Sanjeev is a native of New Delhi, India and originally came to the U.S. in 1985 after he and his brother were finally able to convince their dad to move to the "Land of Opportunity." His entire family moved with the initial plan that mom and dad would return to India after their children had "settled down." It has been over 25 years, and they are still here. Sanjeev lives on the Peninsula with his wife, Shalini, and their two children, and he enjoys playing tennis and road biking on the weekends.

During Sanjeev's college years, you could find him spending his free time either giving makeup tips at "Essence of Beauty," his co-owned beauty supply business, finalizing deals for his import/export business, or preparing killer club sandwiches at his parents' delicatessen. You'll have to ask his daughter, Tara, whether his makeup advice is helpful or not.

Laura grew up on the East Coast and never thought she'd leave. She and her husband, Dean, both lived in New York City and even participated on the same running team there, yet they never managed to meet until competing in an endurance running race in Oregon. Shortly thereafter, Laura moved out to San Francisco to join Dean, who had come up with the idea a few years earlier. Laura spends the majority of her weekends either racing her spec miata or instructing other drivers on the racetrack. When she's not racing cars, she's usually running on the trails of Marin County.

Laura will race almost anything, and for a break from the pressure of regular competition, she occasionally drives in the infamous "24 Hours of LeMons" - a race series for $500 cars.  She is most proud of her team's overall win in 2008 with their "Mustard Yellow Volvo Doing 45 In The Fast Lane" car.  Her latest ride was a homemade "Model T GT," containing parts from a 1927 Ford Model T, an '80's Pinto and '80's Mustang.  Her family is alternately proud and frightened.

Marijke is also an East Coast transplant, and she lives in San Francisco after moving from New York City with her husband, DeWitt. She is an avid reader and loves to travel whenever she can. She recently travelled to Holland and visited with her extended family.

Marijke moonlighted at a Japanese film production company, mostly researching offbeat online news articles. Due to her day job at UBS, she was never able to take advantage of their offers to fill in as a last-minute extra. She could have been famous in Japan!

Prashant is originally from Hyderabad, India. In 1997, he moved to the U.S. to pursue his master's degree. He met his wife, Nomita, when he was in the 11th grade. Prashant and Nomita live in the South Bay with their son, Milun, and daughter, Sana. Prashant enjoys playing golf and experiencing new cultures and places. He is also a die-hard Lakers fan.

Prashant won over 25 club, state, and national level tournaments in Billiards and Snooker in India. He represented India in the World Under-21 Snooker Championship in Singapore. His proudest Snooker moments were when a 12 year-old asked for his autograph and when his picture appeared in the main sports section of the local newspaper.

Having lived in China, Canada and the U.S., Robert has picked up various culinary dishes which he can prepare. After four years of diligent practice in college, he has mastered preparing Chinese, Indonesian, Thai and Korean instant noodles. His repertoire also includes: Kraft mac n' cheese, Swanson’s tv dinners, rice krispies treats, and a variety of microwave-and-eat burritos and chimichangas. Robert also makes a mean rack of Honey Barbeque Glazed Ribs and Grilled Lamb Chops. In his free time, Robert is an avid car enthusiast and attempts to stay in shape by playing a variety of sports, going to the gym, and playing with his shepherd-mix, Ellie.

During the summer before 6th grade, Robert accidentally superglued both of his eyes semi-shut and had to be sent to the emergency room to have the glue removed. As a result, he went to school missing some eye lashes and much of his eyebrows. Later, his 6th grade teacher admitted to Robert that she thought he was born looking that way.  He thinks it’s funny now, but back in 6th grade, not so much.

Simi grew up in New Delhi, India and moved to San Jose in 1997 to join her family who had been living there since 1992.  After living in San Jose for seven years, she realized she missed the hustle and bustle of Delhi and decided to move up north to San Francisco, which she now considers a second home.  After living in California for over thirteen years, Simi has become truly Californian as her top interests include traveling, running, hiking and camping.  In her travels, she prefers going to exotic places and has visited Machu Picchu, the Amazon rainforest and Patagonia, however she maintains varied interests including live music, stand-up comedy and cooking.

The "Adventurer"

On her trip to Argentina, Simi decided to cross the border and visit the Brazilian side of the Iguazu waterfalls all by herself, as none of her friends had a Brazilian Visa.  When the park closed, she needed to catch a bus back to Argentina, but due to a language miscommunication, she instead was directed to a bus that took her further into Brazil.  Thus began a comedy of errors of Simi trying to find her way back without knowing a word of Portuguese!  Four hours later, she finally reached her hotel in Argentina with a story of a lifetime to tell her friends.

A philosopher at his core, Devan enjoys meditating on truth and pondering the great unknowns of the cosmos. As an active member of the community, Devan is involved in several professional and charitable organizations. Most recently, he has been putting time behind the Ronald McDonald House Charities, helping support families whose children are suffering from major illnesses.

The "Artist"

Devan is self-taught artist. He uses art to enhance his creativity across all aspects of his life. Devan’s paintings are inspired by nature and the human form. His favorite furniture piece is a solid, white oak table he designed and built by hand. He also enjoys refining his photographic technique on his antique SLR camera.

Be was born in Hong Kong and moved to the U.S. with her parents when she was barely a year old. She has lived in the East Bay of San Francisco ever since. Be enjoys traveling, and she tries to make it to Hawaii, her favorite destination, each year. Cooking and baking are her stress relievers, and her specialty is pulled pork sandwiches. Although Be does not play any sports, she is a serious football and basketball fan and attends as many games as possible. She enjoys cheering on the Oakland Raiders and Golden State Warriors.

The "Entertainer"

Be is an avid TV viewer, and she especially enjoys comedy and horror. Not only could she watch television all day, but she cannot fall asleep unless the television is on (it must be on the Disney Channel, though). If the television gets turned off, she will wake up.