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First Year

Earl Canson, III
Phoenix, Az
Long Beach
Oakwook University; Biochemistry
Meharry Medical College
Singing (small group, choral)
The Green Lantern
Enchiladas, beans & rice
The Matrix
Hawaii

Bonnie Cheung
Scarborough, Ontario
Long Beach
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molecular & Cellular Biology
The Chicago Medical School
Trying new foods/restaurants, dance, co-ed sports, traveling & running
Storm from X-men (because she can fly and control the weather!)
Freshly made ramen noodles
Sliding Doors
I would hope to have multiple homes so I can travel when I retire. I would love to live in San Dieg

Steve Christensen
San Diego, Ca.
Newport Beach
UC Santa Barbara; Biology
Western University
Lacrosse, softball, drums, surfing, running, cycling & golf
The Flash
Chocolate
The Princess Bride
On the beach

Bethany Gray
Bethlehem, Pa.
Newport Coast
Lehigh University; Chemical Engineering
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton
Cycling & running
Superman
Swedish fish
The Thomas Crown Affair
SoCal & Kauai

Cindy Jen
Paramount, Ca.
Rossmoor
Columbia University; Biomedical Engineering
Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine
Spending time with family, traveling, cooking, running & knitting
Superman
Ice cream
The Rock
Southern California or Hawaii

Christina Poon
San Diego, Ca.
Long Beach
UCLA; Biology
Loma Linda University
Volleyball
Batman
Noodles!
Kung Fu Panda
Japan

Ryan Thompson
Fullerton, Ca.
Long Beach
University of Arizona; Marketing
Touro University
Surfing, basketball & traveling
He-man
Street tacos
The Cable Guy; Zoolander
A warm beach

Greg Winter
Chicago, Il.
Long Beach
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Psychology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Snowboarding, frisbee & professional lounging
The Tick
Homemade mac & cheese with crispy bacon
Sneakers
Anywhere I can snowboard & surf

Second Year

Ewa Farrelly
Warsaw, Poland
Huntington Beach
UC Berkeley; Mathematics
USC
Photography/Photoshop
Bella (from Twilight)
Ice cream
Death Proof
Ireland

Gloria Hu
Long Beach, Ca.
Cerritos
UCLA; Psychobiology
The Chicago Medical School
Traveling, snowboarding & eating

Chocolate
The Lion King
San Diego

Jeff Lai
Los Angeles, Ca.
Rossmoor
Stanford University; Engineering
Albert Einstein
Triathlon, baseball, camping & investing
Robin Hood (minus the tights)
Shredded beef tacos
Jerry McGuire, Hero & ET
Banff, Alberta, Canada

Lindsay Larson
San Diego
Long Beach
UC Santa Barbara; Biology & Global Studies
Western University
Cooking, eating, bicycling, surfing, reading, traveling & yoga
She-ra
Mac & cheese
Point Break
On the beach in Costa Rica

Kamille Ora
Manila, Philippines
Long Beach
UCLA; American Literature & Culture
Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine
Disneyland, foodie adventures & road trips
Science Boy (Ross, from
Steak & my husband's desserts
Love Actually
Disney World!

Tara Scott
Charleston, WV
Costa Mesa
West Virginia University; Biology
West Virginia University
Jimmy Buffett concerts, golf & cooking
Underdog
Chicken Nuggets
Sister Act
Antigua

Salma Shabaik
Maryland
Long Beach
UC San Diego
UC San Diego
Reading, biking, cooking & travel
Storm (from
Arabic food
Too many to chose one
Somewhere along a coast!

Jason Wang
Cleveland, Oh.
Long Beach
Kent State University; Integrative Life Sciences
Northeastern Ohio
Eating, tennis, computers, running & snowboarding
The Flash
Sushi
Rush Hour
Southern California

Third Year

Joseph Eisenberg
Medford, Oregon
Long Beach
UC Berkeley; Molecular & Cell Biology
UC San Diego
Travel, hiking, gardening & cooking
Blossom (from The Powerpuff Girls), because she's the smart one.
Bun Bo Hue, extra spicy
Life is Beautiful
Costa Rica

Esther Min
Anaheim Hills, Ca.
Westminster
UCLA; English; minor in Neuroscience
UC Irvine
Dancing, Snowboarding, traveling, rock climbing & reading
Evie (from Out of this World) - not a superhero, but she can stop time.
Flourless chocolate cake & lava cake; Korean food; Turkish & Lebanese food.
Braveheart; Lord of the Rings
Seattle or Oregon or Asia

Melody Padilla
Manila, Philippines
Long Beach
UCLA; Anthropology
Touro University
Volleyball, writing, playing piano & guitar, basketball, eating & sleeping
Wonder Woman
My mom's pancit palabok
While You Were Sleeping; Back to the Future, Part I
On a tropical island (minus the mosquitos)

Akbar Rahman
Mountain View, Ca.
Long Beach
Boston College; International Studies
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Running, volleyball, ultimate frisbee, reading & camping
Mr. Incredible
Sushi
Tommy Boy
Napa Valley

Karen Ayre Rasmussen
Long Beach, Ca.
Long Beach
UC Irvine; Biological Sciences
University of Cincinnati
Traveling, scuba diving, baking, dancing & reading
Rainbow Brite
Desserts! Turtle sundaes, brownies, Golden Spoon...
Love Actually
On the beach

Nasim Sadeghian
Riverside, Ca.
Long Beach
UC Berkeley; Molecular & Cell Biology
UC Irvine
Hiking, baking & photography
Jean Gray from X-Men
Watermelon
Can't Buy Me Love
Traveling

Dianne Song
Long Beach, Ca.
Cypress (with Mom and Dad)
UC Irvine; Biology
The Ohio State University
Cooking, reading & eating
Superman
Rice
Finding Nemo
California, near my family

Regina Wang
Long Beach, Ca.
Redondo Beach
UC San Diego; Biology
UC San Diego
Snowboarding, swimming, playing music & traveling
Peter Petrelli
Sashimi; dim sum
The Ultimate Gift
Orange County/Pacific Islands


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