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Take Note I am going to study abroad in Mendoza, Argentina, from this February until July. I saw Bria McCurdy in Colorado for a three-day concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater this summer, and saw Abigail Endler and Emily Hamilton when I visited the East Coast.”
Ramsay Hanson writes, “I’m at
Southern Methodist University, where I am on the equestrian team and part of Kappa Kappa Gamma. I interned at Advertising Age this summer.” Kristen B. Hardy sends this news: “In
January I am traveling to Australia and New Zealand for the month. We are stopping at three cities in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, and Cairns), where I will attend a film festival on the beach, hike the Blue Mountains, and study the culture and film industry of the country. We will then travel to New Zealand for five days to tour the setting of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, as well as experience the native culture! I’ve been a volunteer at the Family Center of Alamance, which works with parents at risk of having their children removed from the home (or whose children have already been removed), as well as with pregnant teens in the area.” Colby Eisen ’10 in South Africa
Colby H. Eisen writes, “I have spent
the year studying abroad in South Africa. I spent the first half in Durban living in a Zulu township with a family of eight amazing people. I am a public health major at Johns Hopkins so I chose a program on community health and social policy. I volunteered in a lot of hospitals and clinics, with traditional healers, in orphanages for infants and children affected or infected by HIV/AIDS, and in schools. I travelled outside of Durban with a community health outreach team conducting independent research on the nutritional and economic impact of home vegetable gardens in semi-rural communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal. While I was there I participated in the nationwide ‘shave-athon’ for cancer and shaved my head to raise awareness and donate my hair.”
Sol Ah Hwang writes, “I am at Emory University, with a double major in economics and art history. I had an internship in Seoul at SV Investment Company, which is a venture capital company. I traveled to Italy and Paris this summer. I also visited Guam with my family.” YeEun Kim writes, “I’m at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison; this summer I went back to Korea and took
some classes at Korea University. I also went to Shanghai for a week with my family.” Elizabeth S. Noonan writes, “I’m at
Parsons the New School for Design in Manhattan, and I’m working as an apprentice to a beekeeper here in the city. I am also working at a farmers’ market and collecting honey from hives.” Sydney C. Satchell shares this news:
“This summer I was an intern for Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor, CT, in benefits and compensation and volunteered at the YMCA, Greater Hartford. At Howard University I’m head of Mecca Mad House, the only spirit group on campus.” Stephanie R. Schwartz writes, “This summer I interned at Kaye Communications in Boca Raton, FL. I am going to MEXICO tomorrow for fall break! I went to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, this past May! I do a lot of work for domestic violence awareness with my sorority at High Point University.” Mahori Shigeta writes, “I’m at
University of Bath, in the UK. I am the chair of the BodySoc Dance Society at the university; we have more than 200 members and we go to at least two competitions and have a lot of shows, fundraising events, socials, etc.”
Shelby Demke writes, “This summer I
took a much-needed, celebratory family vacation to Scotland and Ireland for two weeks. I also worked for Hartford Children’s Theatre as a teaching artist for the fourth year in a row.”
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THE SUNDIAL
Members of the Class of ’11 attending the graduation of the Class of 2012 were, from left, Emily Kessler, Chevaughn Wellington, Kelsey Byrne, Kelsey Ballard, Catherine Baker, Samantha “Sam” Thomas, and Michelle Sexton