Roving reporter Amol Thakre interviewed UT students and employees at random concerning their holiday plans and their fondest wish for 2006.
Name: Marcel Dijkstra
Nationality: Dutch
Holiday Plans: Visit parents and family; listen to Weihnacht's oratorium in church of parents' village.
Wish: That the war in Iraq stop and that we pay more attention to human welfare in Pakistan.
Name: Denny Mathew
Nationality: Indian
Holiday Plans: Visit uncle's family in Germany; go to church; eat lots of food prepared in Kerla style.
Wish: That he successfully complete his PhD in 2006
Name: Inge van Haare
Nationality: Dutch
Holiday Plans: Show different places in Netherlands to boyfriend's relative visiting from Sweden.
Wish: That people become more tolerant and live in harmony with each other.
Name: Xiaoying Shao
Nationality: Chinese
Holiday Plans: Go out for dinner and party with friends in Enschede.
Wish: To get a PhD position here and sends best wishes to family in China.
Name: Sergey Shkulipa
Nationality: Ukrainian
Holiday Plans: Work hard and concentrate on research while no one is around.
Wish: A white Christmas
Name: Mauro Sbragaglia
Nationality: Italian
Holiday Plans: Celebrate Christmas in a traditional Italian way with friends and family.
Wish: That life continue to be as good as it has been here in the Netherlands.
Name: Aurore Naso
Nationality: French
Holiday Plans: Spend time in France with family and friends; eat French food and drink champagne.
Wish: To get a research position in France.
Name: Ramkrishna Pasumarthy
Nationality: Indian
Holiday Plans: Pay surprise visit to parents and then tour around India.
Wish: To meet his dream girl in 2006.
Marcel Dijkstra
Denny Mathew
Inge van Haare
Xiaoying Shao
Sergey Shkulipa
Mauro Sbragaglia
Aurore Naso
Ramkrishna Pasumarthy
