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Diary - Hayley Pearson
Introducing Hayley Pearson ...
1. Tell us your full name, where you live and what you do …

My name is Hayley Pearson. I am 21 years old, I have recently graduated from Roehampton University and I am currently living with my family in Bromley.

2. a) if you have a job – why do you do what you do?

b) if you are studying – what do you want to do when you finish?

At the moment, I am working with The War Cry, the Salvation Army’s evangelical newspaper.

3. What are you passionate about?

I am passionate about being creative! My degree is in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies with Dance Studies, which is a bit of a mouthful. A lot of people have been surprised that following university I am not particularly eager to start working in the theatre – I will never rule it out but at the moment I feel more passionate about putting pen to paper.

4. Something that has made a major impact on your life is …?

Performing. My conscious decision not to chase a career in performing arts has prompted me to question how dance and theatre are relevant to my life now. I have thought a lot about why God has given me a love of these things. I realise that dancing has influenced my life in a big way – from how I am able to worship God, to relationships I have made, to the way that I perceive my body. Making performance has taught me discipline, the value of commitment, an appreciation of beauty, and that sometimes rules are vital and sometimes they are made to be broken.

5. In less than 20 words, what is the meaning of life?

I’ll tell you when I’m dead. Really, this is the wrong question – instead, ask, ‘How should I live my life?’

(Sorry, but this is one of my pet hates – the question should read ‘fewer’ not ‘less’ - fewer in number, less in quantity!)

6. Why do you want to write for us?

I want to continue to set myself new challenges. Being a publicly exposed diarist is one of them.
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