My name is Billy Rathje, and I thought that I would start my first blog post by introducing myself. I am a freshman here at the University of Puget Sound. I plan to study English and Chemistry, and I am in the honors program. In my spare time, I also acted in the fall play As You Like It, took piano lessons, and wrote a one-act play. One of my favorite things about Puget Sound is that students can and do study science, act in a play, perform in a musical ensemble, write for the newspaper, participate in work study, participate in a sport like crew, and so on all in one semester. (I exaggerate, but I know many students whose schedules are not far from this.)
I realize that this post is short, but I’m dedicating my next few posts to, “What I Did Over my Winter Vacation.” Having a four-week winter vacation is very nice, and while it may seem like a lot of time, mine went really quickly because I was involved in two major projects: producing an original musical that I wrote with my brother and working in a biochemistry lab. It was the most productive and busiest break that I have ever had!
That’s all for right now. Stay tuned for my next set of posts on rehearsing a musical and working in a science lab!