random Walk.
Ameya Kulkarni
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Lived in 7 countries, and visited 20.
Katherine Tejada
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I have traveled to 40 countries
Troy Anderson
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I spent most of my childhood living abroad in Switzerland, Japan, and Turkey.
Ria Bhaskar
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I hope to own a bakery in NYC one day!
Santiago Diaz Granados
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I'm addicted to trying new desserts, and sometimes I need more than one to be fully satisfied.
Taylor Hunt
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My boyfriend and I have a popular Chicago Craft Beer Instagram
Antonio Cosio
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I can solve a rubiks cube in under a minute and I can also juggle.
Dania Marin Guerrero
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Outside of Booth, you’ll often find me practicing yoga, painting, or singing ABBA at karaoke.
Harsh Rumalwala
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I’ve read over 500 fiction novels and probably forgotten half the plots by now, but I’m always happy to swap recommendations!
Marc Fleming
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I'm an avid photographer and love to shoot film on my point and shoot camera
Mor Burshtein Dagan
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I am the head referee in robotics competitions
Maria Villaveces Latorre
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I used to work for an airline and got the opportunity to visit 20+ countries as a standby passenger
Ignacio Legarraga
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I love to restore old motorcycles
Naama Elazar
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I'm working on mapping all of the vintage markets in Chicago
Daniel Goldfarb
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I am a Sabre Fencer, can play 3 instruments, and used to make videos about competitive World of Warcraft!
Aswin ramanathan
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I am passionate about tennis and have played in district level matches in India. When I decided to call Austin,TX my home, I bought a house in an area called "World of Tennis" so that I can hit the court whenever I can.
Aasha Dave
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I love exploring restaurants in Chicago (ranked in the Top 7,000 on Beli)!
Meera Keskar
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I am the fourth member of my family that was born on the same day of the year, October 11.
Florencia Pizarro
Andrea Barletti Cier
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I facetime my cat every sunday :)
Megha Mehta
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I love movies! - used to run a movie review column in my undergrad university magazine and have a movie review blog @amegzonprime on Instagram
Yuval Kushnirsky
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I am an avid rock climber
Michael Coughlin
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Maddie Lavoie
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In college, I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with my family!
A.H. Hassaballah
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I train for endurance running and cycling, I used to play the piano, and scuba dive every summer
Pierre Pictet
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I still use a vintage typewriter to write notes due to my doctor-level penmanship
Sacha Warnod
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Chicago is the sixth city I have lived in, four in the U.S. and two in France!
Monica Widjaja
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• Despite running two companies, I’m a matcha latte addict who still gets excited about Netflix binges and karaoke nights.
• I started my Food & Beverage business in my home garage! now it’s a 7-year brand with two outlets in Jakarta, including a full-service restaurant.
• In 2020, I co-founded Donation For Nation, raising $55,000 to support 100+ hospitals, 1,000+ homeless individuals, 50+ children with disabilities and elders, and build three schools in rural areas in Indonesia, but what I cherish the most are the grateful tears of doctors and the smiles of children and elders we helped.
Jayasree Chakravarty
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I've lived in three countries (India, Singapore, and the US), speak four languages, and have trained in Indian classical music for over 17 years! Before Booth, I worked in advertising and brand strategy, so my path to business school has been a little unconventional.
I'm involved in the South Asian Business Group, Marketing Group, and Partners Group. I'm always happy to chat about LEAD, living in Chicago, navigating Booth as an international student, coming to business school with a partner, or making the transition from a nontraditional career background!
Ayuba Abba
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I love a good TV series and House of the Dragon was my latest obsession
Alexa Jochims
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I was a competitive gymnast for 15 years!
Will Vogeley
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I’ve climbed to the top of Half Dome and Angel’s Landing.
Adam Saunders
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I am a certified scuba diver.
Paola Bejarano Cacho
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I have a collection of +100 board games.
Elena Ivanova
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, I launched a marketing campaign in partnership with all Chicago sports teams to encourage vaccination among fans.
Kenei Suzuki
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Over the past decade, I have volunteered and interned in education in Japan, Australia, and the US, teaching more than 200 students.
Hannah Meshulam
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My path to Booth was quite the zig-zag; I used to be an olive farmer, a mechanic's assistant, and a staff writer on a TV show — not at the same time, of course.
Mihika Rungta
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I build online versions of my favourite board games using AI!
Alex Neumann
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I grew up in a town of 5000 people
Camila Calderon
Pranay Khatwani
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I'm a top local guide on Google Maps with 30M+ photo views and have reviewed restaurants in 36+ countries
Aeshang Shah
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Before Booth, I was a part of the Rutgers Division III Men’s Volleyball Team.
Sheel Patel
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I’m a licensed scuba diver
Kara Hur
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I grew up between Los Angeles and Mongolia.
Chay Jeong
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I’m actually a certified scuba diver who doesn’t know how to swim.
Ramiro Ortiz
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I have done 3 of the 7 Major Marathons. Aiming to do the 4th sometime in 2027-28.
Myles Jackson
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I adopted a puppy before starting my first year of business school
Unmesh Gosavi
Shukran Amdeen
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I’ve lived in 7 cities around the world.
