Immediate Past President, Donna Byrne, shares a little about her passions, including her recent trip to Africa that fulfilled a lifelong dream.
Donna Byrne
Title: Law Librarian
Library: Hancock Estabrook, LLP
Location: Syracuse, NY
1. Favorite film adaptation of a book? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I have seen many of the different film versions. I can think of three right now — 1940 Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier; BBC 1995 Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth; 2005 Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. I have never gotten tired of watching the films and reading the book.
2. Last photo you took with your phone? An early morning picture showing the mist rising from Victoria Falls in the distance.
3. Words to live by? “Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” — Salvador Dali.
4. Skill you’d like to learn? Anything dealing with new technology, software, and programs. I could play all day on the computer.
5. Favorite travel destination? I am thinking of my trip to Africa, my dream that I thought would never come true. South Africa and Kruger National Park where I saw the big 5. Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park, Botswana where I saw so many elephants. It was just unbelievable.
And a bonus:
6. Favorite weekend getaway? I love the ocean and snorkeling.