Humans of Emma Willard School #1

I have officially started documenting Humans of Emma Willard School. The enthusiastic response of the people in the community took me by surprise, as I gained more than 300 followers in less than a week's time.  The most challenging part so far is to know how to respond to what people say and ask questions that can deepen the conversation. Nonetheless, I'm really enjoying the process of reaching out to people and listening to their stories. Other than tightening the bonds within the community, I hope to raise the awareness of the people who are less noticed but make a huge impact on campus, for instance, Marty the Mechanic. I'm so excited to see how this project turns out! 

Artist Inspiration x HONY

I'm so excited to start my next project, which is based on HONY. As the creator of HONY, Brandon Stanton takes portraits of strangers he meets in New York City, and features their stories on his blog. During my last project, The People Project, I made tangible art that hopefully connected people to their surroundings, and this time, I'm going to take my work in a different direction and rely on social media to connect everyone in the community together. As bicentennial celebration and my own graduation draw near, I feel like this project is a nice way to give back to the community. My goal is to capture every single person's story, and so, let HOEWS begin! 

99th Revels

It's hard to explain Revels to anyone who hasn't experienced it before, but basically it's the most important tradition at my school where the senior class put up the show in a week with all parts kept secret, and on the very night of it, continuous cheering of the underclasswomen deafens you for days. I loved my eccentric role of the Alchemist (a surprise to everyone, I believe)- the feeling of being crazy and letting everything go on stage, plus harassing the audience. Though quite different from the normal theatre productions I've done, Revels is one of the best things I've experienced at my school, and it put me right into the Christmas Spirit. 

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!