I found it a fascinating experience to listen to the various speeches. Less so because of the content, though that was interesting in itself – but in the delivery. Even the best or worst speaker cannot help but allow bits of themselves to escape in the midst of a presentation. Body language, tone, presence or lack of confidence, these and more tell far more than any PowerPoint on family background ever could. This I believe is doubly so when someone is asked to represent a personal aspect of themselves.

I wasn’t spouting hyperbole in my own when speaking of insatiable curiosity in my own exhibition, and while I am poor with name/faces, I never forget a personality. Though I prefer to work alone (read: hate group assignments with a burning passion), I’ll choose to make lemons into lemonade. It will be a fun exercise to learn more about my classmates and their backgrounds during our upcoming endeavors.

DC