1. My favorite course in college would be my creative writing class which is strange considering I don't enjoy writing. This was my favorite class because the professor really cared about each individual student and their writing style and writing ability. He truly wanted to help us improve and did so using interesting writing exercises and tell stories about his experience in the writing world and traveling.
2. The longest paper I have written was 5 pages. It was a research paper in my high school British Literature class. I can't remember what it was about however.
3. My favorite paper was on the book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I read this book in my World Literature class. I enjoyed it because I got to pick the book and analyze it without feeling like it was work. The topic of the paper was balance and how the author, Lisa See, was able to use this theme with characters, situations, memories, and sentences structure in her writing. This paper was the first paper that I felt proud to turn in.
4. I love to write reviews of art exhibitions, food, dance recitals, and cultural events. Though I don't enjoy writing because I want more movement to be involved, I am interested in writing reviews because they involve interacting with other people and experiencing something different and experimental.
5. I took 11 credits this summer so sadly I was reading textbooks all summer. The last book that I was reading...and am still reading is A Tale of Two Cities. A book that I would like to read soon is The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
6. Jane Austen is a writer that really impresses me because of her timeless writing and ability to portray the complicated feelings and situations of the women and men she writes about. Jane Austen has been my favorite author since I was in 9th grade and every time I re-read her works I don't feel bored and can keep experiencing something new or understand a character better.
7. I am a MCDB (Biology) and Studio Art major. One of my major interests is working to improve the medical systems for orphans both in the U.S. and around the world. I am planning on going to medical school and then going anywhere that feels right.
8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.
Life n 'trash land' is an photo slideshow and article showing the photography and work of Jose Ferreira in the Hulene garbage dump in Moputu, Mozambique. This article inspired me because next summer I am planning on going to Kenya to work with orphans. This is an article I'm reading that inspired me for my next print in printmaking with the theme trophies. For the people of the Hulene garbage dump every piece of trash and recycled material is a trophy in the sense that it is a means of living another day and eating another meal. 9. A cultural event that inspired me was going to the drive-in with my family for the first time. I have been to the drive-in in Ft. Collins multiple times with my friends, but never with my family. My cousins were over so there was about 20 of us. When a group of Sri Lankans get together we always have Sri Lankan food and snacks. My mom surprised me by pulling out two coolers full of Sri Lankan foods such as vada (fried split pea dough, chilies, curry powder, turmeric, onins, and coriander) , cadala (spiced chickpeas with onions), thothal, and dry rubbed chicken curry. I had been at school all summer and was surprised to remember that when Sri Lankans get together there is always enough food for twice as many people as have gathered. It is interesting that no matter how poor a Sri Lankan family is they always eat abundantly, even if it means rice, dahl, and malung. This re-birth of my own culture made me proud to be Sri Lankan and get to experience different foods and relax with my family.
10. A non-cultural event that has effected me would be hanging out with my transfer students this weekend and learning about their families, lives, and dreams. I find that each individual has so much to offer and a beautiful story to share behind the masks that sometimes are put on for the fast paced lifestyles we live.
11. A thought that has widened my idea about life was something one of my friends told me the other day when I was worried about my future and what was in store for me. Sometimes I can be a little...maybe a lot a bit of a control freak and I had details of my future planned. She told me I don't need to worry about where I'm going to go or what I'm going to do, but that I just need to be open to the future. I just need to allow it to happen and try my hardest to overcome the trials and obstacles that come my way in order to open all possible doors to the future. When the time comes for my future to be decided as long as I have opened the doors to possible paths I can't be unhappy with the outcome. what open means to me
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