#SoCaltech: Nyasha Makaya

“In Zimbabwe, we finish high school and graduate in November, so I haven't been in class for an entire year and I really don't know how that transition is going to be! I'm out of practice and my brain is kind of relaxed. But I'm excited about the first day of classes. I want to go to the lectures and have some fun.”

Nyasha Makaya, of Gokwe Town, Zimbabwe, discussing the start of the new school year.

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