{"id":411,"date":"2012-09-26T15:41:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T15:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/?p=411"},"modified":"2014-03-18T10:14:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T17:14:35","slug":"meet-jess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/2012\/09\/26\/meet-jess\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Jess!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jessica Gibson is the new Resident Director for Naito\/Sullivan<\/p><\/div>\n

Where did you go to school?\u00a0<\/strong>Notre Dame and Wash U in St. Louis. One too many Midwestern schools, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

What did you study?\u00a0<\/strong>Program of Liberal Studies, and then social work. Loved them both!<\/p>\n

What drew you to Portland?<\/strong> (1) There is always something fun going in Portland! (2) I can wear my fleece to any of those fun events and I always fit in. (3) In thirty minutes I can be out of the city and hiking towards dozens of waterfalls. (4) There is Argentine tango dancing in Portland 6 nights a week!<\/p>\n

What drew you to Reed?\u00a0<\/strong>Cheesy though it may sound, the Honor Principle was a big part of it. Although I don\u2019t know precisely what it is yet (does anyone?) I can see its effect on many facets of Reed life. For example, I\u2019m so impressed by the way members of this community look out for one another and respect one another, and by the commitment folks here have to ongoing dialogue and reflection. I\u2019m also thrilled and honored to be working with students who are so deeply devoted to the life of the mind\u2014you\u2019re all incredibly inspiring, and I\u2019m excited to learn alongside you.<\/p>\n

How do you like living on campus?\u00a0<\/strong>I love it! I get to appreciate all the things about college life that I took for granted the first time around\u2014like having a meal plan. Having all-hours access to tasty food, with no prep and no dishes, just blows my mind! Plus, Reed\u2019s campus is just gorgeous, and everyone I\u2019ve met has been wonderfully welcoming.<\/p>\n

Can you tell us a bit about who lives with you?\u00a0<\/strong>My human companion, Dylan, lives with me. He\u2019s a kind, loveable sort who keeps me grounded and makes me feel like the luckiest person on Earth. I also have a feline companion, Bailey, who is adorable in my eyes, but admittedly weird-looking. In the words of one of my HAs, \u201cHe looks like a villain from a sci-fi movie who\u2019s plotting to take over the world.\u201d (Thanks, Kaleena).<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite place to eat in Portland?\u00a0<\/strong>Ohhhhh, there are SO many places. This is a dangerous question to ask me. I love the ridiculously indulgent breakfasts at Pine State Biscuits. I currently have 3 pints of ice-cream in my freezer from Salt & Straw, courtesy of the afore-mentioned Dylan. Toro Bravo is one of my favorite dinner spots\u2014but best to go with a group of 4 or 5 people. Oh, and how could I forget Pok Pok?!?!? Unfortunately, all of these places regularly have wait times up to 2 hours long, so they\u2019re occasional indulgences.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve heard you like to cook, what\u2019s your favorite dish to make?\u00a0<\/strong>It depends on all sorts of factors, like my mood, how much time I have available, and what ingredients are in my pantry. I love roasting vegetables\u2014quick, easy, and always tasty. In winter, a good beer- or wine-based beef stew can\u2019t be beat. For special occasions, I\u2019ve learned how to make Chilean empanadas (yum!). And, of course, my nonna\u2019s lasagna recipe: pasta, meat ragu, b\u00e9chamel sauce, and parmesan cheese. That\u2019s it, folks. But you would NEVER know it based on how amazingly delicious it is.<\/p>\n

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A painting of Jess dancing the tango!<\/p><\/div>\n

If you could spend 2 weeks anywhere in the world, where would it be?\u00a0<\/strong>Can I have six weeks instead? Two backpacking in India, two eating my way through Thailand, and two on a Vespa in Italy and\/or France.<\/p>\n

If you were going to take 1 Reed class, what would it be?\u00a0<\/strong>I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve poured over the class schedule already! Hum 110 looks good\u2014takes me back to my own undergraduate roots. There are also some lovely-looking Lit and Philo classes. Oh, and French! I would love to learn how to speak Francais.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite treat?\u00a0<\/strong>Summer: ice-cream. Winter: dark chocolate.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your sign?!\u00a0<\/strong>Pisces!<\/p>\n

What can Reedies do to make you feel more welcome? What would you like from us?\u00a0<\/strong>Please be patient as I learn your names! I\u2019m working on it, but I still feel totally embarrassed when people are like, \u201cHi, Jess!\u201d and all I\u2019ve got is, \u201cHeyyyyy!\u201d Yikes! Other than that, invite me to cool stuff you\u2019re doing! I\u2019m excited to become a really involved member of the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where did you go to school?\u00a0Notre Dame and Wash U in St. Louis. One too many Midwestern schools, in my opinion. What did you study?\u00a0Program of Liberal Studies, and then social work. Loved them both! What drew you to Portland? … finish reading Meet Jess!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[78,77],"class_list":["post-411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-residence-halls","tag-interview","tag-rd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}