Director of Study Abroad, Jill Russell takes time to answer the Proust Questionnaire:
1. What living celebrity do you most admire?
Entertainment celebrity: Ellen Degeneres; Political celebrity: Hillary Clinton
2. What living celebrity do you most despise?
Any of the Kardashians
3. Which talent would you most like to have?
Olympic figure skating skills
4. Where would you most like to live?
Tie between the southeast Australian coast or Victoria, British Columbia
5. What is your most treasured possession?
Emotional possession: my children; Material possession: my grandmother's china cabinet
6. What was the happiest moment of your life?
There are two - the births of my children
7. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
Charlotte of Charlotte's Web
8. If you knew you only had one day left to live, how would you spend it?
With my family, at my favorite childhood beach on Long Island, eating a Carvel ice cream cone (chocolate/vanilla twist with rainbow sprinkles) while "finding" objects in the cloud shapes with my children
9. What are you most looking forward to in the future?
Personal: I am excited to discover how my children will contribute to the world; Global: I look forward to the day society revolts against the fast-paced world in which we live. People need to slow down, learn more about each other, and breathe in the fresh air of the outdoors. Put down your smart phones and talk to each other, face to face!
10. In what historical time period would you most like to live?
The roaring 20s - jazz and flapper dresses
1. What living celebrity do you most admire?
Entertainment celebrity: Ellen Degeneres; Political celebrity: Hillary Clinton
2. What living celebrity do you most despise?
Any of the Kardashians
3. Which talent would you most like to have?
Olympic figure skating skills
4. Where would you most like to live?
Tie between the southeast Australian coast or Victoria, British Columbia
5. What is your most treasured possession?
Emotional possession: my children; Material possession: my grandmother's china cabinet
6. What was the happiest moment of your life?
There are two - the births of my children
7. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
Charlotte of Charlotte's Web
8. If you knew you only had one day left to live, how would you spend it?
With my family, at my favorite childhood beach on Long Island, eating a Carvel ice cream cone (chocolate/vanilla twist with rainbow sprinkles) while "finding" objects in the cloud shapes with my children
9. What are you most looking forward to in the future?
Personal: I am excited to discover how my children will contribute to the world; Global: I look forward to the day society revolts against the fast-paced world in which we live. People need to slow down, learn more about each other, and breathe in the fresh air of the outdoors. Put down your smart phones and talk to each other, face to face!
10. In what historical time period would you most like to live?
The roaring 20s - jazz and flapper dresses