BASICS
Name: Meena Nayagam
Year: Third
Degree: Medicine
Hometown: Sterling, Virginia
FAVORITES
Book: Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling (I routinely re-read the whole thing every few years)
TV Show: Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Merlin, Orphan Black, The West Wing, Criminal Minds
(I watch a lot of TV tbh…)
Movie: This one is really hard for me… probs Mulan
Song: “Dark Blue,” Jack’s Mannequin & “I Know It’s Over,” The Smiths
Animal: Wolves and Elephants
Place in St Andrews: Lade Braes
Sports Team: not very into watching sports, sorry
Midnight Snack: popcorn and Earl Gray
Quote: “It takes strength to be gentle and kind,” The Smiths
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus Activities
- CC for Her Campus
- editor for MedSaint
- volunteer for Teddy Bear Hospital Society
Plans for the Future
- hopefully graduate from here and then from University of Manchester with a medical degree
- move back to the US and complete my training to be a trauma surgeon
- eventually want to work with Doctors Without Borders
Study ‘Ritual’
- get into something comfortable and have plenty of hair ties, clips on hand
- refill my water bottle, make a strong pot of coffee and get tons of snacks
- pick one of my pre-made Spotify playlists and get to it!
Something on your St Andrews Bucket List: jump off of the pier
LOVE LIFE
Relationship Status: Single
Deal Breaker: hates dogs or terrible hygiene
Deal Maker: great sense of humor and can tolerate my high strung personality
OTHER TIDBITS
Dream Job: trauma surgeon for Doctors Without Borders
Dream Vacation: backpack through Europe or South America
Celebrity Crush: so many… right now, Gael García Bernal
Secret Talent: um… I can eat a lot?
Three Things You Can’t Live Without: cell phone (my whole life is on here), journal, headphones
Guilty Pleasure: watching trashy TV
Dream Dinner Guests (5, dead or alive): Malala Yousafzai, Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Jane Austen, Libba Bray
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