Coach: Debangsu

Debangsu is Oyinda's Coach.

Debangsu
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Hi ! I am Debangsu Sengupta from India. I am a Computer Science (Honors) student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, US. In the fall of 2000, I will begin my sophomore year of studies. The course of this project has seen me travel back and forth among India, Ivory Coast, and USA. However, the global nature of the Internet has made it possible for to me to stay in regular touch with Oyinda and the rest of the team and provide support for the project.

I met Oyinda online and after having lived in the Ivory Coast for over two years, I was glad to see another prospective ThinkQuest participant from this part of the world. Oyinda's determination and enthusiasm for the project meant that it was an easy decision in the end to agree to be her coach. I was all too familiar with the unreliable Internet connectivity problems that Oyinda faces in West Africa. In addition to this, I believe that my experiences as a Thinkquest student and coach from 1997-99 placed me in a good position to provide effective guidance and advice to her. Oyinda is a wonderful, enthusiastic girl and a beautiful content researcher/writer. I am proud to have been her coach, although she was so good that she often didn't seem to need any!

My interests center around web development, programming and design, content editing. In addition, my other hobbies include badminton, table tennis, cricket, photography and traveling.

Hope you all enjoyed the work of these three talented students!