Name: Amanda Sakuma
School: NYU College of Arts and Science
Major: journalism and politics

Why are you here?
I have never been to Europe before, but the course load also helped decide it … I need to graduate on time!”

Since you arrived in Prague, what has totally freaked you out?
The two different buttons on toilets.

Describe your publishing experience.
I was terrified for four months working at the Village Voice. I worked at a family magazine but I hate kids and I worked at a plus size magazine where everyone was skinny.

Name a few of your favorite papers, magazines, blogs, etc.
The New York Times, the Daily Beast, the New Yorker, BBC

What is your dream job?
To work as a reporter – who knows where?

What languages do you speak and how well do you speak them?
I speak enough Spanish to explain I’m not Hispanic and I speak enough French to moderately hit on someone.

Where do you plan to travel this semester?
Spain, Morocco and Italy.

What is something about which you are irrationally enthusiastic?
Re-runs of Arrested Development.

What is something that cannot be learned from your Facebook page?
I’m a huge nerd.

What do you know that I don’t?
How to identify strawberry varieties by taste

What is your favorite place?
Washington Park in Washington State for a beautiful view.