Aya is a 7th grader. She likes playing volleyball and dancing, she has been dancing for 7 years and she played volleyball for 2 years. She has been in AES since August 2022 (one year and a half). She has 1 younger brother and 1 younger sister. She likes crafting and doing art (knitting, crocheting, and drawing). She would write about the staff that she is good at (all the stuff that she mentioned before), and she would also like to write about things that going on in middle school.

RJ is 14 years old in 8th grade and has been at AES for 4 years. RJ has lived in the USA for most of his life before moving to India with his parents and sister. He loves playing board games with his friends and playing with his dog. He spends his free time playing video games and sleeping! You can reach RJ at 28rgupte@aes.ac.in

Hyunseong is in 8th grade and is from South Korea. He goes to the school AES, and it is his 7th year at AES. His hobbies are playing golf and soccer and learning math. But, his main hobby is playing golf, and his favorite golfer is Tiger Woods. He has one brother in 12th grade.

Adi is a 8th grader who is from India and USA. He was born in New York and has one twin, who is also in 8th grade. He likes basketball, volleyball, soccer and american football. His favorite basketball team is the Golden State Warriors and his favorite soccer team is Bayern Munich. He has lived in USA and India. He is moving to China at the end of the school year.

Fatma is an 8th grader that has been in AES since August ‘23. She has 3 siblings and a heap ton of extended family that she cherishes (sometimes). She enjoys Volleyball, Football, Sitcoms, Musicals, Formula 1, Escape Rooms, 80's Movies, Rock Music, and especially Cats!

Manu is an 8th grader from London. He enjoys playing sports such as cricket and football and supports Crystal Palace. He also like reading and spending time with friends and family. He has lived in England for most his life but has also lived in Uganda, Israel and India. This is his second time in TDM message and he is thrilled to be back!

Vivaan is a 13 year old 8th grader from the US and Norway. He is very passionate about sports, specifically football. His favorite club is Manchester City. He enjoys playing FIFA occasionally and he plays the piano and violin. He has lived in the US, Norway and India and is very excited to work with the direct message team.

Carter is an 8th grader who is from the U.S.A. He has lived in the US, Sri Lanka, and now India. He likes some board games and loves Roblox and reading. Some of his favourite foods include anything with seafood (except anchovies). He is also quite interested in aeronautics. You can reach him at

Adam is a 8th grader that is from the US and Ethiopia. He was born Kuwait and has 2 older brothers. He likes sports like Football and Basketball. His favourite football team is Chelsea Football Club. His favourite food is brownies. He has lived in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and now India. He is moving to Atlanta, Georgia for high school.

Gili is a seventh-grade student in AES, she was at AES for 2 years, has 3 other siblings. She has lived in Israel before she came to India, She likes to hang out with her friends, family, and play basketball with her friends.

Taemin is a 7th grader from south korea he has been in AES for 2and a half years. he has one younger brother and he likes to play baseball and soccer sometimes he likes to play online games with his friend.

Ollie is a 13-year-old 8th grader. He likes video games and sports. He also enjoys hanging out with his friends. This is his fourth year in India

Karam is a 14-year-old 8th grader turning 15 in November. He is an avid soccer viewer, and his favorite team is Manchester City. He enjoys making edits and playing chess. His chess rating is 850; challenge him if you dare on chess.com, karamtheboss.

Beeri is a 7th grader that has been in India for 7 and a half years he likes football, and basketball and really likes sports

Aidan is a 14-year-old 8th grader from the United States. Aidan is a 14-year-old with one younger brother, whom he must take care of daily. Aidan enjoys reading books, playing all kinds of sports, and playing board games, especially chess, and loves visiting all types of places and countries.

Kabir is an eighth-grader AES. He is passionate about climbing and has competed in national-level games. He is excited to work with tdm. You can reach him via his phone number.

