Meet the Team

The Speak and Connect team is here to make your experience one to remember! Find out more about your Speak and Connect Peer-facilitators and Speak and Connect Support team here. 

Aastha

Peer Facilitator


Favourite Sydney food spot?
Nepalese restaurant  

Favourite weekend activity?

Brunch plus matcha at a cute cafe 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Quadrangle; Darling Harbour  

Alison

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
The Grounds Coffee Factory (any Grounds franchise honestly) 

Favourite weekend activity?

Brunch... maybe bottomless? 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Cadigal Green where the chairs are 

Arianne

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Emperor’s Puff @ Chinatown 

Favourite weekend activity?

Coastline walks 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Ethnocultural room @ Manning House 

Zainab

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
1915 Lanzhou beef noodle restaurant; the dumplings and dry fried chopsss 

Favourite weekend activity?

BBQ with the family at a park 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

The grass in front of the physics building under the shade of the education Building 

Aron

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Mappen  

Favourite weekend activity?

Reading  

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Manning House  

Jay

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Pad Thai 

Favourite weekend activity?

Bouldering  

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

ABS terrace 

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Pip

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Salumerie  

Favourite weekend activity?

Board and video games 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

UTS library  

Paulo

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Mixue 

Favourite weekend activity?

Sunset watching at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Schaeffer Fine Arts Library 

Sreya

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Jimmy’s Falafel 

Favourite weekend activity?

I like hiking, especially the Manly to Spitbridge 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

The Quad 

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Coco Q

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Lamingtons!! 

Favourite weekend activity?

Tennis, hiking or going to the beach or watching good movies like F1 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Law library 

Elizabeth

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Good Mediterranean food  

Favourite weekend activity?

Something active like hiking or running 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

The sitting area near the field near Charles Perkins  

Jingwei

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Hoochie Mama 

Favourite weekend activity?

Sleep & Netflix 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Library at SWHB Lvl 2 

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Fiona

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Mazesoba 

Favourite weekend activity?

Restaurant hopping 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

The grass in front of the Quandrangle 

Lintao

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Coffee with 3 sugars  

Favourite weekend activity?

Travelling and taking photos 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Courtyard Cafe 

Andi

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Kobe Wagyu Yakiniku  

Favourite weekend activity?

Hiking, Gym & Shopping. 
K-Drama, K-pop and any music!!! 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Susan Wakil Health Building (except Lvl 1)
 


T

Peer Facilitator


Favourite local cuisine? 
Edition Roaster 

Favourite weekend activity? 
Any creative arts and crafts I can get my hands on 

Favourite place on campus or Sydney? 
Chau Chak Wing Museum 

Viviane

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
A  realllyyy good banh mi 

Favourite weekend activity?

kyudo and a chill volleyball game 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

The piano room next to the international student lounge 

Coco H

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Funkatello - Darlinghurst 

Favourite weekend activity?

Going to a market for food and home made goods 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Courtyard cafe  


Iris

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Zhangliang Malatang 

Favourite weekend activity?

Binge watching CDrama and KDrama 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

The Crown Sydney (I swear to god that I don't gamble) 

Mary

Peer Facilitator

Favourite Sydney food spot?
Thai Food 

Favourite weekend activity?

Ultimate frisbee 

Favourite place on campus or in Sydney?

Fisher Library rooftop 

Zhi Fei

Peer Facilitator

Favourite local cuisine?
Tim Tams:)

Favourite weekend activity?
Taking photos and capturing videos of places I visit.

Favourite place on campus or Sydney?
The Fisher and SciTech library.