Introductions: Sonika Vuyyuru

 

Sonika Vuyyuru

Hi everyone! My name is Sonika Vuyyuru and I will be serving as a vice chair of Arab League at BMUN this year. I am a freshman at Berkeley interested in studying Neurobiology and Computer Science. I did MUN in high school and loved it so much, but this is my first time at BMUN! Outside of MUN, you can find me listening to lots of different types of music, playing tennis, and trying to beat my friends in tetris :)) BMUN is going to be an absolute blast this year and I can’t wait to meet you all in committee!

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