Friends & Family
Jenni grew up in the 1970s in a suburb of this city, known then for its Steel Curtain.
What is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Jenni visited this campus during its Homecoming weekend in October 1982, applied early decision, and never considered anywhere else.
What is Virginia Tech?
Before ever performing on stage, Jenni was an usher for many productions for this community theater.
What is Stage 62?
Jenni learned the basics of this Slavic language in an adult continuing education class in autumn 1992.
What is Russian?
In 1997, Jenni's first trip outside the United States was across the pond to this city, where she saw six shows on the West End in a week.
What is London?
Jenni's second sentence to this man in October 2002 was "You sound taller on the air."
Who is William Woltz?
Jenni worked in a steel mill as a co-op student in this town known nationally for its Football Hall of Fame.
What is Canton, Ohio?
An incorrigible punster, Jenni has been performing shortform improv since 2012 with this club.
What is ComedyWorx?
Jenni mastered this skill, usually found in the circus, in 1979 during a long teachers' strike.
What is juggling?
When Jenni left San Diego in 1993 to go to her next job, AAA told her "just go North on 15 to Barstow, East on 40 to" this city.
What is Raleigh, North Carolina?
Jenni met this friend in October 1979 as a high school freshman - and they still keep in touch.
Who is Karen Malone?
Jenni has a graduate degree from this university, and loves its Howling Cow Cherry Brick Road ice cream.
What is North Carolina State University?
Jenni raves about its outdoor sculpture park, attends the outdoor movies and concerts, and checks out all the special exhibitions here.
What is the North Carolina Museum of Art?
Jenni's 1986 Honda Civic and 1999 Honda Civic both shared this feature, which also helped prevent many others from driving her cars.
What is a stick shift?
Jenni tucked a prayer in the Western Wall in this old city in June 1998.
What is Jerusalem?
Jenni called these grand people Yaya and Popou.
Who were Jenni's paternal grandparents?
This was the only thing standing between Jenni and her degree when the rest of her engineering class graduated in June 1987.
What are 9 credits of *free* electives?
As a role model for girls in STEM, Jenni regularly volunteers in its labs and for special events such as BugFest, where she dressed up as a giant spider.
What is the NC Museum of Natural Sciences?
Jenni's reputation as a particularly bad cook stems from this incident in August 1978.
What is the Great Popcorn Massacre?
Jenni bought a disposable waterproof camera specifically for visiting the Gargantua del Diablo in this South American UNESCO World Heritage site in February 2004.
What is Iguazu Falls?
Jenni said Kaddish, unusual in a Methodist church, at the memorial for this person in May 2017.
Who is Rachel DeVries (Jenni's mom)?
Jenni helped coin this department's catchphrase, "Because airplanes aren't made of air".
What is Materials Engineering?
As a board member, Jenni overhauled its website to bring it into the modern era, using what she had learned professionally about user experience.
What is Cinema Inc.?
Jenni sang in a backup choir for this performer when he toured through Roanoke, VA, in 1984.
Who is Barry Manilow?
Jenni didn't know this city was the third most popular tourist site in France, after Paris and Mont-St.-Michel, until she visited in October 2000.
What is Rocamadour?