A Quick Introduction!
Welcome ! Eakins, Thomas. Cowboy Singing . ca. 1892 Hello! My name is Damien Newlin, and welcome to the start of what I hope will be an interesting blog! I’d like to introduce myself first so you can get a feel for the person behind the screen. To start, I live in North Pole, Alaska, and I’ve lived here in the Interior for the better part of 8 years (plus or minus a year and a half when I lived in Germany!). I recently turned 21 and started attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks this summer, working towards my BA in Anthropology. I grew up as an Army brat, so I moved around a ton when I was a kid. All that moving around meant I was constantly exposed to new forms of art and different elements of it from a very young age. Being exposed to so many different forms of art and expression as a child meant I could always express myself in a way that accurately reflected my subconsciousness. In elementary school, I started playing a musical instrument, the euphonium. Throughout