Jennifer Nario
B.S.- Educational Theatre
What I do to de-stress:
Call my little sister (she's 10)
Best course at NYU:
Dramatic Activites in the Elementary Classroom
A thing most people can do that I cannot:
Visit the place their father was raised
If I could have lunch with any person, dead or alive, I'd choose:
Helen Keller
My dream job when I graduate:
Run/Own my own arts organization (a YMCA-type place for the arts)
Most adventurous thing I've ever done:
Backpack through central/eastern Europe for 6 weeks
Soundtrack to my life:
"All at Sea" Twentysomething by Jamie Cullum
My perfect pizza:
Pepperoni (with a side of platanos please)
My inspiration: The sucess of my parents despite all the hardships they've endured
My dream study abroad location:
Spain
My favorite study spot at NYU:
Commuter Lounge
Community service activity I'm most proud of:
Tie between cutting all my hair off for Locks of Love and creating a dramatic play area for a kindergarten classroom in Roxbury, MA
My favorite book:
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, Illustrated by Robert Lawson
Three things I have with me at all times:
My Cell Phone, My Digital Camera, My Business Card
My guilty pleasure:
MTV Reality Shows
Background Information:
Where you grew up: Astoria, Queens & Westborough, MA
Graduation Year:
2007
Major:
Educational Theatre
Degree:
B.S.
Additional Background and Honors:
OASIS -ISM Grant Recipient for 'Prism-ism'; OASIS NIA: Lorraine Hansberry Artistic/ Performance/Fine Arts Award; Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education; Dean's List (Northeastern University: National Society of Colligate Scholars, Dean's List, Presidential Scholarship, University Honors Program). Invisible Children: Global Night Commute; Locks of Love; Presentations at the 2006 Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, NYU's Ethnotheatre & Theatre for Social Justice Forum; New Victory Theatre, Education Department Apprentice; Boston Theatre Works, Line Producer; New York Stage and Film, House Manage and Administrative Intern.