Entry One: About Me

Greetings! My name is Carime "Cari" Yoder. I am currently a junior at Indiana University, Bloomington, and majoring in Art Education.

I decided to pursue a career in art education because I have a great passion for art and art history, as well as a passion for young people. It is my great desire to inspire and motivate children to create and to learn about art, as well as to play a part in shaping their future.

In the field of art I am greatly inspired and I admire works by my favorite artists Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Salvador Dali, and Diane Arbus. I am also captivated by the country of Italy; one of the greatest art capitols of the world. I have had the opportunity of travelling to Italy, and am hoping to return there to study for a summer semester. When creating art, my favorite medium to work with is drawing, painting, and I am also interested in photography.

Aside from visual art, I am greately interested in theater and performing arts. While I am not a performing artist myself, attending theatrical events is one of my greatest hobbies.

I am greatly passionate about music, and enjoy a wide variety of genres including musicals and soundtracks, country, classic rock, soft rock, classical, and music from around the world.

The most important things in my life are my family and friends, and I greatly enjoy spending time with them in my spare time. I am highly interested in and enjoy athletics, particularly cometitive swimming, as I was a competitive swimmer for 10 years of my life. Also in my spare time I enjoy reading, watching movies, shopping, and exercising.