ALUMNI PROFILE
French Connections and Roman Roads
MEET 2010 ALUMNI
DANIEL & LYDIA FOUCACHON
Elizabeth Alison Photo by Christine Cohen
WITHIN DAYS OF ARRIVING at New Saint Andrews, Daniel Foucachon( BA, 2010) earned the title of school chronicler. You couldn’ t miss him— the grinning Frenchman sneaking out his recording device and capturing vignettes of life in class, around campus, on the rugby fields, and in coffee shops. We rolled our eyes. Then asked for a copy.
But recording was more than just a hobby. As appreciation and demand for his skills grew, Daniel bought a better camera and took on a few gigs to pay for it. He started recording the worship services at Christ Church and helped launch CanonWired, a media ministry of Canon Press. In three short months, he’ d made enough to purchase a second camera.
One subject in particular caught his eye: a blonde-haired, blue-eyed fellow classmate named Lydia( B. A. 2009). Homeschooled from Kindergarten through twelfth grade, Lydia had left New England and come to NSA to meet other Christians and further her study of the classics. The hours spent reading in the library, prepping for exams, and studying in coffee-shops together paid off. Daniel and Lydia were married by the end of their junior year.
Daniel realized he could combine his two loves: recording and the Moscow community.
NSA left a lasting impact on the couple, from the theological foundation of Lordship to the practical tools of Rhetoric and the understanding of History as an inheritance, a way to find your people. And Daniel did indeed find his people, both at the college and in the community. In fact, NSA’ s unique practice of small-group recitations— meeting once a week in the professors’ homes— later became an inspiration for his own business.
Lydia’ s response was similar:“ I love the memory of coming back to school sophomore year, and finding that I now had a class full of friends that felt like family.” Whether it was stargazing on the roof of the NSA building after-hours( an activity that’ s now forbidden), laughing to tears at ridiculous declamations, or late-night Natural History quiz prep, her memories are full of time spent with friends. They had found their people, and they were ready to put down roots.
But staying in Moscow isn’ t always possible financially, and as senior year wound down, Daniel realized that if they wanted to make Moscow their home, he would need steadier work than the occasional recording job. He needed a career.
Shortly after graduating in 2010, Daniel and Lydia took a trip to France to introduce Daniel’ s extended family to their
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