Hello humans who follow OISS, and welcome back to a new season of #HUMANSOFOISS. You may have seen our gallery wall pictures last week: those are photos of some of the wonderful people who make up our international community here at Yale. Over the course of this semester, most Fridays, you will be able to find a new story featuring a new international student or scholar here on @yaleoiss.Maybe you know them, maybe you don't, but once you've read their #story, I'm sure you will want to get to know them!

Vanakam! Meet Suman, an Indian Diplomat studying at the School of Environment! Pursuing a Master of Environmental Management at @environmentyale, Suman wears multiple hats, with a decade-long experience as a senior civil servant in India, Suman brings in her expertise on international relations and contextualizing change to address the implementation gaps as a few of her interest areas.

In her words, “Grassroots needs the brightest grasshoppers. Consider going to your roots for making the lasting change.”