Before I interviewed Jeremy, I did not know him that well. We both live in Weybridge, but I had never talked to him about much except food and dishes. Actually last year we ran into each other a few times, but had very little to say. The interview led me to a lot of things I suspected like India and UWC, but also to unsuspected topics like Tibetan painting and a shared love of Iceland. I started with the easy “where are you from?” question, but after describing Bar Harbor, Maine as an ideal college and tourist town, there was not much to go on from there. I was definitely more interested in hearing about Jeremy’s time at UWC. Ever since I found out what UWC was, I have been very jealous of the people who were so lucky as to attend. We talked about India and that whole experience. Everything from his roommates to little towns he never wanted to visit again. The highlight of India, at least in my opinion, was a month long course that Jeremy did in Tibetan painting at the Dalai Lama’s Monastery. I think that I could have done a whole interview with Jeremy just on his experiences at the monastery. We then moved onto Middlebury, and Jeremy’s first impressions. He expressed very similar issues to what many First Years feel: classes are not quite what was expected, your roommate is very different than you. We talked about how we both felt better in our second years, especially after moving out of a dorm. The next prominent theme was dance, which Jeremy has become increasingly involved in over the past year. In fact, he recently joined the Dance Company, which is going to the Czech Republic in January. I was not surprised to hear that Jeremy danced, especially after knowing about his background in yoga and meditation. He did express dismay over having to practice so much for a spring show last year only to be on stage for five minutes. I was a bit disappointed to find that he only saw the not as good, disheartening theater shows last year, instead of the very wonderful shows. Perhaps my favorite theme was travel. I want to travel so badly, so I really enjoy other people’s travel stories. I was a bit surprised that he didn’t have any specific desire to visit Africa. As I mentioned earlier, we both find Iceland to be a place of particular intrigue. Some of Jeremy’s experiences abroad seemed really awesome like teaching English to orphans in Ecuador. I would love to have some similar experiences. I only wish that I could be so well traveled at such a young age. Overall, I think the interview went well, especially considering that I had never done one so long before.