Chloe is in seventh grade, and this is her third year at AES. She enjoys writing stories, reading mystery, dystopian, and fantasy novels, and binge-watching shows on Netflix. She has lived in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, and the USA. Chloe has a younger sister in fifth grade, and a dog named Morris. She is excited to be on the DM Team!

Petr is a 13-year-old student who has spent 9 years in Russia one year in France and three years in Fiji. He is in eighth grade and has two siblings. His sister is in France and his twin brother is in eighth grade. He likes to read books such as Percy Jackson and Scythe and is really excited to start with The DM project. You can reach petr at

Arjit is a 12 year old student at AES and has been here sine 2015-16. Arjit has a brother who graduated from this school in 2021 and is currently attending college at USC.

Akul is 13 years old, turning 14 in July, he has a sibling who is in his first year of university who were both born and raised in Sweden. He is really excited to work in TDM. He likes to play sports such as basketball and golf, and he loves to play video games. Once school opens up again he is going to try out for the basketball team.

Charlie was born in London in 2007 and has studied abroad and in England. He has a strong passion for everything 80s and building towers out of cards. He has more recently come to love playing some of his favorite songs by the Beatles and Oasis on his guitar. You can reach him by emailing 26chenry@aes.ac.in and he'll get back to you.

Seoha is in 7th grader, born in 2008. She's from South Korea. She has been in Delhi for 5-6 months, and in Bangalore for 2 years. She has one sister in grade 10 at AES. She likes to read about k-pop, fantasy and comics. She is really excited to be in The DM team.

Wonwoo is a 7th-grade student who was born in 2008. He was living in Korea before coming to AES. It is his 5th year in India his 4th year at AES. His hobby is playing soccer. He is excited to join the DM team.

Woojin is currently an 8th Grader. He has been in Taiwan for 5 years, South Korea for 4 years, and AES for 3 years. His passion is to draw in his computer, play basketball, table tennis, and hanging out with friends. He is excited to be back at the DM Team.

Grace is currently in the second semester of her 7th grade year. Grace has been at aes for 4 years. Before Delhi she lived in Canada for eight year and in Bangalore for a 1. She is really excited to get started with the Dm project.

Kiley is currently an 8th grader living in New Delhi, India. Aside from living in Asia, she’s also lived in Switzerland and Germany. Kiley lives with her mother and father along with her brother and the most adorable dog. She loves to play football and go horseback riding, she’s excited to be a contributor to the TDM.

Currently a 7th grader, Sara has been in AES for 2 years. Not having lived in many countries in the past, Sara has lived in India for most of her life. She enjoys creative tasks, playing the piano and has an increased interest in writing through The Direct Message. She hopes to contribute to the team as much as possible!

Devansh is an 8th grader from India. He has been at AES for 3 years. He is fond of traveling and likes playing video games. He plays the trumpet and enjoys spending time with friends and family. Devansh is looking forward to learning new things from media publications.

Ranbir is an 8th grader who lives in India, he LOVES to play sports. His favourite sport is Cricket, he supports Sydney Sixers in BBL and Delhi Capitals in IPL. Ranbirs favourite subject in school is PE. Ranbir loves pizza. Ranbir also likes to build lego sets in his free time.

Mishika is a 7th grader at AES and has been there for almost four years. Despite her young age, she has already lived in five different countries. Her favorite pastimes include writing, drawing, reading, and, most of all, watching movies. She is currently learning how to play piano and violin. Mishika also has a soft spot for cats, cakes, music, and books. Like many people, she has one annoying brother who is in college.

Karanjot is from the USA and India. He likes tech, STEM, and reading. His sport of choice is tennis. Skills he expects to learn from the media publications class are faster typing (he already has fast typing, but there's no limit right?) and learning to edit on more programs. He thinks he will strengthen relationships with other people after finishing Media Publications.

Taemin is a 7th grader from South Korea he has been in AES for 2and a half years. he has one younger brother and he likes to play baseball and soccer, sometimes he likes to play online games with his friend.

