Name: Mikaila Sarad Hometown: Clifton Park, NY Major: Bioengineering College: College of Engineering Year of Graduation: 2024 Hobbies: baking/eating baked goods, painting, making unnecessarily specific spotify playlists Favorite Filipino Food: sinigang or sapin sapin Current Favorite Song: strawberry blond by mitski Favorite Thing About Barkada: how it feels like a family Other Extracurricular Activities: society of women engineers ! Fun Fact: i had 15 plants in my room at home Name: Sydney Tan Hometown: Dobbs Ferry, NY Major: Civil Engineering College: College of Engineering Year of Graduation: 2025 Hobbies: drawing, baking, makeup, camping Favorite Filipino Food: gotta go with toyomansi chicken but smh no one seems to have ever had it Current Favorite Song: dance dance by DAY6 Favorite Thing About Barkada: everyone feels like family! i got involved in barkada pretty late and there are a lot of people i've only really ever met over zoom, but everyone has still been super welcoming and nice to me! Other Extracurricular Activities: no ma'am Fun Fact: i did three years of winter survival training. the final year, we made sleep shelters out of snow, frozen mud, and sticks while it was below freezing. i was like 13 and now i absolutely despise snow/cold weather. i actually have a scar on my left knuckle from when they taught us to start a fire with batteries
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Name: Nate Dawg Tutop Hometown: Spring, TX Major: Biology College: College of Science Year of Graduation: 2024 Hobbies: Eating, singing, sleepin Favorite Filipino Food: Gotta go with Sinigang Current Favorite Song: Make It With You by Bread Favorite Thing About Barkada: The Adoboy community‼️ Other Extracurricular Activities: nah Fun Fact: Got a peanut allergy oof Name: Andrea Koid Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Major: Biochemistry College: College of Science Year of Graduation: 2023 Hobbies: baking/cooking, talking to ppl, grocery shopping Favorite Filipino Food: Sinigang (shoutout francis cuz he made me some recently LOL also shoutout all other bkd peeps who have made filipino food for me to try) Current Favorite Song: love and war in your twenties by jordy searcy Favorite Thing About Barkada: the sense of community, the energy, and all the friends ive made thru bkd!!! Other Extracurricular Activities: I am on ASU ebo! #gopaac I also TA-ed this sem and am in a protein chem lab! Fun Fact: My bday (01/11/01) is a binary number Name: Joe Labrador Hometown: East Hanover, NJ Major: Bioengineering College: College of Engineering Year of Graduation: 2024 Hobbies: Cooking/baking, singing + playing the piano, exploring and enjoying nature/the outdoors Favorite Filipino Food: Lumpiang shanghai with sweet chili sauce >>> Current Favorite Song: Break My Face by AJR Favorite Thing About Barkada: The sense of community as well as the positive and welcoming atmosphere that's present whenever I'm with Barkada! Everyone is so easy to talk to, and I'm thankful to have found such an awesome group of people! Other Extracurricular Activities: American Cancer Society, Food Recovery Network, NU Circle K Fun Fact: Yes my last name is Labrador like the dog, but no I do not have a dog (if I could get one, I'd get a golden doodle!) Name: John Soliven Hometown: Secaucus, NJ Major: Computer Engineering + Computer Science College: College of Engineering/Khoury Year of Graduation: 2022 Hobbies: Gaming, playing instruments, singing, dancing Favorite Filipino Food: Dinuguan (that yum yum) Current Favorite Song: No Idea by Don Tolliver, Wonder by Jay Prince Favorite Thing About Barkada: Getting in touch with my culture and chilling with all my filipino homies Other Extracurricular Activities: Nomads Fun Fact: My eyes are two different shades of brown
Name: Pauline Esguerra Hometown: Queens, NY Major: Pharmacy (Psychology minor) College: Bouve Year of Graduation: 2023 Hobbies: baking, drinking coffee, watching tik toks, playing among us, hanging out with lauren Favorite Filipino Food: longanisa or dinuguan Current Favorite Song: anything on introspection by UMI Favorite Thing About Barkada: my roomies and my smalls and my biggie (and everyone else) Other Extracurricular Activities: LKS (a pharmacy frat lolz) Fun Fact: i love cats Name: Nichole Alejandro Hometown: Middletown, Connecticut Major: Computer Science & Business Administration College: Khoury College Year of Graduation: 2024 Hobbies: Figure skating, baking, going on walks with my dogs and family, watching Kdramas, and listening to Kpop. Favorite Filipino Food: Lumpia, pork BBQ, Filipino spaghetti, palabok Current Favorite Song: Dynamite by BTS Favorite Thing about Barkada: Definitely the people! Everybody is so nice and welcoming- right from the very start! They have definitely made the transition into college so much better! Other extracurricular activities: NU Women in Tech, NU Figure Skating Team Fun Fact: I’ve been figure skating for over 10 years! I also had a birthday party at Jollibee when I was younger :D
Favorite thing About Barkada: all the friends I've made ofc and the way u can literally always find someone to vibe with in curry at any given time (also ty to everyone who has fed me by offering their swipes)
Other Extracurricular Activities: district one!!!!! Rush FIND, inc!!!!!!! Fun Fact: I learned how to ride a bike last summer !! Also I don't have my driver's license Name: Lauren Bough Hometown: Upper Saddle River, NJ (Yes, that is in Bergen County.) Major: International Affairs Minor: East Asian Studies College: CSSH (what even is math) Year of Graduation: 2022!(?) Hobbies: Watching Disney movies for the nth time, being 752’s fifth roommate, bugging Pauline, and sleeping. Favorite Filipino Food: Lumpia Current Favorite Song: Something That I Want by Grace Potter ;) (Come perform Amanda’s and my dance to this song at BK 2020!) Favorite Thing About Barkada: It’s hard to put into words without writing a novel, but one of the things I love most about Barkada is that you all are consistently there for me, even when I was an ocean away. Other Extracurricular Activities: Greater PAAC things. Fun Fact: I love parentheses. (Also, jersey bagels are the best and yeah that’s a fact.) Name: Vito Montesa
