Past Int'l Peer Mentors

 

 

Abdulrahman Buraqah 
Hometown & Home Country: Saudi Arabia
Languages: Arabic, English
Hobbies: Playing soccer, hiking, traveling.
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: the opportunity of getting involved with different clubs.

 

Brian Sun
Hometown & Home Country: Harbin, China
Languages: Chinese and English
Hobbies: Socialize, acting, chemistry
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The PEOPLE!

 

Deepika Viswanath
Hometown & Home Country: Cupertino, California
Languages: English, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, Tamil
Hobbies: Reading, listening to music, watching movies
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The amazing people and friends and the beautiful campus!

 

Douglas Imaralu
Hometown & Home Country: Lagos, Nigeria
Languages: Yoruba, Pidgin, and French
Hobbies: Soccer and history
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The brand

 

Eric Adae
Hometown & Home Country: Accra, Ghana
Languages: English
Hobbies: Tennis, reading, running, hiking, Scrabble.
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The culture embraces diversity and social inclusion.

 

Hadil Abuhmaid
Hometown & Home Country: Ramallah, Palestine
Languages: Arabic, English, & some German
Hobbies: Crossfit & board games.
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: My awesome professors!

 

Hannah Li
Hometown & Home Country: Guangzhou, China
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Hobbies: Keep myself busy
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: Opportunities, people, and sunset

 

Héloïse Gayet
Hometown & Home Country: Born in Paris, France but I grew up in Beaverton, Oregon.
Languages: English, French, and Spanish
Hobbies: Watercoloring, biking, and traveling!
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The community! It is so diverse and friendly. I especially love how people advocate for each other.

 

Jackson Huang
Hometown & Home Country: Guangdong, China
Languages: Cantonese and Mandarin
Hobbies: Travel
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: the beautiful campus

 

Jane Lim- Lead Mentor for Event Planning
Hometown & Home Country: Georgetown, Malaysia
Languages: Chinese, English, Malay, two Chinese dialects
Hobbies: swimming, photography, going outdoors, playing music
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: It is a student town.

 

Jason John
Hometown & Home Country: Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago
Languages: English
Hobbies: Soccer, track, cooking and smack talking
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The Rec center

 

Joey Lim
Hometown & Home Country: Penang, Malaysia
Languages: English, Mandarin, Malay, learning Japanese
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, rock climbing/bouldering, listening to music
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: Great diversity of culture and the Duck!

 

Jude Zhu
Hometown & Home Country: Zhengzhou City Henan Province China
Languages: Mandarin and English
Hobbies: basketball both playing and watching, music both listening and singing
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: Sports

 

Keqing Sun
Hometown & Home Country: Dating, China
Languages: English and Chinese
Hobbies: Listen to music, talk to friends, go hiking
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: A lot of trees

 

 

Leah Cave
Hometown & Home Country: Yankton, Oregon
Languages: English, some Arabic, some Spanish
Hobbies: Baking, shopping, camping
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The people! UO is full of kind and softhearted people who are always ready to lend a helping hand.

 

Marc Lee
Hometown & Home Country: Jinju, South Korea
Languages: Korean, English
Hobbies: Playing sports
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: Sports

 

Maren Scribner
Hometown & Home Country: Portland, OR
Languages: English, learning Spanish
Hobbies: I love rock climbing, dancing, doing ceramics, hiking and biking!
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: All the different free lectures/movies/workshops that are offered.

 

Mike Liu
Hometown & Home Country: Beijing
Languages: Chinese
Hobbies: Basketball
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: Play basketball for club team and Chinese team

 

Minghao He
Hometown & Home Country: China
Languages: English and Chinese
Hobbies: Hiking and traveling
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The weather

 

Mohammed Al Shaban
Hometown & Home Country: Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Languages: Arabic and English
Hobbies: Working out, reading, running, watching tv
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: People are so friendly and the teaching system is amazing

 

Mohammed "Mo" Almuaishi
Hometown & Home Country: Alahsa, Saudi Arabia
Languages: Arabic, English and I am learning Spanish
Hobbies: Fencing, soccer and sometimes tennis
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The friends I have from many countries and the cultural events

 

Mohammed Zaidan
Hometown & Home Country: Portland, OR, USA
Languages: Arabic and Intermediate Spanish
Hobbies: I like watching movies, going out to restaurants, hanging with friends, and attending university events.
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: My favorite thing is the amount of leadership opportunities to get involved around campus and all the events the UO hosts.

 

Mounir El Jamal
Hometown & Home Country: Lebanon
Languages: Arabic, English
Hobbies: Hike, Travel, Explore, Have a good time
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: Library

 

Qian Dang
Hometown & Home Country: China
Languages: Chinese
Hobbies: badminton
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The environment: people in Eugene are friendly and zealous!

 

Ray Xia- Lead Mentor for Academic Success & Study Nights
Hometown & Home Country: Sichuan, China
Languages: Mandarin and English
Hobbies: Enjoying the food, watching movie commentary, and talking!
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The Duck, our mascot! U of O is an awesome community, and everyone can find their place.

 

Remi Tanida- Lead Mentor for Communications Team
Hometown & Home Country: Tokyo, Japan
Languages: English, Japanese
Hobbies: Watching Netflix (my fave is Queer Eye!!), cooking!
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: A lot of greens! Doing my work on the grass under the sun is the best!

 

Rita Ran- Lead Mentor for Communications Team
Hometown & Home Country: Chongqing, China
Languages: Mandarin, English, French
Hobbies: I like to talk with people from different cultural backgrounds and to learn their languages. I'd love to cook and do sports with friends.
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: The most comfortable couches of UO are in Mills International Center, I swear!

 

​​​​Rong Gao
Hometown & Home Country: Beijing, China
Languages: Chinese, English
Hobbies: chat and hang out with friends, watch movies, and listen to music.
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: It has a great environment for international students so we do not feel homesick and alone. It is a harmonious and comfortable space for students.

 

Shan Zhang
Hometown & Home Country: I come from Beijing,China.
Languages: Chinese
Hobbies: Hiking, Reading and Traveling!!!
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: I make some good friends in this diversity community and find my dream goals!

 

Shuxi Wu
Hometown & Home Country: Guangzhou, China
Languages: Chinese Mandarin, English, German
Hobbies: Cooking and Reading
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: UO has lots of funds for undergraduate research that I benefit from.

 

Skylar Yang
Hometown & Home Country: Xi'an, China
Languages: Chinese, English, currently learning Japanese
Hobbies: Road Trip!!!
Favorite thing about the University of Oregon: Free football tickets and awesome people