Hema is an Indian American from New Jersey. She loves New Jersey, even though no one else does, and even though she now hails from Kentucky. An Arabic major and Spanish minor, her major interests involve going to areas of the world that most other people avoid, attempting to belly-dance, playing badminton and singing until she loses her voice with the Rockapellas. Hema's post-college plans will bring her to Yeman and Kuwait on a Fulbright scholarship.