Adam is a 8th grader who has been at AES for 3 years. He is from England and has lived in 4 different countries before he came to India his hobbies include reading and writing different types of media. He joined TDM to write about things he's passionate about and to share the word on things he thinks are cool.

Arjun is a 12-year-old 7th grader who has been at AES for one year. In his downtime, he likes to listen to music and read a book. He also enjoys sports such as basketball, American football, and cricket. His favorite American football team is the Baltimore Ravens, and his favorite cricket team is India. He is from America and recently came back from ISKL in Malaysia. His favorite foods and drinks (not together) are pizza and boba tea. He joined media publications to try something new and have fun writing exciting stories.

Ishaan sheth is a 7th grader who has been in AEs for 2 years. He loves to play sports and badminton is one of his favorite ones. He is from India and recently came back from Singapore where he used to study and the SAS. The only way to his heart is cute little dogs and paneer butter masala (a popular indian dish ). He joined media publication to be a better writer and at the same time to meet new people who shared the same interests as him .

Samrath is a 13-year-old 8th Grader. He likes soccer, food, and video games. And this is his 5th year at AES. You can reach Samrath at 28smalik@aes.ac.in.

She is in the 8th grade. She has lived in Germany, Argentina, South Africa, Mexico City, and India. She likes to Climb, write stories, read romance and fantasy, swimming, and sleeping. Sh have 2 older siblings, one is in high school and the other one is in university. Aileen came to this class because she likes to write and it could be good ofr her future someday. She will be loads of things in the DM but she is not sure what to write yet.

Junha is in 8th grade and was born in Seoul, Korea. This is his 6th year in AES. So far, India is his first country to live in besides Korea. He likes playing sports and spending time with his friends. His favorite subject is PE. It is his second time in the Direct Message and he is looking forward to working again with the DM!

John is an 8th-grade student. This is his third semester at AES. John has been an editor and writer on the DM team before. John has lived in Norway, Australia, and Belgium. John dos not like Sweden because they are his neighbours. You can reach John at 27jbottheim@aes.ac.in

Sophia is an eighth grade student at AES. She was born in the US and she likes to read and watch tv. She keeps her spare key under the door mat.

Lincoln is a 14-year-old 8th grader. He enjoys playing video games with friends. One of his main hobbies is practicing chess. His chess rating is 849 and is still increasing. He was born in Austin, Texas.

Cooper is an 8th grader from the United States. He is 14 years old and has two younger brothers. Cooper enjoys playing board games and gets together with friends to play them frequently. He enjoys working with cameras and video production. He has worked on his Youtube channel in the past and is now working on random unrelated videos. Cooper is looking forward to working on the DM team.

Kashvi is an 8th grader at AES. This is her 9th year at AES. She is Indian American and has never lived anywhere other than in India. She likes to paint and dance. She likes to think she is a mix of creativity and math. Kashvi is really excited to be a part of the TDM team this year.

Minjun is a student in 7th grade. He likes playing online games and soccer. He lives in gurgaon and has been attending AES for 6 months. His favorite food is Korean bbq.

An is in 8th grade in AES New Delhi and was born in South Korea. She loves TV shows, films, dramas, classical pieces of music, and some retro things like LP, film cameras, and old photos of her family. She joined this Media Publication team to work on more informative writing pieces.

Savion is a 7th grader. He was born in Maryland in 2009 he is 12 years old. He likes to play video games and chill with his family. He likes to run and play basketball for fun. His favorite song is Candy Rain and his favorite food is BBQ chicken wings. He has 3 siblings.

Aarnav is a 7th grader born on November 27, 2008, from the US. He has 1 twin brother, he likes video games, soccer, and biking and his favorite foods are bacon and ramen. You can reach Aarnav at 27akitterman@aes.ac.in.

Aarkin is 13 years old, turning 14 in November, he has one sibling in 12 grade. Aarkin is excited to get working on TDM. He likes playing sports and is planning to try out for the ASIAC Soccer team. Aarkin also recently got a black labradoodle, her name is Ziva. He also mentioned that he loved being around animals and family.

