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During my FOP trip, right before my freshman year at Harvard, my FOP leader gave me my first dose of Harvard lore. “There are three areas necessary for a happy, successful college life,” he said. “Academics, extracurricular activities, and a social life. At Harvard, you can only pick two.” As an intrepid, self-confident first year, I pooh-poohed his antiquated adage—surely there were some people who found a way to have it all. This is Harvard...
...make the most of his Adams House living quarters. Last year, in an effort to conserve space and “to see what I could live without,” he chose to get rid of the bed in his room and sleep on the floor on his FOP camping pad. In order to store his bulky bedding, he built a wood storage chest, courtesy of the skills he learned in a woodworking class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. He praises the teaching skills of the instructors there, noting that “since there...
...lived in Leverett House and was greatly involved with the Freshman Outdoor Program (FOP), the Harvard Shooting Club, the Fly Club and photography. Since graduation, Denny had traveled extensively and engaged, like so many of us, in hashing out what career path to follow. Recently, however, Denny had decided he would study to become a doctor. Even so, he stayed firmly committed to the notion that the things of life are far less important than the friends and family who loved him and whom he loved in return...
...knew that life has a lot to offer post-Harvard, but never lost sight of the beauty and value of our experience here,” said Sheila A. Baynes ’03, who served as a co-leader with Lewis on a Freshman Outdoor Program (FOP) trip last summer...
Caitlin E. Stork ’04, who participated in FOP under Lewis, said she was particularly struck by his leadership skills...