The EVA-lution of a UT Student

Hi everyone, my name is Eva!

      I can hear your groans now. “Ugh, did she SERIOUSLY make a pun of her own name in the title?” “Gah, I hope I never have work with HER for a group project.” Don’t worry. I'll try to keep my cheesy word-play to a minimum in projects (but casual conversation is fair game). Judging by the first few days of lecture, we're going to have a great time this semester, and I can't wait to get to know you all! Here is a little bit about me.

      My mom is a writer and my dad an archaeologist. We moved to small-town Texas from Sheffield, England when I was seven, and I enjoyed a few shining months as the most popular third-grader at Dublin Elementary School (my extreme popularity slowly faded with my accent and foreign intrigue; by that summer I was just like everyone else). Even though I wasn't born there, I consider Dublin my hometown.

      Dublin, Texas, if you haven't heard of it, is a central Texas town of 3,696 people, two stoplights, and way too many homeless cats. Our claim to fame is that we are the home of the world's first Dr Pepper bottling plant (which no longer bottles Dr Pepper, due to a tearful, economy-crushing lawsuit), and we sell our own delicious chain of sodas made with Imperial Sugar.

      I spent my high school years juggling long hours of practicing clarinet and piano with other activities, which included running cross country, studying for academic UIL, scrolling through Twitter, and having tea parties with my five best friends. Music was always my favorite though, and my best memories are of days spent playing with the All-State Band, which I was a part of for three years in a row. I still play in college as a member of an ensemble, which meets directly after this class all the way in the music building. The director must think I'm such a mess, always arriving late and breathing hard, but there is absolutely no way to walk from BMC to MRH in under ten minutes.

Here is a recording of one of my favorite songs that I played at All-State, Yosemite Autumn.

In addition to music, I also enjoy exploring and being muddy, as illustrated in the photo below.

Here's a picture of me with some of my tech-savvy best friends. They sure do look excited to be hanging out with me.

And here is my dog James, who actually pays attention when I'm taking pictures.

      Although I’m not a journalism major (I’m currently undeclared under CNS), I am considering switching due to the fact that I have an insatiable curiosity to know a little bit about a lot of things. The possibility that I could have a career collecting stories, facts and secrets and then sharing them with the world is so exciting, and I can't wait to see where it takes me.