Anya is an eight grader at AES. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has two guinea pigs. She keeps her spare key under the plastic turtle. Anya looks forward to returning to the Daily Message team.

Paul is a 7th grader in AES. It’s Paul’s 4th year in AES. Paul has moved from Korea and it was his first move! He loves playing video games, baseball, playing with his friends, and food. Paul lives with a brother in 4th grade, mom, and dad. Paul would love to write articles in the DM
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Yelin Cho, born in 2006, is a Korean girl who loves to learn other cultures and languages around the Earth. She is living her 6th year in India now.She is certainly an active person though it’s only when she finds her work interesting.She also has one dog as a pet named Marong, which is undoubtedly adorble and she is truly a pleasure to her.For addition, Yelin has an intense hatred on insects especially cockroaches.She’s not really a book-lover, but when she gets to read, she tends to enjoy reading almost only Japanese novels, especially the mystery ones.

Sam Kim currently a 7th grader. He lived in Korea for 5 years and moved to Mumbai, India for 4 years and moved to New delhi AES. It is his fourth year at AES. He likes playing football, basketball, and videogames. He excited to be in the DM team.

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Jungwook is a Korean 7th students. He has been at AES for half year. He is 13 years old. But he is 14 years old in Korea age. lives in New Delhi now.

Sumer is a 13-year-old 8th grader. He likes playing sports and working out, and he also likes tinkering around with computers. He likes playing many different video games and enjoys hiking and being outdoors.

Joris is an 8th grader who's been at AES for 1 year. He has lived in 2 counties prior. His hobbies include walking, 3d printing, and working with computers. Joris joined The DM to use his previous experience in video editing and photo design.

David is in 8th grade and is from Korea. He was born in Gwangmyeong in Korea and he has one older brother. He likes to play soccer and also enjoys playing games. He left Korea at the age of 3 and lived in Indonesia, and Vietnam and, is living in India. His favorite football team is Atletico de Madrid.

Vyom is an 8th grader and has lived in India his whole life. However, he has a hobby of traveling and has visited 75+ countries. He also enjoys sports like F1, football, and badminton. He is a percussionist in the AES band and is looking forward to high school at AES.

Ryotaro 13 year old is a 7th grader. It is his 3rd year at Aes. He likes reading comics and watching YouTube in his free time. Before coming to India he has lived in four other countries

Vivaan is a 13-year-old 8th Grader from India this is his second year at Aes. he has 2 dogs one named Bruce who is a French bulldog and Olie who is a Golden doodle and Vivaan has interested in Technology

Naman is an 8th grader from England. He enjoys sports such as motorsport (F1, Indycar, NASCAR, IMSA, WEC, WRC). He also likes to play basketball and football with his friends. His favourite football team is Chelsea and his favourite Basketball team is the Chicago Bulls. He has one sibling who is in their final year of high school.

Seoyeong is in 8th grade. She is from South Korea and now living in India. She likes playing piano and solving cubes. And she has a brother who is in 7th grade

Evan is a 13-year-old 8th grader, who enjoys crocheting. Before India Evan has lived in Hong Kong, China, and Kenya. This is his 2nd year at AES. You can reach Evan at 28edewaal@aes.ac.in

Areebah is an 8th grader. She was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and she has one older brother. Some of the things she's passionate about are music, reading, writing and playing basketball. This is her first year at AES and she is thrilled to be a part of the TDM team!

Sukrit is a 12-year-old, turning 13 in May. He has a twin brother and a sister. He is really excited to work in TDM. He likes to play video games, soccer, and chess. He also likes to read. This is his 4th year at AES. He was born in Los Angles, USA but he has lived his whole life in India. He likes to eat Seafood.

Unhyun is a 8th grade in American Embassy School and he was born in south korea. He loves to watch and play soccer. He is fan of chelsea. He loves jude bellingham. It’s his 4th year in aes and he love this school. He loves to hang out with friends.

