Rajagopalan

What is your favorite outdoor activity? Playing soccer, tennis or hiking.

What is your favorite thing you did this summer (or year)? I jumped off a 40-foot cliff into a lake in Oklahoma!

What was the first job you had?

My first job was an internship at an architecture firm in India called Studio Mumbai, which focused on residential projects. For the duration of the job, I traveled between Chennai and Mumbai, where my primary projects were located.

What is one food you could eat for the rest of your life?

Gobi Ma nchurian. This is a popular IndianChinese dish that is cauliflower pieces dipped in a gravy (then fried!)

What is your favorite word?

Exacerbate (based on the sound, not meaning!)

What is your least favorite word?

Procrastinate (based on the meaning, not sound!)

What is one thing you learned about yourself this summer? I learned a lot about myself through the differences in my work experience in India and my work experience here in the United States. There was a common theme at my internships in India where more [work] could always be done - nothing was ever ‘enough.’ I have learned through working this summer that it is healthy and encouraged to maintain a balance between a work and life, which has been a refreshing realization for me.