Name: Henry “Hank” Butler
Hometown: Norwich, Vermont
Major: Public Policy and Law
Relationship Status: Single
Involvement on Campus: Business Director and Social Media Chair of The Accidentals, Co-President of Trinity at Kennelly Mentoring Program, Incoming Host of “Trinitea” Talk Show
Describe yourself in three words: Ambitious, Charismatic, Loyal
Favorite Movie: Inglorious Bastards and Wall-E
Go to Outfit: Jeans and a Button-Down
Favorite Off-Campus Eatery: El Serape or Frank Pepe’s
Guilty Pleasure: Adele
Celebrity Crush: Please don’t make me disclose these (these indicates plural because there are many)
Secret Talent: I’m weirdly very flexible
Favorite Song to Sing at the moment: Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye
Food to Binge Eat: Mozzarella Sticks
Show to Binge Watch: The West Wing
Favorite spot on campus: Chapel Choir Room, Fountain next to Admissions, and Peter B’s because apparently that’s my identifier
Favorite Class Taken at Trinity: Law, Argument, and Public Policy with Professor Cabot, and Urban Politics with Professor Chambers
Dream Job: Broadcast News Anchor
#1 on your Bucket List: Job after college
Must Have Items: Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, Lysol to go, and my phone (mostly for news reading purposes)
Favorite Spot in Cape Town: Old Biscuit Mill and the top of Table Mountain
Thing that most surprised you in Cape Town: The diversity, and intersection of the first and third world
Best Moment of Abroad: I can’t answer this because there are too many special moments. One of them was the night that we went to Hout Bay Market, and it’s is something you’ll have to ask me about. Another moment was the spring break trip that I went on to Botswana, as well as Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was especially cool since we went to the national park in Zimbabwe where Cecil the Lion was shot just a few weeks before we went there, my girl Chelsey Crabbe wrote a dope Odyssey article about it that’s a must read.
Advice you’d give to students interested in studying abroad: While I recognize that many people don’t have the interest, nor the academic room in their schedules to study abroad, I strongly recommend doing it. Where you go should be up to you, and trust your gut, because for me that was a tough decision
Thing you’ll miss most about being abroad: The weather I had, the people I met, the wine I drank, and the rand
Thing you’re most looking forward to about being back at Trinity: Being back with my friends, singing with The Accidentals, and hosting Trinitea!