Hey racers, hope everyone’s summer’s going as well as mine. I wrapped up my studies earlier this week. I took this really interesting theater and dance class with a couple buddies from my team. It’s a far cry from the pool, getting on stage and performing scenes in front of a bunch of other students and a professor. I’ll admit I was hesitant at first, but I got into it after a while. I even played a cowboy for this scene I acted out from Sam Shepherd’s "Fool for Love." Yeehaw!

I’m a government major here at Texas, but I took a theater class for fun, as an elective. The major itself is streamlined toward what would be a political science degree, however, they don’t have that major at UT, so government is the next best thing. I really enjoy learning about the history of politics and government, and my professors are actually the ones who got me fascinated with it.
As much as I love my major, though, I’ll be leaving here soon and graduating! I’m very stoked about that. I’ve only got 12 units left, and I’ll be finished in the fall. However, I will miss school and learning and I hope to continue it at some point. I’m looking forward to the future and having more free time to travel, though not too much just yet with training and all. I’m also excited to have more time for my favorite cause: racing to save the world’s oceans.

AP