Smart, industrious, curious, kind, brave, playful, earnest, patient, companionable, funny, talented, insightful, ardent, open. If I had to settle for one word, I think it would be "ready." They are ready to try new things, to go back and revise, to listen to unfamiliar perspectives, to share their lives, to risk failure, to help others. I love Earlham students with all my heart.