Amina Kamagate
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I went for my first Skydiving experience with Boothies a couple of months ago.
Jeff Zhang
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I play competitive beach volleyball and earned an AA rating in California (top 18% of players in the state).
Rodrigo Martin Acosta
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I know how to solve the Rubiks cube in under one minute!
Mridul Mahesh
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I love learning new languages and currently know 5 of them, learning my 6th one!
Jack Goodman-Cheng
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I played in a punk band in high school and released some recorded music; now, I act as consultant/producer for my wife's rock band.
Aanchal Khanna
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The very first "paycheck" of my life was a bar of chocolate that I got for doing a modeling photoshoot as a 5-year-old!
Archita Poddar
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I haven't lost a foosball game in over 4 years
Fabliha Nowyar
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I’m a big Formula 1 fan and got to cheer on Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza with fellow Boothies—my version of a pilgrimage.
Robert Leary
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I grew up in Florida and lived there until moving to Chicago in 2022. Naturally, I decided December was the perfect time to make the move, which meant going straight from Florida weather into my first Chicago winter. It was definitely a trial by ice but I survived, adapted, and have loved calling Chicago home ever since.
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Lauren Sheu
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I played orchestral percussion for 15 years (favorite instrument = tambourine).
Dami Olonilua
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I learned how to play Padel and I love it.
Phoebe Oh
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I auditioned for k-pop idol when I was in middle school.
Adrian Nguyen
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There are a lot of Vietnamese Boothies having the exactly same name ANH NGUYEN. My English name is Adrian - I picked this name since it means RICH
Hai Hong Yang
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I have won 3 eating contests in my life!
Marcos Jaramillo Gutierrez
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I'm a big Formula 1 fan! I also like running and have an extensive hat collection that I definitely underuse.
Subham Agarwal
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The first time I came in Chicago, I took a 19 hr Amtrack from New York.
Dhathri Bobba
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I am obsessed with cars and regularly attend auto shows, car events, and even build Lego sets and scale models of my favorite cars.
Angel Wang
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I'm a sucker for a good mystery/thriller movie or book.
Kavana Sastry
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I got married in May, just before starting business school, and my husband and I are now both attending Booth together
Kate Ferguson
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In middle school, I participated in my regional Olympic Development Program for women's soccer.
Allie Chadwick
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I've had three encounters with bears in the wild. Two at Yosemite and one in the Yukon territory of Canada.
Raveena Singh
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I have funny stories from my SWE to PM transition much before Booth. I wish I knew what I know now after my classes here!
Anna Lazzereschi
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I’ve been skiing since I was a kid and competed in Alpine Ski Racing for 13 years.
Cyntia Tamayo Perez
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My whole family's photo was printed on a milk carton distributed nationwide in Mexico for five months; my brother worked at the milk company and got us all cast for the ad
Natalia Ordonez Bozzi
Sanjeev Parameswaran
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I once almost had my finger chewed off by a bear.
Jaeyoung Jeong
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I got lost in the Honduras jungle by myself for half a day this summer
Milen Georgiev
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Deciding to move to the U.S. from Eastern Europe took me less than 24 hours.
Patrick Mispireta
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My family has a special connection to the Statue of Liberty, the mayor of NYC who accepted it started a business in Peru, which is the reason my family's hometown exists.
Kensuke Ishii
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I used to surf most weekends on the coast near Tokyo. Now I'm figuring out whether Lake Michigan counts as an ocean.
Ludmilla Lomba
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For the past two years I was working remote and living in Chicago as a Booth partner but I loved the experience so much that I had to become a student my self.
Chand Madaka
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I used to sell my pottery commissions!
David Kim
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I love exploring new coffee shops and trying local specialties whenever I travel. I've discovered some great hidden gems and enjoy collecting recommendations from friends and coworkers!
Vickie Zou
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I have legal qualification, but I rest my case after undergrad.
Waleed Liaqat
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I don’t know how to swim. And I have lived in 4 countries.
Mian Asfandiyar Husain
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I auditioned for a Marvel TV show and made it to the final rounds (they made me sign an NDA so keep it between us!)
Oded Nissim
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Before Booth, I backpacked through all of Latin America in six months
Rishabh Rajagopalan
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I used to co-host and edit a soccer analysis show on YouTube
Melissa Valdivia Abanto
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Both of my cats have been black and white, I have a very strict dress code at home!
Juliana Villamizar Chaparro
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I'm from Colombia, a country that has produced a Tour de France champion, and yet I never learned how to ride a bike. Volunteers to teach me are welcome.
Mario Garcia Oropeza
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I like to collect socks with funny patterns
Mk Kim
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I have travelled 30+ countries for the last decade.
Italo Lima Silva
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I represented an education NGO in a Brazilian national TV game show.I did most of my MBA applications while working in a consulting project in Dubai and Saudi Arabia.
Abby Patrick
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I've run 12 marathons and hope to cross a few more off the list while at Booth!
Yuqi Cai
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Ashni Shah
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My love language is feeding people - if you come over, expect to leave with leftovers!
