Prarthana Gurung

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by Prarthana Gurung 17 May 2009
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Prarthana Gurung is studying international affairs and political science at the University of Mary Washington. She currently resides in Washington D.C, and is working in the public health NGO sector at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. She enjoys listening to The Tallest Man on Earth, reading puns, and star-gazing. 

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