Our scout, Jean Synodinos, enjoyed stints as a brownie scout in Catonsville, MD and a junior scout in Lancaster, PA. These formative experiences, of which she has limited memory, were followed by the requisite years of teen uncertainty, low self-esteem and angst.
The young adult years began with college (Duke — yes, go Blue Devils). The resulting B.A. in Theater was almost as lucrative as one might expect, but included 500+ performances as the guitar-wielding Sister Albert Maria in the off-Broadway hit Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding from 1989 – 1991.
Austin, TX has been home for over a decade now. By day, our scout works in the field of public health communications. By night, she’s a singer-songwriter (hear for yourself: www.jeansynodinos.com). She lives with her phenomenal husband/guitar-slinger/producer Charles Rieser and their beautiful, smart mutt Freida in a charming house on the south side of town.
Our scout is kind to animals and gardens in spite of repeated failures. A breast cancer survivor, she encourages all women to go get that mammogram. Early detection not only saves lives–it saves the quality of lives.
Jean Synodinos, Jean Synodinos, Jean Synodinos
I can understand gardens. How did you fail with animals?
My Dearest Jean,
Lo, these many months you’ve been diligently posting, doing, BE-ing the top-scout, I’ve been remiss in following your adventures. Please forgive. But, here I am, finally, in all my belated glory, finding such delight and inspiration in your endeavors.
You rock, sistah friend. I wanna see the sash, with all badges dutifully stitched on, upon completion. Will the GSofA give you these?
Ah, Kit, you honor me.
While the journey is already proving far cooler than the actual accumulation of badges per se, we shall see… we shall see.