Anna Pesti 

• Year: Junior

• Major: Architecture

• Hobbies: Drawing, cooking

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog: 

“Being able to read about many different topics about South East Asia, and hear my classmate’s different perspectives.” 

Carolann Odi (she/her)

• Co-Managing Editor

• Year: Senior

• Major: Sociology/Anthropology

• Hobbies: Reading, singing

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“I love that it allows for more creative expression, specifically because of the informal writing style. It is genuinely fun to write, which is a breath of fresh air from always crafting more formal, academic pieces for college assignments.” 

Claire Kirshenbaum (she/her)

• Year: Senior

• Major: Global Studies & Sociology/Anthropology

• Hobbies: Hiking, yoga, and listening to music

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“Being able to contribute to a dialogue on Southeast Asia.”

Daniyal Hayat (he/him)

• Year: Sophomore 

• Major: Finance, Minor: International Relations

• Hobbies: listening to music, going on walks, hanging with friends, watching sports

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog: 

“The self-learning that occurs when I brainstorm things to write about and read different perspectives on them, I love the fascination.” 

 

Gibran Varahrami (he/him)

• Year: Junior 

• Major: Anthropology & Environmental Studies, Minor: Economics

• Hobbies: Running, cooking, hanging out with mom

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog: 

“My favorite part is that our classmates can share our ideas and reflections outside of class which can spur more sophisticated discussions.” 

Haley Klein (she/her)

• Year: Senior

• Major: Accounting 

• Hobbies: Reading, taking walks outside, painting

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“Being able to bring new perspectives on SEA and creating an informational space about SEA with my classmates.” 

Hannah Lewis (she/her)

• Year: Senior

• Major: History

• Hobbies: Cooking, listening to music, watching movies

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“I enjoy being able to bring topics that I find interesting and be able to share them with others. I also enjoy being able to read other people’s posts to see what is interesting to them and to learn something new about Southeast Asia that I would not otherwise have known.”

Heather Petersen (she/her)

• Year: Junior

• Major: Psychology & Anthropology 

• Hobbies: Playing the clarinet (in Lehigh’s Marching 97 & Wind Ensemble), swimming, eating diverse foods, exploring the mountains

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“My favorite part is that we get to directly engage with a constantly developing portrayal + narrative of so many aspects of SEA! I am personally intrigued with many different anthropological topics at the moment, so I enjoy having a bit of a structured way to convey my thoughts about what’s happening at the moment.”

Jack Davis (he/him)

• Year: Senior

• Major: Supply Chain Management 

• Hobbies: Walking dog 

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“I like enjoying what other people write and giving my thoughts about it.”

Keila Seeley (she/her)

• Year: Senior

• Major: Finance

• Hobbies: Reading, being with friends

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog: 

“I enjoy learning about current events and seeing how those events interact with topics we have covered in this course.” 

Maddie Sullivan (she/her) 

• Year: Senior

• Major: History

• Hobbies: shopping, watching tv

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“I like learning things about Southeast Asia that we don’t cover in class.”

Nicholas Koca (he/him)

• Year: Senior

• Major: Business Information System

• Hobbies: Engaging in entrepreneurial endeavors, cooking

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“My favorite part about this blog would be the ability to contribute to something beyond me. There are multiple contributors and different viewpoints to discuss. Everything is on the table and that excites me to be a part of something so cool and unique.”

Runyi Wang (she/her) 

• Year: Sophomore 

• Major: Global Studies & Anthropology 

• Hobbies: Photography, listening to music, watching TV shows, playing the cello, traveling

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog: 

“Expressing my own idea as well as designing the structure and pictures to align with that.” 

Saik Jalal (he/him)

• Year: Junior

• Major: Computer Science

• Hobbies: Watching sports, going on walks, hanging with friends

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“The flexibility — I like being able to write about practically anything I want (as long as it relates to SEA). Additionally, it helps improve my writing capabilities.”

Sofia Aquino (she/her)

• Year: Sophomore 

• Major: Architecture 

• Hobbies: Reading architecture books, spending time with friends

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“I love delving deeper into the cultures of regions around the world that I’m not familiar with. Through this blog, my aim is to expand my understanding of Southeast Asia, focusing on the aspects that intrigue me the most and aren’t covered in our classroom lessons.”

Teranysha Sutton (she/her)

• Year: Junior

• Major: Accounting

• Hobbies: Reading, watching tv&movies, hanging with friends, dancing

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog: 

“Learning about new topics within SEA because I don’t have a lot of previous experience in the region.”

 

Tess Furnari (she/they)

• Year: Senior

• Major: Anthropology & Environmental Studies

• Hobbies: Reading (especially comic books), spending time outside

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“I like that it allows me to learn in-depth about things I likely wouldn’t have explored otherwise.”

Tom McDonnell (he/him)

• Year: Senior

• Major: Chemical Engineering 

• Hobbies: Going to the gym, playing golf

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“The learning that I gain from my own research on current events and the other contributors posts.”

Zach Grodman (he/him)

• Year: Sophomore

• Major: Finance

• Hobbies: Hanging with friends, baseball

• Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog:

“Mixing different opinions and viewpoints from the entire class.”