Shelley EsplinBookbinding ’21
What’s the most important thing you’ve learned at NBSS?
It’s okay to fail and even when things go wrong there’s usually some way to salvage it. Also, there will always be mistakes but you shouldn’t point them out to people, and after a year you probably won’t see them anymore.
What did you do before coming to NBSS?
I got bachelors & masters degrees in Industrial Design, served as a missionary in Illinois for 18 months, and river guided for 2 summers.
What is your favorite NBSS experience?
Eating lunch in the violin room every day my first year with my sister, Brooke, was a dream come true. I also really enjoyed getting to know the faculty, administrators, fellow students, and details of the school as a student worker.
What’s your dream job or project?
Being a homemaker and mother is my dream job. My dream project would be commissioned fine bindings of the Harry Potter series. 😍
What’s the strangest/most interesting job you've ever had?
River guiding always seems to get peoples attention, but I also worked as a seamstress in an upholstery shop, and I had a job planning activities and trips for a group of Brazilian students at a community college.
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