jaana tabalonName: Jaana Tabalon
Where are you now? Brookline, MA What are you up to? Working full-time as a Software Engineer! What years were you in Barkada? 2018 - 2022 Barkada Eboard? Freshman Rep, Secretary, Co-President Barkada Fam? ROGUE <3 Favorite Barkada memory? Bahay Kubo 2022 Senior Dance :,) but also all the little moments where I got to hang out with my bkd friends in class, in Curry, at home, or over shared meals Message for current Barkada members: Build and value the friendships you make here! Hopefully you'll take many of those with you long beyond your graduation date. And always remember to put your entire heart into the things you love! You may think that the things you do don't matter, but you really can go so far and accomplish so much if you just believe in yourself!
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Alexis BagonName: Alexis Bagon (aka Little Alexis, aka Gulay)
Where are you now? Bay Area, CA What are you up to? Working as an immigration attorney at Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, hanging out with my lola, going hiking and backpacking, enjoying gulay & frutas from the farmers market (the pic attached is from me at the market on my birthday this year) What years were you in Barkada? 2013-2017 Barkada Eboard? 2014-2015 External PR; 2015-2016 VP; 2016-2017 President Barkada Fam? DC!! Favorite Barkada memory? For my last Bahay Kubo, our E-board put together a really great storyline for the skits. Our plot twist was that our two main characters were twins who had been separated (one living in the US, the other in the Philippines), and we wrote a reveal scene similar to the one in the Parent Trap. When the reveal happened in the live show, the audience was roaring with excitement. It was so cool to have been part of creating that moment. Message for current Barkada members: Follow the people and experiences that make you feel more like yourself, both within and beyond Barkada 💛 Ryan punzalanName: Ryan Punzalan
Where are you now? Shrewsbury, MA What are you up to? Moved back to Massachusetts because of my fiancée's (shoutout Nicole Rodis, another BKD alum) residency at UMass - Worcester. And, working remotely, full-time as a Business Analyst in the Ad Sales Technology division of NBCUniversal. What years were you in Barkada? 2009 - 2014 Barkada Eboard? Yes, Internal PR, then Performance Coordinator Barkada Fam? Lineage Favorite Barkada memory? My first Bahay Kubo in 2010! Being able to dance and celebrate with my Barkada friends and family was such a thrill, which helped kick my love for Barkada. Message for current Barkada members: Don't be afraid to do everything! My favorite thing about Barkada (and by association, Northeastern) was that there's a TON to do, events attend, and activities to dabble in. Although I wish I've gotten more sleep in college, being at GMs, dance practices, external mixers, and everything in between was something that I loved doing. Also, run for e-board! Even though I didn't get Internal PR the first time I ran, I knew that I wanted to run for that position and be more "out there." BKD holds a special memory in my heart and if it wasn't for everything that BKD did and offered, I definitely wouldn't have been the person I am today (as cliché as that sounds.) Michael ChichiocoName: Michael Chichioco
Where are you now? San Francisco, CA What are you up to? Currently a first year medical student at UCSF What years were you in Barkada? 2017-2020 Barkada Eboard? IPR (2017-2018) , PC (2018-2019) Barkada Fam? Allegiance <3 Favorite Barkada memory? I have so many wonderful memories during my time with BKD at Northeastern, but if I had to pick one, I think back to my time as PC and we were practicing tinikling the week of BK. There was this really hard formation that we were all struggling with, it was like 9:30pm on a Friday night. After hours of working on it, we finally got the choreo perfectly and we all screamed so loud all of curry student center could hear us!!! Message for current Barkada members: Embrace the moment, appreciate the people around you and trust yourself! Savor the moments you have with people in BKD and all of the fun things you get to do now like all the GMs, dance performances, culture shows, etc. Truly, college is one of the only times you'll ever have all of these opportunities to do all of these things and make the most out of it. The people I met in BKD are some of my life long friends and they have supported me all the way throughout college and continue to support me during medical school! Lastly, trust and believe in yourself! I remember college was filled with times of self-doubt for me and my career, but just remind yourself of how far you have come, and to remind yourself that you can do whatever it is you put your mind to! Sam de laraName: Sam De Lara
Where are you now? Los Angeles, CA! What are you up to? I'm a Technical Artist over at TikTok. I code internal tools for in-house designers to use on their computers and my team makes a lot of the common TikTok filters. I also bike more now and am a 20 minute bike ride from the beach :D What years were you in Barkada? 2015-2019 Barkada Eboard? I was the BKD Media Specialist from 2015-2016 and the External Public Relations Officer in 2016-2017. Barkada Fam? Candy! Favorite Barkada memory? One of my favorite memories in BKD was acting in my first Bahay Kubo in 2016. We had a wild plotline involving a plane crash, and it was so cool to see the whole show come together. Dancing, acting, and laughing with friends was one of the most fun and magical E-Board experiences I've had. Message for current Barkada members: Cherish every moment you have and do things outside of your comfort zone! Your time in Barkada is going to be what you make of it, so run for E-Board, go to more general meetings, or talk to someone new who you think is cool. You never know what experience will help better you as a person until you do it. sophy chen
Noah-john hizonName: Noah-John Hizon
Where are you now? Teaneck, NJ / Brooklyn, NY What are you up to? Working as an analyst at FreshDirect, while completing a bootcamp for data science. Dancing when I can! What years were you in Barkada? 2015-2019 Barkada Eboard? Freshman Representative 😈 Barkada Fam? Prestige Favorite Barkada memory? Singing She Was Mine alongside AJ Rafael at BK 2017 Message for current Barkada members: Savor these years while they last! The friends you make, whether in Barkada or outside of Barkada, are friends for life. Jelina CastilloName: Jelina Castillo (middle in the pic!)
Where are you now? Baltimore, Maryland What are you up to? Finishing up my residency in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins What years were you in Barkada? 2011-2016 Barkada Eboard? Internal Public Relations, Co-Performance Coordinator, Co-President Barkada Fam? Sexy Favorite Barkada memory? My favorite will always be Bahay Kubo. The amazing show we were able to put on as well as all the crying and memories made for seniors backstage will always stick with me. Message for current Barkada members: These are the years you grow into yourself, and Barkada was a big part of that growth for me. I learned what a real community means - it is not just about love and support, but also about working together to create and change. Be bold, be a leader, and know there are friends who will lift you up now and for the rest of your life. amanda escabaName: Amanda Escaba
Where are you now? in the Hudson Valley, NY What are you up to? working as a web developer/designer (woo cs and design) What years were you in Barkada? 2015–2020 Barkada Eboard? historian, vp, co-pres! Barkada Fam? Candy Favorite Barkada memory? there are sooo many to choose from, but I'll never forget the time the music cut out in the middle of dance practice the day of an extra-stressful Bahay Kubo and everyone continued singing the set music a cappella and cheering each other on :') super wholesome movie moment right there Message for current Barkada members: if you haven't yet tried the bkd tradition of late night goonies [aka crab rangoons] from sunrise, ur missin out |
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