As a small community of about 180 people, everyone knows each other at Bethany Christian. Though no matter what size the school is, there are people with unknown talents. When going around school and asking people if they had any hidden talents or if they knew anyone who did, Hyein Kwon (‘16), Luke Hanna (‘16), and Joe Liu (‘17) were names that popped up.
Hyein has been playing piano for fourteen years. Her parents signed her up for lessons at four years old and from there her playing blossomed. Hyein can play Mozart, Chopin, and Beethoven. Although she doesn’t play much anymore, she can still pick up a piece and play it.
Joe’s hidden talent is playing the drums. Joe began playing the drums after seeing a cartoon about a band and instantly he fell in love with drumming. Joe began playing when he was only eight years old.
Joe is also a member of the band, Sleeping Forest, back in China. His band plays pop rock, but his personal favorite genre is pop.
Luke Hanna has the ability to eat fire. This act can be very dangerous even for those with a lot of experience.
When I asked Luke why he decided to learn how to eat fire, he said “I had previously made a promise to myself that next time I saw something I thought was cool I would learn to do it instead of dismissing it like most people would.”
Luke started to eat fire just last summer when he was sixteen. Luke practices about once or twice a week, and although he states he hasn’t quite mastered it yet, he believes he’s getting close.
~Kati Quiggle