Full Name
Anna Van Patten
Major/Minor
History
Year
Sophomore
Hometown
Reno, Nevada
How would you describe yourself?
I would describe myself as an introvert- adventurer, an outdoorsy individual, who is generally curious about most things, and excited to learn, and self-motivated to achieve academic and technical excellence. I see myself as competent and caring and as one who fills voids in leadership.
Which Greek deity to you most identify with and why?
Artemis, primarily because I love the wilderness and am very protective of my people.
What do you most look forward to during the Greece program?
I am really looking forward to traveling outside of the USA for the first time and visiting a place that was so integral to the development of western and global civilization.
What has been the most meaningful idea/fact you have learned in this program so far?
The idea that I don’t always have to be right. In pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, the emphasis is put on the art of speculation, rewarding progress over accuracy. I have been really appreciating the focus on explanation over correctness and the beneficial and freeing effects of that dynamic in a learning environment.
At this point in your life, what is important/meaningful to you?
Right now, the most important things in my life are my friends and family and expanding my academic horizons to build ever more varied and complete pictures of Truth.