Ayesha Khan ’16 and engineering and English double major, comes from Karachi, Pakistan. When asked why she picked Smith, Ayesha explained that she was “very inspired by the atmosphere of feminism and empowerment.”
Upon arrival, she noticed Smith’s very diverse community, and throughout the past year, Ayesha has developed great friendships with her housemates. She loves the house system and feels her house community is a main contributing factor to her Smith experience. In the Smith community she is involved with Smith’s Organization Resources Committee and the college’s relations office.
Ayesha had the opportunity to represent Smith in the Insight Dubai Leadership Conference last spring. Her experience at the program changed her vision for what she would like to do after Smith. She now sees herself using her unique major combination to engage herself with our global society. As a citizen of the world already, traveling far to receive an education in another culture much different from her own, Ayesha has already placed herself outside of her comfort zone. She said that being away from home is very challenging for her—especially when she has academic stress—but the American and international friends she has made keep her engaged. Going to Teapot and Osaka restaurants with friends on the weekends are some of her favorite things to do in Northampton.
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