Immanuel Bryant is an English major concentrating in Professional Writing & Rhetoric with a minor in Leadership Studies. As a member of the Foothills group and the PR committee for this website, Immanuel focused on photography as well as the strategic marketing plan for the site.

His admiration of his study abroad experience teaching in Kerala, India and Treasure Beach, Jamaica led him to take ENG313: Travel Writing to study the genre more in-depth. He enjoys traveling, reading, writing and learning. As a member of the Class of 2014, after graduation he hopes to one day attend graduate school to prepare him to enter the fields of training & development and/or information science.

He contributed with the review of the Cyrpress Cellar, the Statesville Balloon Festival and Diane’s Court Cafe.

Grace Elkus is a print and online journalism major from Cincinnati, Ohio. During her time at Elon, she has contributed to The Pendulum, The Edge Magazine, Visions Magazine and The Elon Magazine. She spent two summers in New York City interning at Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine and iVillage.com, and has served as the editorial assistant for a dessert and lifestyle website called Best Friends for Frosting. She also spent a semester studying abroad in Samoa. Her contributions to this website include collaborating on the profiles of Roger Person and the Siler City Farmers Market, the restaurant reviews on the Saxapahaw General Store and Small B&B Cafe, the feature on the International Festival of Raleigh, and a personal travelogue. Follow her food blog, A Graceful Taste!

Nicole Esplin is a Communications major with a concentration in print/online journalism. She has interned with Rodale, Inc. on editorial and marketing teams, and enjoys writing feature and profile articles. Her favorite hobbies include running, cycling and photography, and after college she hopes to work in advertising or PR while freelancing on the side. Nicole was part of the Mountain Region Team, and she contributed to profiles of Joe Deal and the Mayor of Murphy. She also wrote the Buck’s Coffee review.

Casey Brown is an English major with a concentration in Creative Writing with a double minor in Communications and American Studies. In her free time, she is an avid blogger and a pop culture junkie. She hopes to one day write for scripted television, preferably under her idol, Mindy Kaling. She was part of the Mountains group for 2013, and she wrote pieces on Doyle’s Restaurant and Tiki Bar in Murphy, NC, the Boiler Room Steak House in Franklin, NC and Kim Provost, a local store owner in Brevard, NC.

Anna Mokas is an English major with a concentration in Literature. She is from Manchester, NH and enjoys visiting the beach in Maine during the summer. She was part of the Foothills group for the Highway 64 Project of 2013. She is eager to apply what she has learned about travel writing to record her travels in Australia and New Zealand, and on other future ventures.

Noah Manneville is a senior studying International Studies with a minor in Asian Studies. He has studied abroad in China, and wants to continue exploring far-flung reaches of the world after graduation. Noah plays rugby for Elon University, enjoys listening to Steve Earle, and is a self-proclaimed amateur rabbi.

 

“Discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.” -Marcel Proust

Dannie is an English major with concentrations in Creative Writing and Professional Writing & Rhetoric, and has a minor in English Literature. She loves to travel, and has visited Australia, Italy, and Sweden. Dannie was part of the Coastal Team for the 2013 Highway 64 Project and wrote six pieces, including a travelogue of Tarboro Calvary Episcopal Churchyard and a profile of Columbia’s Vineyards on the Scuppernong.

Jeff is a Media Arts & Entertainment major with a focus in Broadcast & New Media and a minor in Business Administration. Jeff is a part of the Foothills group that travelled to Mocksville, Statesville, Taylorsville, Lenoir, Lake Lure, and Hendersonville. Some of the pieces he wrote included “Balloons Rise” and “When Jeff Met Jeff.” He is currently the station manager at Elon Student Television. He interned with CNBC in London, True Blue Media in PA, and is currently a camera operator for Phoenix Vision at basketball games.