My name is Rachel and I am a sophomore at the University of Michigan. I am majoring in Brain, Behavior, & Cognitive Science. Last summer my friends and I hosted a 80s car wash for charity. This entailed me wearing a bright red, high-waisted, two-piece lifeguard bikini, aviator sunglasses, and of course zinc on my nose. The car wash was ‘simply irresistible.’ In addition, I have spent the past twelve summers attending a summer camp in Canada as both a camper and waterski instructor. I have worked with kids’ ages six to sixteen teaching them how to ski, barefoot, wakeboard, and kneeboard. This summer I am traveling to Israel to volunteer for the Red Cross. I first heard of Tempe12 when I got a message from David on Facebook. He had gotten my name from a mutual friend and asked if I would be interested in applying to model for the calendar. Before I said anything, David calmed my nerves immediately by stating, “don’t worry I know what has come to your mind, cheesy, trashy, etc.” He reassured my feelings of hesitation by telling me that their photographers were the top in the world and sending me several different links to articles written about Tempe12. I applied thinking what do I have to lose? A week after I applied, I received a phone call from David giving me more details about the calendar and personally answering all of my questions. The following week, spring-term classes at Michigan had begun and I was not looking forward to my four- hour lab twice a week. Much to my surprise walking into lab, I received a call from David. As I picked up the phone he said two words to me—“you’re in.” At that moment I could not even fathom what all of that meant as he explained how I would be flown out for the photo shoot toward the end of the month. Needless to say, four hour lab went by very quickly as I mentally arranged a list of my friends and family I could not wait to call to share the good news with. | 
