Spring 2015
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CLASS NOTES
Updates from our alumni Mimi Ho I will soon be a college sophomore at Fresno State in California. I am currently on the Fresno State Women’s Golf team and have been competing in a high level since school started in August. I qualified to play in all the events last session and this session so far, which not only helps me to improve my game playing against other college players but I get to travel all around the United States. Being a Fresno State Bulldog has given me the opportunity to go to places like Arizona, Mississippi, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Minnesota, Colorado and many others. Though I have been travelling and golfing a lot and missing school, I have not forgotten my education! I initially signed up to become a psychology major but I currently changed my programme to child development, which allows me to focus on behaviours and thought patterns developed in early childhood. The professors are very supportive and attentive, and because of the small classroom setting it makes learning in the classroom very interesting. Barak Michaelis I’m currently studying International Business and Management at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo China. Ningbo itself is a very business oriented city which allows myself and other students to continuously be invited to company visits and the like. I am definitely enjoying my time abroad and love being able to explore the variety of culture in a country as big as China. Learning Chinese on the side is another major perk in my higher education, nicely tied in with my business studies. I definitely recommend International Students to study abroad in unfamiliar countries as far as possible from home (apologies in advance to the mothers reading this). I believe truly jumping into a new country is the best way to experience the world as an adult. Branwen Bindra I am currently studying at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) in Hong Kong. I have nearly completed my foundation studies which includes drawing, design, colour theory and survey of computer art applications. It has been an overwhelming experience but one that I do not regret. I am learning a lot in a very short amount of time. I will hopefully be transferring to the SCAD campuses in Savannah (US) and Lacoste (France) by the end of next year.
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Talla Buffery I’m about to start my third term at the University of Nottingham in the UK, where I’m studying English Language and Literature. I’ve definitely been able to experience student life to its fullest, what with nearly going into debt in my first term (I’m still recovering from that.), yet still being able to enjoy the nightlife and everything that Nottingham has to offer. I’ve taken advantage of the wide range of societies and have made many friends through them, such as amateur boxing and writing for the university magazine. Nottingham does have the best meal deals in town but I do miss the occasional binging on garlic noodles and those chocolate croissants in the DC cafeteria. Miranda Skinner I just applied for my Critical and Cultural Practices major for my BFA. I’m really excited to be moving into such a diverse major, where I can focus on multiple different crafts, like ceramics, soft sculpture, painting, and colour photography. I’ve been working on some different portraits in a blue ball pen style that a few of the students in the DC community have taken a liking to, as well as some zine illustrations on fruits for my fall semester elective. Daisy Biggins Since leaving Discovery College and coming to the University of Plymouth I have had lots of great experiences and made some amazing friends. Recently I have attended History socials, whilst also working on essays regarding classics such as Jane Eyre and many Shakespeare plays. Last week I received a first for a presentation I gave during a seminar, an analysis of Thomas Gray’s ‘Elegy In A Country Churchyard’, a poem I found very dark yet interesting, and a result that I am extremely proud of. I miss my family in Hong Kong, but have wonderful course and flatmates, and there is always something happening to keep any homesickness at bay. Sie Rossiter I just got back to Boston from Memphis, Tennessee, where I spent a week working with Living Lands and Waters, a non-profit focused on river cleaning, recycling and sustainability. I applied and was selected to be a coordinator so I teamed up with a senior and we lead a group of nine other university students to complete the project. I’m now completing my second semester at Northeastern. I’m taking courses specific to my major which is a combination of International Affairs and Economics. This winter, Boston was piling up snow and almost hitting a record amount, so my friends and I have been taking weekend ski/ board trips up to New Hampshire and Vermont.