Ricki Gribble:  

rienced going through school, particularly in high school. For me, high school was one of the cruelest environments I've had the misfortune to experience. It was just one huge popularity contest, not only with my classmates, but with certain teachers who also bought into it. If I ever had the opportunity to do it all over again, of course, knowing what I know now, I'd speak my mind more often, not care what others thought of me or my family, and tell some people exactly what they could do with themselves! College College was great! For the first time in my school experience, I was graded on what I did in class and not on who I was. It didn't matter where I came from, what kind of clothes I wore, whether I as pretty or not---none of that mattered. The most important part of college, though, was not the course work, but folk dancing. I made some great friends through folk dancing at Ball State and I found something I was good at and something that so very enjoyable. Georgi, Frank, Doris, Neal, and everyone else who hung out at the women's gymnasium building---thank you for your friendship and for sharing something so beautiful with me!