While the majority of Haverford's squash team started play back
in October, Zeek Barnett '13 is just now getting back into the
swing of things after an exciting semester abroad in China. There,
the junior was restricted to a "language pledge"—no English
allowed. He said of the transition, "My Chinese went from useless
to proficient, and interacting across cultures in a foreign tongue
was enlightening."
For his stay in China, Barnett, currently an economics major and
Chinese minor, was located in the city of Harbin which is about 700
miles north of Beijing with a population of roughly 6 million.
In addition to this recent adventure, Barnett spent the summer
of 2011 in Nanjing and Sichuan (both in China as well). He was
teaching English in schools for migrant worker's children. He said,
"Though teaching may be a task a bit too daunting for a career
path, the summer was an informative experience on a number of
levels, particularly in expanding my understanding of economies and
the global marketplace."
After graduation Barnett plans to return to China for another
teaching position and to attain fluency in Chinese. He is also
interested in management consulting, and undecided whether to
pursue this in the United States or abroad.
Barnett says that his hobbies outside of Haverford clubs and
squash are mostly centered around music. Barnett is a cellist who
has performed in the Bi-Co orchestra. He has played in a few
chamber groups too.
Most recently, his musical interests have shifted towards a new
genre, and he enjoys creating original works, rather than just
playing already-written pieces. He said, "I've been involved in
making electronic music for some time and recently released an EP,
which will be followed by another one sometime in the next month or
two." Downloads are available at this website: http://skeletonzoo.bandcamp.com/
Barnett also works in the library where he digitizes senior
theses, and he is treasurer of Haverford's Nerf Club.
– Jordan Schilit '13
Haverford SAAC
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student-athletes on campus and within the Centennial Conference and
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