2019 Peer Mentors
Emerging Leaders Peer Mentors are upperclassmen leaders who are here to help guide you through your first semester. This fall, you will see your mentors during your weekly recitation. They are excited to share their expertise and to help you find continued leadership growth at Nebraska.
Erika Casarin
Business Management
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- Most embarrassing moment:
- When I thought ordering an “extra soft taco” meant getting a taco with an “extra soft” tortilla – not another taco.
- Best Pandora/Spotify Playlist:
- Rap Caviar
- Favorite spot on campus:
- Vine Street Fields, my friends and I play football and soccer at night.
Elaidy D'Blanco
Communication Studies
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- Biggest accomplishment:
- Being a first gen student and not giving up.
- Best part about being in college:
- Personal space and time (and Emerging Leaders)
Edgar Estrada
Secondary Education
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- Favorite spot on campus:
- Westbrook Music Building
- Favorite Pandora/Spotify Playlist:
- 2000’s R&B
- Biggest fear about coming to college:
- Not meeting anyone new!
Elena Felix
Interior Design
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- Biggest fear with starting college:
- Falling out of my bed. Still terrified.
- Favorite thing on Netflix:
- One Day at a Time
- If you could time travel, where would you go?:
- The 1970s
Sara Hasan
English
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- Favorite toy growing up:
- Nintendo DS
- Biggest pet peeve:
- The sound of ripping paper
- One thing people don’t know about you:
- I love Shakespeare.
Jayla Huey
Criminal Justice
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- Favorite thing about being in college:
- Meeting new people!
- Most embarrassing moment:
- Waving back at someone who wasn’t waving at me (happens all the time)
- Would time travel to:
- The 90’s, to experience Tupac and Biggie’s music
Jennifer Lopez
Fashion Design and Merchandising
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- Favorite thing about being in college:
- Learning so much more about things outside of my bubble.
- Biggest pet peeve:
- When people litter!
- Favorite thing to watch on Netflix:
- The Office
Huda Mohammed
Psychology & Nutrition
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- Favorite think about being in college:
- Making a schedule!
- Best Spotify playlist:
- Crepes Crunk
- Biggest pet peeve:
- Being talked over
Eric Morris
Philosophy
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- Favorite spot on campus:
- Sheldon Art Museum, I love the atmosphere in the greenspace outside!
- Proudest accomplishment:
- Deciding to play the bari sax. Being a musician is one of the best things ever.
- Best Spotify playlist:
- Afrojuice (made it myself!)
Jessiba Morales
Psychology & Spanish
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- Favorite game growing up:
- Super Mario Bros
- Proudest accomplishment:
- Being very adaptable.
- Most used app:
- Facebook (for the memes)
Vivian Nguyen
Psychology
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- Biggest fear when starting college:
- Not making friends and FOMO.
- Most embarrassing moment:
- Hitting a teacher’s car in high school.
- Proudest accomplishment:
- Being the first in my family to go to college.
Carlos Perez-Madrid
Architecture
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- Favorite spot on campus:
- Arch Hall
- Best thing on Netflix:
- Stranger Things
- Proudest Accomplishment:
- Getting 4th in state in High School carpentry
Brooke Sanchez
Marketing & Secondary Education
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- Biggest fears coming to college:
- I was scared of the unknowns, what living in a dorm was like, classes, etc. I got used to it, and now a new class schedule doesn’t bother me. Change is good.
- Best Spotify Playlist:
- Headlights Pointed East. Check it out.
- Favorite spot on campus:
- I absolutely love the Union because it makes me feel connected to campus.
Diego Trejo
Communication Studies
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- Most embarrassing moment:
- When I was a freshman, I got lost in the city campus rec center and accidentally walked into the girl’s locker room.
- If you could time travel:
- I’d go to a Michael Jackson concert in the 80’s.
- Favorite game growing up:
- Hungry Hungry Hippos.
Ruva Tsoka
Global Studies
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- Most used apps:
- Twitter and Candy Crush.
- Favorite thing about being in college:
- Trying new events and activities on campus.
- Proudest accomplishment:
- Studying abroad and living in new cities for a few months!
Kam Veney
Business Administration
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- Favorite game growing up:
- Rollercoaster Tycoon.
- Proudest accomplishment:
- Getting a 4.0 my first semester of college.
- Biggest pet peeve:
- Snoring.