Hometown: Harvard, MA Major: Mechanical Engineering College: College of Engineering Year of Graduation: 2023/4 (probably 2024) Hobbies: Soccer, other sports, and playing the ukulele Favorite Filipino Food: Lumpia, sisig, or Filipino spaghetti Current Favorite Song: Circles by Post Malone or anything HSMTMTS Favorite Thing About Barkada: The inclusive and comfortable atmosphere and the culture that makes me feel like I'm at home. Other Extracurricular Activities: Playing or reffing intramurals Fun Fact: My family now lives in Cupertino, CA and my real name is actually Carlo Victor Montesa! Name: Charmille Coleen Dizon Hometown: Olongapo City, Philippines Major: Physics and Geology College: COS Year of Graduation: 2019 Hobbies: Singing, Dancing, and Playing the Guitar Favorite Filipino Food: Filipino-Style Spaghetti and Lumpia but honestly, I'd eat anything Current Favorite Song: Memories by Maroon 5 and the entire BKD D4Me set! Favorite Thing About Barkada: It doesn’t matter if you are a Filipino born and raised in the US, actually from the Philippines, or you’re just a Filipino at heart who loves family, food and fun, THERE IS ONLY ONE BARKADA! And that is truly the greatest thing! Other Extracurricular Activities: I am a Global Student Mentor at the Office of Global Services and we help integrate international students in the Northeastern/Boston Community. Fun Fact: I may be smol but I am a mountain goat who loves to hike and I once hiked a glacier in Iceland! Name: Kirby Chua
Hometown: Quezon City, Philippines Major: Computer Science College: Khoury Year of Graduation: 2023 Hobbies: Playing Guitar, watching Anime, TV shows and Movies, video games Favorite Filipino Food: Sinigang na Corned Beef (baboy is #2, and all Sinigang is good, but Corned Beef has my heart ♥️) Current Favorite Song: Come Inside of My Heart - IV of Spades (OPM is 🔥🔥, listen to some!!!) Favorite Thing About Barkada: The general sense of community and family, especially when we hang out in places like Curry Other Extracurricular Activities: Fencing, ASU Fun Fact: I have a twin sister, but she's all the way in LA. No telepathy either, so we just use messenger Name: Adrian Pastolero Hometown: Bay Shore, NY (Long Island reps) Major: Biochemistry with a minor in Psychology College: College of Science Year of Graduation: 2021/22 Hobbies: Grinding at the gym, playing tennis and football, binge watching TV shows, playing video games, and absolutely mobbing with the homies Favorite Filipino Food: Filipino food is gas. Lechon, turon and tocino are my top 3. Current Favorite Song: Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee (or any legendary Drake banger) Favorite Thing About Barkada: Having the opportunity to meet so many different people with varying experiences is electric, as I can connect to a culture that wasn't available growing up in my hometown Other Extracurricular Activities: Alpha Delta Phi, Intramural Volleyball, and I am also an Undergraduate Assistant for Neary's Biology Project Lab class haha Fun Fact: I have always wanted to be a pediatrician since I was 10 years old, but before then, I was considering becoming a weatherman or an astronaut as a career lol Name: Karenna Ng
Hometown: Arlington, MA Major: Biology College: College of Science Year of Graduation: 2023 Hobbies: violin, gymnastics, eating, making friendship bracelets, watching Youtube, and dancing (as of joining barkada) Favorite Filipino Food: I haven’t had a lot of different Filipino foods but my grandma makes a really good pancit Current Favorite Song: Bad by Lennon Stella Favorite Thing About Barkada: I love dance and I also love how everyone is so loving and welcoming! It feels like one big happy family :) Other Extracurricular Activities: I’m in the orchestra and I go to ASU when I can but they both meet at the same time Fun Fact: My three cousins and I are all only children Name: Amanda Escaba Hometown: Montgomery, NY Major: Computer Science & Interaction Design College: CCIS Year of Graduation: 2020 #old Hobbies: napping, making too many spotify playlists, my food instagram (follow me @amemedaeats) Favorite Filipino Food: bangus ,, or anything with philippine mangoes Current Favorite Song: fear by seventeen Favorite Thing About Barkada: the community - blessed to have met so many amazing people through bkd Other Extracurricular Activities: barkada, the aac's team 442, as asian american heritage month co-chair Fun Fact: my eyesight is bad in only one eye so i wear one contact lens Name: Michael Huang
Hometown: Hillsborough, New Jersey Major: Computer Science College: Khoury Year of Graduation: 2023 Hobbies: Basketball, Ping-pong, Ultimate Frisbee, and having wholesome fun with my friends :) <3 Favorite Filipino Food: I really don't have too much experience with Filipino food, but I would love to try some with you all ;) Current Favorite Song: Senior Skip Day by Mac Miller Favorite Thing About Barkada: I love that the people here are so friendly and caring. It's so easy to get along and meet new people, and there's so much love for everyone <3 Other Extracurricular Activities: I'm involved with AASIA, CSA, ASU, and all the PAAC events I have the time to go to. I also am a part of the club ultimate team. All in all I love the community here at Northeastern and I hope I see all of you around! Fun Fact: I'm from the same town as Matt, so we're like basically brothers. Shoutout the 908! |
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