Holly

Tonight I am looking forward to meeting many of you new students at the New Student Reception in Seattle at Safeco Field! I went to the event last year as a new student, so it will be fun to experience this exciting time as an Ambassador. The food is going to be great and there will be an awards ceremony recognizing scholarship recipients for everyone's hard work and achievement. It is also an amazing opportunity for new students to meet faculty and program advisers from Evergreen.

This Sunday is the monthly singing of the Olympia shape note singers, also known as a Sacred Harp singing. Last quarter in the Evergreen Singers we learned about the traditional style of sight singing by learning the shapes to the pitches of Fa-Sol-La. I have been singing in traditional choirs since elementary school, so it was quite a new experience to sing from the Sacred Harp text--totally different. I intend to continue singing with the local and regional chapters that meet semi-regularly, and EVERYONE IS WELCOME. The people who sing shape note music are hands-down some of the nicest people in the world.

This weekend I have a friend that I met in Argentina visiting! I'll be showing him around the Pacific Northwest and going to Seattle to see the city. Sunday is homework day. I am working on an English language translation of a story called El vaso de leche (The Glass of Milk) by Manuel Rojas from Chile. This is my first attempt at literary translation and I have found it's very challenging to find the right nuance of each expression in order to preserve its artistic originality. I'm sure it will get easier as I continue to practice, but at least it's a lovely story.