I am
Kevin Cryan, from Southport, Connecticut. I'm a History major, likely with a minor in French Cultural Studies.
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I chose Hopkins because
It's the school for me! Hopkins to me felt like the school I fell in love with first and then discovered the reasons why later. The more I learned about Johns Hopkins, such as its system of distribution requirements instead of required classes, its great programs in Political Science, International Studies, and History (I change my mind a lot but keep circling a similar drain... Thank God Hopkins has great programs in all three!) and the resources made available to Hopkins students, the easier it was to decide to come here.
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Fall semester I took

• Advanced Writing and Speaking in French
• International Politics
• A Freshman Seminar on the Nobels in Medicine and Chemistry
• Great Books at Hopkins
• Introduction to Environmental Engineering

And you can read about my reviews of these classes HERE: http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/2015/2011/11/occupy-my-free-time/

For the Spring Semester, I am taking

• Advanced Writing and Speaking in French II
• Abraham Lincoln in His America
• Beginner Persian
• Contemporary African Political Economies in Historical Perspectives
• Hot Topics in Education

Expect a new blog about these classes soon!
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I participate in many activities, such as

• The Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project: This organization pairs up Hopkins tutors with kids in Baltimore schools. Currently I'm tutoring a 4th grader who I work with on math, Language arts, and coloring (although for that one he's actually my tutor). I've found the experience incredibly rewarding and I'm so happy that I've joined.
• Chinese Lion Dancing: I saw this group at the Activities fair here at Hopkins and thought, why not? It's a ton of fun and actually much more complex than I imagined, but I like the challenge. I consider it one of my coolest little discoveries here at Hopkins!
• Mock Trial: I'm a character witness for the JHU Mock Trial this year! I got started in High school and really loved it, so taking that to college is really great. If you're at all wondering, I play a creative recluse named London Bennett, a grieving friend and eyewitness to the entire night, Taylor Hopson, and a cab driver named Sam Lyons.
• SAAB: This is thre group through which I write to you! They run these forums, the blogs, the twitter accounts... it's really incredible and I'm so happy to be a part of it.
• Blue Key Society: I've signed up to be a tour guide, and am currently giving tours! I'm really excited to be able to share my love of Hopkins with visiting students.

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I live in
AMR I, in a nice double just two doors away from JHU_Jacqueline. I've got a great House, a comfy bed (Thanks to a wonderful mattress pad) and an executive massage chair. So yeah, I like it here.