Yao Xen Tan
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Lucas Martim de Lima Portilho
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I attended COP26 in Glasgow, representing my undergraduate institution (Vanderbilt).
Mel Hasbun
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On my free time I love to spend time in the ceramic studio making pieces to gift to friends and family!
Amanda Tan
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I watched Taylor Swift's Eras Tour twice in two different countries because I really wanted to see the original eras tour and the updated eras tour after her latest album!
Yang Yu
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I workout 5 times a week, big fun of weight lifting
Ryan Woods
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"I met a former President of Columbia while on a school trip!"
Tobi Olawale
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I did my random walk trip to the UAE.
Kshitij Bansal
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I am Guiness World Record Holder
Olivia Huchton
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I lived and worked in Sydney for a few months before moving to New York in 2020!
Chris Kim
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I've been singing in choral groups for 10+ years.
I also did a lot of personal travel while working remotely at Activision. Favorite cities have been Miami and Vancouver BC. Working in the Blizzard Seoul Office was also fun.
Ploy Prachaseree
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Originally from Thailand, spent the past 10 years in Hong Kong and now call Chicago home as I pursue my next chapter!
Moiz Mohammed
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I'm a dog musher.
Jared Jerrick
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I spent the first 10 years of my life growing up in Guyana, South America
Sarah Oliveira
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The calendar emoji on the iPhone is my birthday!
Dhruvit Shah
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On my very first international trip, I lost my luggage, almost drowned and got into an ATV accident. Fun stuff
Madeline Stanke
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I have lived in five neighborhoods in Chicago and love to explore the food and music scenes!
Manushi Yadav
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Daniel Lukowiecki Caridi
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I made it a goal to visit at least one new country every year. Currently on year 5 of doing this!
Gonzaga Sanchez-Arjona Gomez-Rodulfo
Abdul Eldukair
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I'm planning to open my own investment firm.
Srujana Kanchibhotla
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I am working on becoming a Sommelier!
Beatriz Mandetta Clementino
India Johnstone
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I cook a mean chicken parm.
Lianna McFarlane-Connelly
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I learned how to weld for my college job!
Nora O'Sullivan
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I majored in Arabic, but now work in the casino industry.
Hui Zhang
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Kevin Sullivan
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Before Booth I flew Black Hawk helicopters for the Army as an instructor pilot teaching new flight school students
Lynn Sung
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I have probably played over a thousand rounds of Rummikub by now.
Tessa Curry
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I love to seek new adventures; recently I've been shark diving, skydiving and bungee jumping.
Shiri Asangwe
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Before Booth, I was also a makeup artist for NARS and Laura Mercier!
Samantha Lin
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I used to be a tour guide at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello -- I can tell you any fact about TJ!
Yuxuan Wu
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I tried all rollercoasters in every amusement park I went.
Tamir Kalderon
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I crossed the Atlantic on a sail boat
Aditi Mehta
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I love travelling and have been to over 40 countries - planning to cross 50 during my time at Booth!
Lorenzo Squadrilli
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Before my internship I was ranked top 50 in the world in Catan online!
Ki Beom Han
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Running enthusiast planning to participate in the 2027 Chicago Marathon
Isabella Upchurch
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I've helped deliver over 1200 babies.
Patricio Aguilar Alvarez
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I am a marathon runner and planning to run Chicago next year
Nik Stoykov
Angela Chou
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I had my hair dyed in different colors back in college, maroon, green, purple - you name it.
Benedict Ng
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I represented Singapore at World Championships twice as part of the National Under-24 Team in Ultimate (Frisbee), and won 2nd runner-up in the latter!
Jamie Chen
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I almost went to Amsterdam instead of coming to Booth.
Yusuke Ito
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I've been to over 20 countries.
Sam Suri
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I have a cat named Kyoto who runs my life
Itamar Adry Mayo
Sujay Chebbi
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I started my high school's breakdancing club.
Hector Quijano
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I love dancing Bachata
Ab Iqbal
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I am on a mission to prove padel > pickleball and a certified barista perfecting latte art.
Parth Patel
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I've traveled to over 35 countries!
Benjamin Wu
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"Before Booth, I was a combat aviator for the United States Marine Corps for 8 years"
Pablo Berry
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I had a small voiceover part in a radio show in Mexico. I had to show up every single day, so for a while my voice was part of thousands of people’s morning routines.
Srujith Velumula
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I understand and speak 5 languages.
Lucas Mairal-Cruz
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"I studied aerospace engineering because I wanted to challenge myself and I thought it would make for a funny 'rocket science' dad joke."
Darsheed Mustafa
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I've driven across country four times!
Lia Villaruz
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Me and my older brother are exactly four years apart. We were both born on February 7th.
Sony Gajjala
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I did competitive powerlifting and am just starting to get into boxing!
Alejandro Samper
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I've run three marathons
Juan Jose Llanos Barbosa
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Launching my venture while at Booth!
Elisa Razzera Gajardo
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I’ve lived in seven cities across three countries.
Isabel Samper
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I was invited to play for Bogotá's city basketball team but left after one practice. My teammates were competing to outshine each other, and I had always played for the joy of lifting my team up
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