Hello world :) Obviously I'm here because I love writing letters and meeting new people. I look forward to all the serendipitous friendships I will form here! I am a neuroscience PhD student interested in consciousness & philosophy of mind. Outside of work, I love reading (currently: Murakami's Wind Up Bird). I also love travel--I've spent some time in India and Morocco and hope to travel to Australia, Taiwan, and Japan soon! In addition to English, I can speak Arabic (pretty well), Bengali (intermediate), and Chinese (intermediate). My other passion is playing piano and guitar.