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In this Oberlin Story, Karen Gebhart Flint ‘64 shares how her experiences with finding musical opportunities led her to Oberlin, where she learned much and had many adventures.  

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This Oberlin Story (a part of the Oberlin Stories Project) outlines one way that music can lead people to their passion - even if that passion is ultimately not music.

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Have you heard about the Oberlin Stories Project? This story comes from Yue Qiu ‘14, a member of OCTaiko. 

On interning at a hedge fund: “I had preconceived ideas of finance as a lofty, entirely mathematical, robotically exact, and overall boring kind of field. In no way, shape, or form would I have predicted that I would end up where I was now, exploring the finance world.”

On being a biology tutor: “I like… seeing students become comfortable with the material so that they can enjoy it instead of just seeing the class as a source of stress.”

On being an art history major: “Thirteen years later, as a freshman in college, I found the perfect outlet for my misguided artistic endeavors: art history.”

On learning to cook in a co-op: “But in a co-op, plan incorrectly and you could be swimming in pinto beans, have enough lasagna to cover a mummy, pop enough popcorn to fill a bathtub - or not prepare enough vegetables to feed a baby mouse.”

On becoming an editor in chief: “I’m focusing on what The Grape could be in the future. I love The Grape for what it’s worth. I love the stinky office, the stinky staff, and the paper itself, typos and all.”

On being a college violinist: “I never made it out of the back of the orchestra, but even so, my growth as a musician was immediately noticeable once I went to play in any other ensemble.”

On singing with the Obertones: “But as I would realize, this love was a postulate of the Obertones; something so obvious it needed no proof through audible declaration. Everyone in the Obertones loves to sing.”