Mark Mwangi is a student at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, studying Geospatial Engineering. Each year, less than one hundred people graduate university with this degree in the entire country of Kenya. Obsessed with space and technology from a young age, Mark is interested in technology and its confluence with the arts and human interest. He believe there is huge potential for technology to improve the standard of living of all, and is interested in working in tech towards this.
Liisi Heiskanen is a student living in Vantaa, Finland, and pursuing her Cambridge AICE Diploma, a rigorous English-language academic certification offered all over the world, which acts as a preparatory degree for higher studies. She plans to study Development Psychology at the university level. She is engaged to a young woman from North Carolina, who she met online in a Yahoo chatroom, and recalls she was in love from the first day. It was a year before they met for the first time in person, and, after an extended visit in the summer of 2012, Liisi proposed. She plans to relocate to the US in the future, once she’s reached a financial stability.
Matthew Bush is a senior at Michigan State University in Michigan, USA, and will be graduating May 2013. He is studying Professional Writing, and is a User Experience web designer. He’s always been fascinated with the idea of building something, tearing it apart, and making something new. His views surrounding his work and the web experience is that things can always be better, and he is driven by the possibility of using technology to make our lives easier. After graduation, he plans to relocate to Chicago to work for a web design firm.
Aditya Nayak lives in Delhi, India, and is a student studying Computer Science. He is at the forefront of a social revolution in India, brought on by the influx of new technologies that have been embraced by the younger generations. While still a student, Aditya has launched multiple websites, and has created his own web design company, which is bringing in much successful business. He’s inspired by the idea of using technology for social justice, and is an ambitious idealist, with hopes of changing the world.
Yiran Cai is a college student in Shanghai, China, studying English literature. She is a contemporary technology consumer, and whether it be through her laptop, iPad or iPhone, she is constantly connected. She is an adventurous free-spirited traveler, and has used modern technological means to expand her network around the globe. Upon graduation, she plans to relocate to the United States to continue her studies.
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