1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?
I have really been enjoying my Education courses. I am passionate about children, and believe that everybody has the right to a great education. I love attending my practicums where I can actually spend time in the classroom, which makes me excited for my future career.
2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?
The longest paper I have written was 23 pages, not including my bibliography.
3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.
Surprisingly, my favorite paper I have written is my longest paper, which was a report on Michelangelo’s Last Judgment. I was able to explore the history and context of the piece as well as all of its different influences such as Dante’s Inferno, which was very interesting.
4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?
I am not the type of person to just sit down and write, just for the sake of writing; however, when I do write I enjoy writing about personal experiences that I have learned from or have changed my life.
5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.
Over the summer I reread all of the Harry Potter books. I absolutely love Harry Potter, and the world that J.K. Rowling created. I think that it is pure genius how she ties in many different themes in such an enjoyable and easy to read way. Harry Potter fostered my love of reading at a very young age, and I now read all types of books: fiction, non-fiction, scifi, anything all the time. It was nice to revisit my favorite characters in literature this summer, and I plan on doing it again very soon!
6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?
Again J.K. Rowling. Her life story amazes me, and I think that what she has created through her writing is a work of art in itself.
7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?
My main interest is skiing. I love the feeling of being in nature, of looking out from the top of a mountain onto the spectacular landscape of Colorado. The adrenaline that it gives me compares to nothing else.
8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.
Over the summer I read an article in the Denver Post about how Earth could have possibly had two moons at one point in time. Scienitsts are thinking that the larger of the moons gravity was so strong that sucked the littler of the two in, to create the moon that we have today. That is why the moon is somewhat lopsided, and why one side is smoother than the other. I thought this was interesting because many other planets have more that one moon, Jupiter has over 60, and I wonder how life on Earth would be different if we still had two moons. Would the ocean tides be different?
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 weekend I am going to see Phish for two days, which I know will be an amazing cultural experience. People from all over the country, and the world, travel around and follow this band religiously. I am excited to meet some interesting folks.
10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.
This past Spring semester I studied abroad in Florence, Italy. This changed my life profoundly. Never before had I been away from everyone and everything familiar to me, and pushed so far out of my comfort zone. It forced me to grow-up and become an adult. My experience also affected me in the way that I know understand how the world views Americans, and sadly why it is in a not so positive manner.
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.
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
–Dr. Seuss
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