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Hey, y'all! My name is Helena Thompson, a third-year double degree student from Dallas, Texas. I'm pursuing degrees in Voice Performance, Religion with a concentration in Gender and Religion, and Jewish and Hebrew Studies. When I was trying to decide what to do with my life after high school, I realized that I wouldn't be able to leave any of my passions behind in order to choose just one major (or one degree track!) - that's why Oberlin's double degree program was the only logical choice. Honestly... it's one of the best decisions I've ever made.
When I don't have my head buried in books about Jewish feminism, experimental musical composition techniques, or American pop culture, you can probably find me stuffing my face with food of some sort, cooking food for other people to stuff their faces with, playing music with my bluegrass band, or cuddling with fellow co-opers in Keep Cottage - my home away from home. I also serve as one of the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association's Operations Managers and work in the Office of Admissions as an interviewer, tour guide, and Overnight Host Coordinator.
Smiles and hugs are great, along with dancing, impromptu jam sessions, tiramisu, anything with butter, pretentious music criticism, photography, snowball fights, and trying my hardest to take advantage of everything that this amazing place has to offer! New friends are good, too. Talk to me!
Wanna listen to some of my music? Visit myspace.com/blackriverbelles and youtube.com/user/BlackRiverBelles.
