Tattoos speak many languages.

For sophomore public relations major Caitlin M. Caudle, the language is Latin.

She received the tattoo as a gift from a friend at Ink Link Tattoo Dec. 13, 2009. Her tattoo took “exactly 8 minutes” to complete.

“I was going to get it on my wrist, but my friend told me to go big or go home because he was paying for it,” said Caudle.

Caudle

Caudle said she modeled her tattoo after Locke’s philosophy that, despite one’s background or past, one is always able to start over.

“The person I am is always changing. I feel like college is that transition into a new life, and everyday is a new opportunity,” she said.

Caudle said she is most happy with her tattoo because “I can wake up to it, and it puts my mind in peace.”

Caudle’s first tattoo rests on the back of her neck, a treble clef music note with a peace sign drawn in the middle.

Instead of getting two separate tattoos, Caudle said she wanted to “kill two birds with one stone.”

“It’s a symbol that embodies my love of music and my passive nature at the same time,” she said.

Since it was her first tattoo, Caudle said, “it hurt like hell, but the touch-up was the worst. I almost passed out afterwards.”

She received her tattoo at Ink Link Tattoo October 2009.

The tattoo took 10 minutes to complete and cost $30.

“To me, a treble clef is the start of everything in music. It’s the first thing you see at the beginning of the music staff.”

Caudle said she started playing the piano when she was 4. She began writing music when she was 12.

Caudle uses her tattoo as inspiration for writing, and did so when she wrote a song for her parent’s 30th wedding anniversary.

“They remarried for their 30th anniversary," she said. "After all of the struggles and tribulations they have gone through, I was so happy to write a song for them.”

Caudle continues to write music and hopes to get more tattoos in the future.

“As noble as it sounds, it’s my two greatest passions combined into one.”

Column: MEGAN TERNES, Intern Lifestyles Reporter

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