It's Been a While!!!

So I'm going to attempt to keep up with my blog and talk about all the wonderful things that happen in my life. (Not).

Christmas is Coming!!!

and I have not even really started shopping. I think I bought one gift. What with school and all it kind of crept up on me and before I knew it, it's a week away! The upside to this whole ordeal is that I'm FINALLY on break from my first semester at Columbia in Chicago. I like it a lot and it's a place of great oppertunities. I learned a lot my first semester and I'm really looking forward to next semester as well. However, I'm still debating whether to transfer. Not because it's a bad school or anything just I think I want a sort of change of scenery (know what I'm saying?).

For Now

I'll be counting down the days untill Christmas!!

Le Havre

Well I am here!!!! I made it....well me stephanie, Vivivani and Yaya

France is lovely, especially Le Havre. The town is small but then its big lol its just right. The driving does scare me though! The streets are so narrow and what not, it reminds me of Mario Kart. They live by the beach and we went walking (the pictures are beautiful). The cars are cute theyre all small and stuff hehe

The houses are so comforting AND they have shutters!! Thats aweeesome. Weve met a lot of knew people, some who cant even speak english but theyre still soo nice. This is such a great experience, its like being in another world!

Follow that one road the whole time...

College auditions are over and the wait is on. April and May are the months i'm pushing onward too. But before I get to those months a lot is going on.

The Performance Corner

I just found out that Maggie Daley (the mayor's wife) has asked us (The cast of Godspell) to perform at a showcase at the Chicago Theatre which is an awesome experience! Rehearsals are going great. Now that we have the new cast, the final of the songs are being auditioned out and the last couple of scenes are being blocked. The show is coming along wonderfully and has so many talented people!

The other show I'm in, The Wizard of Oz, is a little tougher in terms of rehearsals. 3 weeks are left and a lot still has to be done involving character work. Many of the leads are new to musicals and it's tough for them. The thing that I'd hate is for it to be canceled. A lot of people, including the seniors involved, would be very dissapointed. I just don't think enough heart is being put into the performances. Things are being taken too lightly. I hope people can realize just how much this needs to mean to them in order to make a musical. And realize that in the next 3 days. :/

The Yellow Brick Road isn't the only one...

Today in lunch I had the oppertunity to sit in on a good friend of mine going over a poem she wrote. Now this friend is one passionate girl with words in her heart (Litterly I think there are words printed on it). I've known her since freshmen year and we've had the oppertunity to work together on some projects. 

Listening to her words really made me see a passion from another side. In all honesty I never payed too much mind to poems other then when annotating them in english class. But for some reason, at that moment, I really understood her words. All the work she put in to write single lines. It isn't just random rants about anarchy and a disease. It's a meaningful expression of someone's life. Going back and forth, writing and rewriting and perfecting your own emotions to get ready to wear on your own sleeves. 

It really seems so simple; so simple to understand but sometimes we get so caught up with our own passions we forget just how many are out there. Reading, Writing, Painting, Dancing. I guess at times I lose myself in what I love to do and never really realize the great chance I have to love something so much. 

And Yet Another Good Reason to Miss School (Audition Day 2)

AUDITION DAY 2!!!

Stephanie, Tanya, and I tried for walk-ins at the Palmer house today for college auditions and Tanya and Stephanie ended up auditioning for Hartford! (Wooooot!!!) Stephanie scheduled a NIU audition as well as Point Park University with Tanya and I for tomorrow.  Point Park was interesting because it was a random school we just kind of walked into. It was free and is in Pennsylvania. Worth a try.

Today I did NYU. Now that was interesting. I went in there and they talked to everyone. About the school and the classes; what to expect when going there. They really reeled me in. They had two seperate rooms for singing and acting. My first one was singing and I went in there and the guy was super nice. I did my songs but they were not that great...I felt I did them better yesterday. Then in the acting one I did both monologues and the woman only stopped me because she said she wanted time for her and I to talk. She asked me about how theatre has changed me and significant experiences and politics that I deem important in life. She then asked me if I wanted to be considered for the acting studios outside of musical theatre at NYU and I said yes. So hey it's a better chance.

Although I did really like NYU more today, Hartt is still my number one...I just love the whole idea of being out of a BIG CITY. Not that I don't like it, just, I want a change. 

These two days have been so trying. But just one more to go. It's terrifying. Just seeing it on the faces of people at auditions. Kids with our whole lives ahead of us, with just one word that can make or break us. Accepted or Denied. 

A Good Reason To Miss school (Audition Day 1)

So today was the first day of the auditions! It was for Hartford University (The Hartt School). My audition was at 9 am so I got there early and sat waiting and just thinking about my materials I had to go in with. (Not to mention I had nothing to play the accompiant CD on...luckly they had something in the room) 

It turned out I would be the 2nd person to audition! No time to calm the nerves so I went in there and just did it. One monologue and two 16 bar songs. It seemed like it went well. But it happened so fast!! I was super nervous and it was okay but it wasn't my best. 

Tomorrow is NYU. It's funny that, that is not my number 1 school anymore. For years you can ask anyone and I always said i'm going to NYU. (oh the Irony I smell a-brewin') Also tomorrow Tanya, Stephanie, and I are going to audition hop and see who will take us as walk-ins and just apply for the school there. Maybe there will be some trick of fate. (Up or Down people?) 

So tomorrow it's all or nothing. Am I scared? Yes. Am I going to do better then today? Yes. 

that's the only mentality I can afford to have right now. 

What If Our Future Takes An Alternate Route?

So we're in a new semester of school. WOW. That's all I have to say...wow lol. The year is flying by and what have I to show for it? Absolute fear. College applications are in and auditions/interviews are a week away.

The funny thing is that a lot of people I know (including myself) said a couple months back, "Oh I'm applying to at least 5 colleges." Well for many of us that never happened. For me it ended up only being 3. Now here comes the real question: What if our future takes an alternate route?

Lately, I've given this a lot of thought. What if you don't get into the right college? What if you don't get into any of the colleges you applied too? Do you just call it quits and say better luck next time? I don't think so. There is always the option of going to a city college and transfering but wouldn't you feel so discouraged and figure...what even do it? Well I look at it this way, if you're denied from every college you apply to and have to start over; think of it was a blessing in disguise. A new start and clean slate for grades (and saving money by getting core classes out of the way)

Just a little food for thought to surpress any fears in my fellow seniors. We're gonna be big guys.