But there, among the fleece pullovers and down jackets, that’s exactly what happened.
She had just graduated from Puget Sound with an English degree and didn’t know what to do next. “I thought I was going to go to law school like my parents did, but my friend, Anni Kelley-Day ’03, had this opportunity to live at her uncle’s apartment in New York,” Anna recalls. “She asked, ‘Why don’t you come with?’ And I did.”
The visitor at Jennie Reed Elementary School in Tacoma turned to someone else and moved on. Then another chance came. “If there are 175 birds in this area year-round, and there are an additional 75 migrating ones, how many birds can you guys see total?”
Matthew caught her eye. “Two hundred and fifty,” he murmured, suddenly shy.
Hannah Johnson ’12 holds a degree in biology, but you won’t find her in a lab full of microscopes and test tubes.
As Puget Sound’s archivist, Adriana manages the college’s archives and special collections, which include everything from rare books and manuscripts to administrative records, student publications, and transcripts of presidents’ speeches. She also serves as a guide to the archives for students and staff and faculty members doing research. But her favorite part of the job is putting items like the beanie into context.
Edward Horne ’70 on his 44-year career as a pilot and role model to kids
Take the steps or the ramp, or even pick up the phone, and you’ll be greeted warmly by one of the staff members or student leaders at the Center for Intercultural and Civic Engagement (CICE). Once you’re in the know, you’ll just call it the Yellow House, and you’ll understand that within its walls there’s a small group of people who want to change the world.
