A Barp at a Glance

So this past week in english class, we were told to write character sketch of a classmate... So I wrote one about my good friend and fellow four-year senior, Breanna Arp. Here it is!

A Barp at a Glance

I once saw a young man walk into a large hall. “Have mercy!” was the cry heard from the stage where an individual sat with a hunk of metal in hand. This was an everyday occurrence - the sitting with the metal in hand part, that is. She sat in her usual place, looking the same except for curls replacing what was previously straight. Just looking at her, you could tell she wanted to be a hairstylist, though she would not call it that. She would say “cosmetologist” with extra emphasis on the “cos”.

This particular day, the young man that had entered the room was wearing purple pants and the outcry was due to the fact that the girl on stage greatly disliked the pants. In fact, as the young man walked by, she said, “I’m going to burn those pants whether you’re wearing them at the time or not.”

This particular illustration illustrates something about the individual with the hunk of metal. She is outspoken and very dynamic. If she thinks you need to know something, you’ll know it! This is true far beyond funny instances such as purple pants; it is also true in her serious conversations and everyday life. I don’t mean this in a negative way; I’m not saying that she’s a loud mouth. In fact, she is very tactful, but you can always count on her to be honest. When you spend a few minutes with her and get a quick glance into her life, what you see is what you get. 

Though her family doesn’t farm potatoes, she is from the great potato state of Idaho. She has an older brother and great parents. 

On a completely different note, she is not only a master at being genuine, she is a master of the cafe! As long as I have known her, she has worked there. She knows where everything goes, what most of the recipes are, how to organize and plan food for almost a hundred people, and even how to do the little things, like cutting triangle buns! (Inside joke :) 

I guess you could say that whatever the task at hand, whether working in the cafe, cracking a joke, helping with homework, chilling out, blowing into her hunk of metal, or being a good friend, she puts her heart into it! It is this characteristic that has been an inspiration to me and many others over the past few years.