Winter Wonderland!

I had a really great time performing in the Yale Ballet Company winter show. The people are incredibly nice, and the New Haven Ballet was kind enough to let us rent their costumes! I was in a piece called "Dance of the Little Swans" from Swan Lake.

The four little swans, including me, backstage before the show!

Karlanna performs the dance of the Sugar Plum fairy from the Nutcracker.

Theresa performs the Aurora variation from Sleeping Beauty.

Laura performs.

Nick performs the Bluebird variation from Sleeping Beauty.

Lea and Chris Cho perform the pas de deux from Corsaire.

Lea performs a dance from La Bayadere.

Phoebe and I after the show!

Most, but not all, of the Company before the show!

The four little swans, including me!

Thank you SO much to Mum and Phoebe for coming <3

Selected papers from Sophomore Fall

Roman Republic

Final paper: "More than a Manor House: Roles and Representations of the Villa in Republican Rome"
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1k7XKWpSClQPeJ0s_sV0BZ3DQiUB7rH48UjbIDC1wkWK74gOb0aMxyPk-PglA


Mid-term paper: "Remembering Defeat: The Gallic Sack of Rome"
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1NJGT8uhCcqnv9s7MC6PCKhHp490irIqlXzOrpj86EDz8V4E6bxDbbSF6FlM5


Global Affairs

Memorandum 4: "World Bank Approach to Reducing Corruption in Afghanistan"
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1OnVO8Ym0d9HNsZ26sf2R_jqLhJk-JEoEDHTSilkR9AMizg0Q-F43oxVuYsK7

Memorandum 3: "U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan"
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1UNGT-a5PjbycT0kPL1TcX7n7uUMCJgff9vpbta05vM1aPH3v3jqWs4VGnssS

Memorandum 2: "U.S. Position on Intellectual Property Rights and HIV/AIDS"
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1FZXI6hqSm7R24z8TAXIq9prXxLkG5y-qMwP4fTIrPndNDSn0eO4XmWf7uZih

Letter to the Phillipian
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1cSn_A-AbTnp7F7Yu7qHRk8oyDOE0al-bX7-fj1VrPNBOu_FAjJE5qzKmnh7m


The Modernization of Japan

"A Historically Useful Woman"
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1p4tvtgjFoppVv7PJKwwMJIf1aQNCAPCqIkq1ZWdMd-voonFCExuAClLUfVJD

Eeek-- Sophie might have a job?

Sophie,

We were impressed with your poise in the phone interview and your writing skills and would like to offer you a summer 2013 internship in the European bureau’s Office of Public Diplomacy (EUR/PD) at the State Department. Please let us know  soonest (by Wednesday at the latest) if you would like to accept our offer and we’ll move forward with HR. If you have any additional questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Best,

Leila

Preparing for the Winter Show!

I'm going to be performing in the YBC Winter Show on December 12 at 8pm.

Here's the link to our company's website: https://yaleballetco.wordpress.com/
Got my jacket today!

And here is the piece I'm trying to learn! Not on pointe, thank goodness!