Foundresses Week 2017

This week at Notre Dame de Namur, we celebrated some amazing women. On Tuesday the 7th, my roommate and I had the opportunity to have lunch with the Sisters. I got to meet two beautiful sisters named Sister Yvonne and Sister Phyllis. I know Sister Roseanne, Sister Margaret and a couple of the other Sisters. I had never met these women before, but I am so glad that I did. They both told us why they became Sisters, and I could see the excitement in their eyes. They asked us what we wanted to do after we graduated and I told them I wanted to go to New York and pursue a career in Musical Theatre. They were so genuinely excited for me and wished me the best of luck. They did not hold back on their stories and each of them came from different backgrounds. I do not get to visit the sisters that often, but I want to now. Many students live in their own little bubble, including me. We have homework, test to study for, work to be done, and in my case rehearsal every night. We get so wrapped up in what we have to do in our daily lives, that sometimes we do not to get to really experience it. I am really happy that I went to this lunch and got to engage with these women. They have these amazing stories, that a lot of people do not get to hear. So it was a privilege that I got to hear them. They have contributed so much and they have done some amazing work. They are women that I aspire to be like. It was a wonderful time and my favorite part of the lunch was when they all got up and sang. Beautiful!!