Eli Mellen

Arlington, VA

What has been your favorite class at COA?
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What classes have you taken at COA?
Literature, Science, and Spirituality
Tutorial: Virginia Woolf
Tutorial: Austen, Bronte and Eliot
Chemistry 1
Chemistry of Food and Cooking
Contemporary Women's Novels
Full Contact Improv
4D Art and Design
Documentary Film
Classic Shorts
Chinese Philosophy
Human Ecology Core Course
The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment
Voting and Elections
2D Art and Design

What was your favorite lesson/lecture/discussion/project at COA? Why?
Literature, Science, and Spirituality module on the reenchantment of science. It was an incredibly meaningful conversation and was student led, organized and facilitated.

What is your dream occupation?
Screen writer

Do you work on or off campus? If yes, where?
No, not in Maine, at least.

What do you see yourself doing after COA?
Perhaps teaching, or maybe continuing my education with a Masters...

What is happiness to you?
WAH! Big question. Happiness is a potato. Happiness is being surrounded by other folks, and being able to be happy with them.

Have you had an internship? If so, doing what? Where? If not, what are your plans, if any, for your internship?
I've not had an internship. I would like to do something with screen writing, or radio.

What are your ideas for your senior project? If you have already done one, what did you do?
I don't really have any plans for my senior project yet. I bet writing will be involved.

What is your favorite food to eat? What is your favorite thing to cook?
I love to eat pancakes. I also like to cook them. Making bagels is lots of fun.

What do you like to do when you're not doing school work?
Read (comic books) and be with friends. Bike.

What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Most certainly the fry pan

Why did you choose to come to COA?
There were smiling people on the brochure, and visiting COA wasn't anything how I had imagined it.

What do people say is your most marked characteristic?
being fairly uninhibited

What talent do you wish you had?
musical prowess on par with Otis Reading