Word: passional
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...Ultimately, I think what [my time at Harvard] did was help me identify what interests me and turn that into some kind of product,” Miller says. “I think I came into Harvard with this great passion for creating art, but I didn’t know how to look within myself and see what I found important and how to translate that into a finished work...
...challenges for her: “I knew I wanted to keep acting. I had trouble getting cast freshman year—it’s really kind of a hard scene to break into.” But friends in the theater encouraged her to pursue her passion, especially Aoife E. Spillane-Hinks ’06, who directed Lloyd-Bollard in one of her first shows. “She has been a huge inspiration for me,” Lloyd-Bollard says of her friend. Recently, the pair worked together on 2006?...
Although Lampoon members have a reputation for being obnoxious and over-the-top, James A. Powers ’08, a soft-spoken Irishman, does not conform to stereotypes. Powers has illustrated covers for the Lampoon and drawn cartoons for The Crimson, but painting is where his passion lies. His work for the Lampoon is one of his proudest achievements at Harvard, but Powers enjoys painting because his work doesn’t have to fit into a niche. While growing up, Powers drew lots of comic strips, with Tintin as an early inspiration. But with his arrival at Harvard...
...rhythm and blues band, Golson met famous pianist and arranger Tadd Dameron. “He was an open book, and he let me pick his brain,” Golson said. With advice from Dameron, Golson began composing music, which would become his primary lifelong passion.“I wrote the song ‘Stablemates’ while in the middle of a divorce with my wife,” Golson said. “We were playing in a town near her town and when there was a break in the set I pretended...
...many students, a one-on-one workshop with a famous writer is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. For Kevin J. Feeney ’08, personal instruction from Dave Eggers was a regular occurrence that sparked a passion for literature and eventually led him to found a volunteer-supported writing center for high school students. As a sophomore in high school, Feeney heard about 826, a non-profit organization started by Dave Eggers with the aim of providing free after-school writing programs and seminars to high school students. Feeney’s emerging interest in creative writing...