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Who am I and other existential questions
Hello, the name is Jennifer deWinter. Yes, I know that everyone is named Jennifer, but my father did want to name me Sven Orloff on the 50% chance that I was a boy. Life is full of small favors... I am a graduate student at Eastern Washington University, studying Teaching as a Second Language and Rhetoric and Composition. For some reason, I cannot commit to one degree over another. As an undergraduate (also at EWU), I received a BA in both Literature and Japanese; I won't even begin to list off the minors that I received. Other schools that I have attended are Spokane Falls Community College and KCP in Tokyo Japan. This summer, I was accepted into Cambridge University, England. Exciting, yes, but I'm freaking out about the mad cow disease right now. |
Jennifer's Hobbies
I fool myself into thinking that I have enough free time that I can dedicate to hobbies. On those seconds between 4:32 am and 4:37 am, I enjoy reading everything under the stars. Now that I think about it, I enjoy the stars too. I am also irrevocably drawn to Japanese animation. One of the great reasons that I studied Japanese to the extent that I have is my desire to watch the cartoons without reading the little words at the bottom of the screen. My childhood dream was to become an animator; however, I have had to content myself with teaching watercolor painting twice a week. |
A Very Brief Introduction to My Family
I am very much the product of my environment, so I think that this introduction is semi-necessary. My mother was the breadwinner in the early part of my life; now she is the constant slave to her family and we all appreciate it. My father's from Montana (something that we never let him live down), and he is a union Boilermaker. Lastly, my sister is six years younger than me, so I had severe single child complex when she was born. As a result of these dynamics, I am a pro-union, highly motivated career woman who works ten times harder for a vague idea of perfection. The recent addition to the family is the sister's baby, Danika Shea-Lee. I think that we all have to love babies unconditionally. |
a series of very special thanks:
I would like to take this moment to thank the Chair of EWU's English Department, Dr. Elder, for his continuous support and encouragement. I would also like to thank Dr. Eng for giving me this opportunity to fulfill my goals of creating a web page for the class room and his excellent advise to me when it comes to teaching. Further, I know that I thank Dr. Logan and the Mad Hatterz Society everyday for their shared love of literature. Most importantly, I would like to extend my never ending gratefulness to my mother and father, as well as my eternal love to my sister and her baby.
Thank you.
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My Favorite Japanese Poem
Since I no longer think
of reality
as reality,
what reason would I have
to think of dreams as dreams?
-Saigyo (1118-1190)
Translated by Burton Watson
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