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Preferred name: Dumebi
Pronouns: she/her
Program: Computer Science
Year: 4th year
Home Country: Nigeria
Home City: Lagos
Languages spoken: English and Igbo
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be
Potatoes, in any form
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Time travel
Who is your favourite movie character?
Jessica Chastain, the lead in Molly’s game
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Student name: Isioma
Pronouns: she/her
Program: Business Management - Human Resources
Year: 2nd year
Home Country: Nigeria
Home City: Port Harcourt
Languages spoken: English and Igbo
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Definitely Jollof rice, I could eat it any day
Pineapple on pizza – yucky or yummy?
I’m gonna have to go with yuck, I just feel like it does not belong on pizza. Sorry to all the pineapple pizza loving people
What is one item you never leave your house without?
My phone and headphones are a package deal for me
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Preferred name: Riley/Hongyu Yan
Pronouns: she/her
Program: Creative Industries
Year: 2nd year
Home Country: China
Home City: Fuxin
Languages spoken: Chinese-Mandarin and English
What's the best advice you've been given?
Don't give unsolicited advice :)
Who is your favourite movie character?
Every Barbie/princess from the very early Barbie movie series, such as Barbie of Swan Lake, Barbie as Repunzel, Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses etc. I watched them when I was very young
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Many– a teacher, a scientist, a superstar…but now, my mind changed
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Preferred name: Faheel
Pronouns: he/him
Program: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 3rd year
Home Country: Pakistan
Home City: Lahore
Languages spoken: English and Urdu
What’s your favourite sports team?
Men in Green (Pakistan national cricket team)
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be
Shawarma from Ali Baba's (with a TMU discount)
If you could be on any reality show, what would it be?
Selling Sunset
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Preferred name: Jennifer
Pronouns: she/her
Program: Journalism
Year: 4th year
Home Country: Vietnam
Home City: Hanoi
Languages spoken: English and Vietnamese
Who is your favourite movie character?
I can relate a lot to Mia from La La Land
What's the best advice you've been given?
"Feelings aren’t right or wrong — only what you choose to do with them"
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Mind reading
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Student name: Giuli
Pronouns: she/her
Program: Creative Industries
Year: 3rd year
Home Country: Mexico
Home City: Cancun
Languages spoken: Spanish and English
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Enchiladas verdes. Or my mom’s homemade lasagna. Also, it’s not a meal but I’m pretty sure I could eat apple pie every single day of my life.
Would you rather stay up late or wake up early?
Neither, I would rather just stay asleep
Last great movie you saw?
Pride and prejudice. But that’s only because I am never not watching it. Ask me this question in a week, in a month, in a year… it doesn’t matter. Pride and Prejudice is always my most recently watched movie. All the other movies never stood a chance
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Preferred name: Nick
Pronouns: he/him
Program: Nursing
Year: 3rd year
Home Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Home City: Port-of-Spain
Languages spoken: English
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Are you really going to make me pick between fried chicken, pizza and sushi?
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
An Engineer
Would you rather stay up late or wake up early?
I’d rather wake up early and get the most out of the day. Soak up all the rays (yes even in Winter)
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