Office by Alex Penny
5/12/12
My name is Andrea. I am a 28 year old geropsychiatry physician assistant who is absolutely in love with practicing medicine. More importantly, I am a Bible believing Christian. I have decided to share my spiritual journey here with anyone who would like to join me. These are my field recordings...
1. Home State: Michigan
2. Occupation: Geropsychiatry Physician Assistant for nursing homes
3. Education: B.S. in Biomedical Science, M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies
4. Religion: Christian. I attend a Baptist church.
5. Musical Instruments: Trumpet and Violin.
6. Favorite Classical Composer: Tchaikovsky. Shostakovich is growing on me. Favorite Movie Composer is Hans Zimmer.
7. Favorite Musical Genre: Appalachian Folk—especially hymns.
8. Favorite Rock Band: U2 (Beatles and Fleetwood Mac tie for 2nd place)
9. Favorite Singer/Songwriter: tie between Patty Griffin and Emmylou Harris
10. Favorite Christian Band: tie between Third Day and Jars of Clay
11. Musicians I’ve Seen in Concert: Itzhak Perlman, Fleetwood Mac, U2 (3 times), Florence and the Machine, Collective Soul (3 times), Live, O.A.R., Mickey Dolenz, Kings of Leon, Audioslave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell, Nancy Griffith, Ryan Adams, Dawes, Devotchka, Jars of Clay, Third Day, Newsboys, Jennifer Knapp, O.C. Supertones, Switchfoot, Relient K, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait, Diamond Rio, Big & Rich, Montgomery Gentry, Ricochet, Phil Vassar, Martina McBride, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire (I grew out of my pop-country phase)
12. Favorite Hymn: tie between “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” and “Be Thou My Vision”
13. Favorite Book of the Bible: Revelation.
14. Favorite Bible Character Besides the Holy Trinity: three-way-tie between Peter, Paul, and Mary (Magdalene). I like how drastically they all transform.
15. Favorite Book: tie between To Kill a Mockingbird and East of Eden
16. Favorite Author: John Steinbeck
17. Favorite Artists: Norman Rockwell, Childe Hassam, Thomas Dewing, M.C. Escher, Leonardo daVinci, Salvador Dali, Vincent VanGogh, Igor Medvedev
18. Places I’ve Been: all over upper and lower Michigan, all the states in-between here and Florida, in-between here and Washington D.C., in-between here and Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Orleans, Texas, Mexico, Oahu Hawaii, Key West, Puerto Rico, Cozumel, St. Martin, St. Thomas, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Belize, England, Ontario, Quebec.
19. Favorite Vacation Spot: cabin in the woods along the Chattooga River in the crack of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
20. Non-Music Hobbies: drawing, white-water rafting, kayaking, scuba diving
21. Rivers I’ve Rafted: Cheat, Yakagany, New, Chattooga, Royal Gorge of the Arkansas, Colorado
22. Places I’ve Kayaked: multiple spots along Lake Superior including Copper Harbor, St. Lawrence Seaway, Au Sable River in Grayling
23. Former Jobs: nurse aide for home health and assisted living, credit union teller, office assistant
24. Favorite TV Shows: Justified, MASH, Northern Exposure, Chuck, Leverage, all the Joss Whedon shows
25. Favorite Movies: Shutter Island, Dances With Wolves, The War, Hook, Gone With the Wind, Jane Eyre (2011 version)
