Monday, September 10, 2012

Meet the TAs: Audrey

Name: Audrey
Major: English, Minor: Editing
Year in School: Super Senior
Where did you grow up?: Houston, Texas
Mission: No
Hobbies: Interior design, fashion, event planning, dancing, yoga, genealogy, sports (particularly baseball, football, basketball, and lacrosse), cooking, and the arts
Favorite Internet Meme: Ryan Gosling 
Favorite Book (Non-Scriptural): The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tender is the Night and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorite Musical Artist: Beyonce, Brad Paisley, Mason Jennings, Edith Piaf, The Beatles,Ingrid Michaelson, etc.
Musical Instruments: Piano
Languages: English, some Spanish
Other Things You Might Want to Know About Me: I spent my summer living in Washington, DC where I worked for R&R Partners, a government and public affairs firm.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Meet the TAs: Kayla

Name: Kayla
Major: English, Minor: Sociology
Year in School: Senior
Where did you grow up?: Japan, UT, TX, FL, CO, MO
Mission: Nope.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, wakeboarding, horseback riding, canyoneering, cooking (not baking!), piano, watching movies ...
Favorite Internet Meme: Rage comics, "Nailed it!", Feminist Ryan Gosling, English Major Armadillo, etc.
Favorite Book (Non-Scriptural): Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Four-Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris, Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist
Favorite Musical Artist: William Fitzsimmons, Bon Iver
Musical Instruments: Piano
Languages: English, some French
Other Things You Might Want to Know About Me: During Spring/Summer 2012, I did a field study in London, UK where I studied 16th- and 17th-century astronomy, literature, and religion. It was a blast!