Meet...Chris
Name: Chris West.Department: Public Relations.
How
long at MUSC: One year.
Family: I take care of two roomates (my “children!”).
Favorite book: Anything by Brett Easton Ellis, Kurt Vonnegut or Tom Robbins.
Favorite food: Baked Brie with Cranberry and Pear Relish.
Favorite restaurant: “Meritage” and “Legal Seafood” in Boston.
Favorite comic strip: “Doonesbury” and “Far Side.”
Pet peeve: Complacency.
What do you find most rewarding about your job? Seeing my words in print.
What is your biggest personal challenge? Getting doctors/faculty to return phone calls.
Accomplishment you are most proud of: A 180-page journal I wrote on a trip to Spain.
Funniest thing you have seen on the job: I am not at liberty to reveal PR office antics.
Guests to an imaginary dinner party: The Dali Lama, Ernest Hemingway, Pele, James Cagney and my grandfather.
Vehicle that best matches your personality: An old dependable pick-up truck.
Hobbies, activities in your free time: Keeping journals and playing soccer.
Dream vacation: Snowboarding in Killington, VT.
Describe a perfect day: Sleep in, catch up on writing, cook a nice dinner and share it with a friend.
Most treasured material possession: My grandfather's fireman's log.
Something people don't know about you: I did the “running of the bulls” in Pamplona in June 1999.
Words of advice:
“Always be in love—with something or someone” - WB