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Leanne Rose Sowul

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One Weekend, One Meeting, Changed Everything

April 18, 2014 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

In the spring of 1999, I had a big decision to make. I had been accepted to all three colleges I applied to, the three best schools in the state for music education (debatable, of course, but approved by all my music teachers). Ithaca was out; though I loved the school, it was much too […]

Filed Under: Perspective Tagged With: choice, college, Crane, decision, education, home, house, music, potsdam, school, teach

9/11: The Memories, The Fear, The Life Ahead

September 11, 2013 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

Reading Jeff Goins’ beautifully written post Remembering September 11: A Reflection inspired me to write my own memories of 9/11. I was in my junior year of college at Crane School of Music. As usual, I was in the Crane building for the entire morning. The first I heard of the planes crashing was before my […]

Filed Under: Perspective Tagged With: 9/11, cancer, cnn, college, Crane, fear, guns, joy, life, passion, Sandy Hook, terrorism, twin towers

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