1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why? My favorite course thus far is ceramics, it brings me such joy to build and create with clay. I love art, i love tactile things, and it is so peaceful for me to work with clay.
2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography? The longest paper i have ever written was probably about 10 pages long, it included a bibliography.
3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.
4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do? I love free writing, just writing about whatever i'm feeling or thinking about at the time, or about something i'm passionate about.
5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome. I'm just finishing A Million Little Pieces which has given me great insight to addiction, i love how it is written in a unique, almost poetry like layout. I am also reading Devil in the White City which tells of a very interesting historical event, the World's Fair in Chicago, and a serial killer in that time.
6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why? I love Gustav Klimt because his work is so unique , recognizable, intricate, and simply beautiful. I could look at his works for hours. His style is so specific, i love it.
7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)? Outside of the humanities i'm very involved in church and am a firm believer in Jesus Christ. My faith is the foundation and the fuel for my passion in every aspect of my life.
8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately. I recently read an article about these three siblings who were on the run from the police. They had robbed a bank and their family had a long list of issues, from addiction and abuse to mental health issues. It was a very intense story and left me with a lot of emotions and other considerations.
9. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons). This week i went and saw Death Cab for Cutie at Red Rocks. I haven't been listening to them much recently and just kind of tagged along with some friends, but it turned out to be one of the most amazing concerts i've ever been to. I forgot how much i love their music and the concert filled me with joy, the whole time i was just immeasurably content.
10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply. I'm not sure if this is exactly non-cultural, however, this Sunday was University Ministry kickoff at our church (the Annex through First Presbytarian Church) so i spent the entire day with my fellowship; being prayed over for the start of the new year, going to church, loving on and being loved by all of my best and dearest friends, doing outreach for the ministry, etc. It was so wonderful and was the perfect start to this week.
11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.
"Our worst fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?'Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some of us-- it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
-Nelson Mandela
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