Karynn Ehlanii Brice: Difference between revisions

# '''237804.13''': Karynn sits for the Academy Entrance Exam.  This time, she passes all the parts, including the psych evaluation.  Following the testing period, she receives the news that she has been accepted to the Starbase 118 campus of [[Academy Library|Starfleet Academy]].

Karynn developed two notable friendships while she was at Starfleet Academy, both with roommates.  The first was with '''Catherine Bell''', her roommate for the first two years.  Catherine introduced Karynn to several Terran activities including whitewater rafting (on the holodeck), some Terran foods, and some Terran religious practices, especially those of Catherine's own Catholic faith.  While Karynn didn't embrace the entire faith, she did pick up several of Catherine's prayer practices, including the use of prayer beads and candles.  Karynn was sad when Catherine returned to Earth, but the two have stayed in touch.  When Catherine left, Karynn's new roommate was '''Jenn Iyer'''.  Jenn's most significant impact was on Karynn's change in career directions.  In Karynn's fourth year at the Academy, Jenn developed a severe episode of depression.  Karynn was impressed by the impact the Academy Counselors had on Jenn's life and realized the influence counselors could use to help others.  Following this experience, Karynn stayed on at the Academy an extra year to begin working on her counseling degree.