Ayushi Upadhyay is a first year student at Seattle University double-majoring in Business Economics and Marketing. She is also in the SPC track of the University Honors program. Ever since she was in middle school, Ayushi has been extremely passionate about using writing as a medium to express her thoughts, and never misses an opportunity to participate in spoken word poetry events, or submitting her work to be published in poetry journals. She comes from East India, and believes being outspoken about her culture and where she grew up helps make for a more open minded, curious, and accepting community around her.