Sojeong is a 7th grader, and she was born in South Korea and she has lived in Chennai for 1 year. It is her first semester at AES. She likes taking pictures of nature and writing an essay about that pictures. Her favorite foods are Sushi and ramen. She has two younger sisters, but she sometimes feels tired when she plays or does something with them. She is very excited to be on the DM team. If you have any questions for her, you can email her at 28skim2@aes.ac.in

Emma was born in China and has lived in America, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka and now India. Although she is British, she has never lived in the UK. She has two siblings and two guinea pigs. Emma keeps her spare keys under the shoe cabinet. Emma is currently in 8th grade and looking forward to working with TDM.

Owen is a 7th grader in his first year at AES, and is excited to be on The DM team! He has lived in other countries before India and loves to read and/or play video games(when allowed). He has a dog named Shadow that he loves(though it can be trying), and some of his hobbies include playing board games with his friends and family, and playing DnD when he gets the chance.

Currently, an 8th grader Jashvi Nigam is a writer for The Direct Message (TDM) and a student at AES. She likes to write about current events and pop culture and the general things at school for TDM. Jashvi is really looking forward to publishing new pieces in TDM. She was born in Los Angeles, California, and has lived there and in India. She loves to travel, cook, watch tv, spending time with friends and family.

MinHoo is a 8th grader Korean student. His English name is Matthew, and he likes the name. He was bron in geyonggido, Korea in january 1st 2008. He is moved on India on Feb 13th. He likes learning and reading books. His dream is to be an International lawyer. He is interested in social issues. He has great enthusiasm. He likes blue color.

The Norwegian student Milla is currently in the second half of her eighth-grade year. This is her fourth year at AES. Before Delhi, Milla lived in the DRC for four years, Norway for five, and the US for 2.
She spends her time playing sports (soccer being her favorite) and hanging out with friends.
She is excited to be part of the TDM team. If you want to contact her, email 26mlillehammer@aes.ac.in .

Harel is an 8th grade student at the American Embassy School in New Delhi.
He was born on August 21, 2007. Harel has 3 siblings: Allon the oldest, Talya the middle, and Ella the youngest. Harel is from Israel, he lived there for 11 years before coming to India.
You can message him at 26hmahler@aes.ac.in.

Kenichi is a Japanese who was born in China on 29th February 2008. He has lived in Beijing, Fiji, and is currently living in India. His hobbies are Taekwondo and Paddle boarding. He also loves foods from around the world. You can reach him by emailing 26ksasaki@aes.ac.in and he might get back to you if he checks his mail more often.

Currently an 8th grader at AES it is Hannah’s second semester here at AES. Last year she was a part of the DM team and wrote a lot about pop culture and current events. Hannah is really looking forward to being in this class again. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois and has lived in the Philippines, Argentina, and Virginia since then. She enjoys travelling, reading, watching tv, and writing.

A 7th grader who’s been in AES for 3 years, lived in Korea before moving to India. He has hobbies such as coding, math and science, he has 4 family members; his mom, dad, him, and his sister who is in 10th grade in AES.

Salma, a seventh-grade student in a school in India, has 3 other siblings. She has lived in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia before this move. She likes to hang out with her grandma a lot and play video games with her friends. Her favorite food is medium-well steak.

SeoJun is currently in the second semester of his 7th grade year. SeoJun has been at aes for 4 years. Before Delhi he lived in Korea for 12 years. He is really excited to get started with the Dm project.

Jungyoon is in 7 grade and it’s her 3rd year in AES. She lived in South Korea before coming to India. She came to India because of her dad’s company. Jungyoon has two hobbies, macrame and kumihimo. Her favourite food is Tteokbokki which Korean food. In her family there are 4 family members. Her dad, mom, little sister in 5th grade and Jungyoon.

She spends her time playing sports (soccer bei