Phyllis Mugadza

This week, meet Phyllis Mugadza, our 2020 OIS Head Counselor!

Q. Where are you from and what are you doing here?
A. “My name is Phyllis Mugadza and I'm from Zimbabwe . I'm at Yale doing a BSc in Mechanical Engineering '21, and an MPH in Health Care Management '22.”

Q. What is your favorite thing about where you come from?
A. “My favorite thing about Zimbabwe is the nature and the wildlife and being outside in the warm sunshine!”

Luna Zagorac

This week we talked to Luna Zagorac, a 6th year PhD student in Physics, and originally from Belgrade in Serbia. Swipe to see one of her home country's landmarks, and what she gets up to in New Haven. If you would like to be featured in one of our #humansofOISS stories, just shoot us a DM!

Q: Luna, you are originally from Serbia. What would you say are the most common misconceptions about your home country?
A: That it's the same as Siberia We are much closer to the Mediterranean!

Abdessamad Belgada

Since we're not quite ready to get back into in-person interviews yet, we've decided to start a slightly new version of #humansofOISS if you're interested in sharing some of what you love about where you come from, DM us right now and we'll be in touch!

This week, meet Abdessamad Belgada, who also goes by Samad.

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