meet the interns

RefuTea is so glad to have a great team of interns this summer!  Check out their fun facts and keep an eye out for their great work on our blog, Instagram, and more!

Simi Chundusu

Age: 21
Hometown: Jos, Nigeria
Hobbies: Reading, Sleeping, Photography
School and major: Calvin College - Writing Major
Plans after school: Writing professionally
How did you find out about RefuTea?: Through a friend on Instagram
What do you like best about RefuTea?: It's doing business for a good cause.
If you were going to throw a tea party, what would the theme be?: Mad Hatter's Tea Party like Alice in Wonderland

Messur Iorkighir

Age: 25
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hobbies:Writing, Reading, Listening to Music, and watching movies 
School and major: Grand Valley State University - Writing Major
Plans after school: Get an apartment near downtown Grand Rapids and pay off my student loans
Instagram: @mesuuriorkighir
How did you find out about RefuTea?:I found out about RefuTea through a friend who threw a tea party at Grand Valley.
What do you like best about RefuTea?: What I like about RefuTea is that it aims to help refugees in need, and of course I love tea!
Favorite tea from RefuTea?: Cranberry Cheer
If you were going to throw a tea party, what would the theme be?: Tea with Pirates because I love Pirates of the Caribbean!

Emily Grace Gill

Age: 23
Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina
Hobbies:  Spending time with my dog, watching movies with my family and friends, and doing various crafts
School and major: B.A. in Mass Communication from Winthrop University in 2017
Game plan: Keep up my writing skills while working in my current marketing job!
Instagram: @egracegill
How did you find out about RefuTea?: I started following RefuTea after meeting our founder's sister while studying abroad in Sevilla, Spain!
What do you like best about RefuTea?:  I love Autumn's mission of owning a brick and mortar store which employs refugees.  I'm so impressed with the follow through and how she ensures RefuTea does all it can to achieve its other goals on the way to the ultimate goal.
Favorite tea from RefuTea?: Amber Peach!
If you were going to throw a tea party, what would the theme be?: When I was a child, a lady threw a Teddy Bear Tea Party at her Southern mansion.  I'm fresh out of mansions, but I'd love to throw a Teddy Bear Tea Party for some of the kids I know!

Anna Bonnema

Anna was unable to provide her info at this time.  Keep an eye out for her work!