Inspire, Summer 2010

overheard CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY 9 At my summer internship at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill, my desk was mere feet away from a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio . There’s nothing like working near the world’s largest Shakespeare collection inside a beautiful Tudor-style museum — with lunch breaks at the Library of Congress and required afternoon tea. STACY (SAVILLE) SLANKER ’98, MONROE, OHIO I was hired as a secretary in a local hospital , and I often didn’t have enough work to fill the time. I read a lot and wrote a ton of letters. The funny part was that I would go home at night exhausted … from doing nothing! ELAINE (DIXON) BAKER ’71, POST FALLS, IDAHO The first day of my summer job, my boss trained me on a machine used in leach fields that aren’t draining properly. It drills a probe into the ground and releases about 100 pounds of air pressure to break up the soil. My boss failed to mention that when you release that much pressure into saturated ground, everything shoots straight up into the air — or into the face of the unsuspecting operator! MIKE CROWDER ’03, PITTSBORO, INDIANA I traveled with Richie Reeder ’07 to work in Texas with Athletes in Action. We spent the summer working for a baseball team, eating tacos, and studying God’s Word with 30 other guys. It’s incredible how one summer can make friends for a lifetime. BOBBY CHILDS ’08, MILLERSBURG, OHIO Every summer during college I worked on our public library’s bookmobile . Daily we made several stops to parks, neighborhoods, and apartment complexes where I would read stories and do crafts with the kids. The experience helped me prepare to be an elementary teacher. JENNIFER (LAHMAN) EDSELL ’93, GALVESTON, INDIANA While fighting fires one summer in Colorado and Montana, I volunteered to ignite a back-burn on a 100-acre mountaintop. I found myself with a drip torch next to 40-foot flames as I lit a mountain on fire. I was sweating so much that they made me drink 1.5 gallons of water. RYAN FLUNKER ’03, VENICE, FLORIDA Q uestion for the next issue : What unique way did you relieve stress at college? Send your answer to Alumni Relations, 251 N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314, or e-mail alumni@cedarville.edu . Selected responses will be printed in the fall/winter issue of Inspire. The alumnus who submits our favorite answer will receive a Cedarville sweatshirt! Deadline for entries is September 15, 2010.