SonQuest Rainforest!

Well im finally writing again! after more than a month i finally sat down to write about all that has happened since my last post. first thing first. after going to the first jersey surf camp i realized i didnt want to march anymore. i think i just lost my love of doing color guard and i didnt want to go through a long summer doing something i wasnt enjoying. but it was good to try.

the end of school was soooo crazy but i have not been as happy as i was then in a long time. demo week(s) is my favorite part of the semester. all of that hard work finally gets to be presented and it just feels good to be done. but at the same time i was sad to see it good. i really loved all of my teachers this semester and the material really helped me realize how much i can do! i was so excited to present for musical theater and acting. i still cant believe i got to select demo for both of them and i thought that was it. but no. after selects i rehearsed with the head of the department and 3 other teachers for final demo. final demo is the last day of the semester where all of the amda staff is invited to come and watch selections from each discipline. basically they put together a small show for the teachers to watch some of the best performances at the school. i was so thrilled to be able to be a part of this day. everyone selected was amazing and getting to talk to the teachers afterwards was so rewarding. the applause was definatly something i missed. haha. the end of the semester was getting hard to get through some classes just because of how much drama was going on in our group but i feel like it was just another obstacle in the way. at times i wasnt sure if i was going to make it but i came to a conclusion. some people are just mean. they must enjoy it or something. i dont understand why they honestly think they can get away with always being rude or talking behind people's back. it always comes back to bite. but my final demo performance told me i was doing the right thing. i cant wait to go back!

So you're probably wondering why the title of this blog is SonQuest Rainforest. well its that time of year again when all or the parents of children around the area of west chester bring them to grove for what i call glorified babysitting. its VBS time! for those of you who were not raised in christian suburbia it stands for Vacation Bible School. This years theme is SonQuest Rainforest. we decorate the church as a rainforest and play games, eat noms, make stuff, and learn stuff about God. this year im in a pre-school class called the cute capybaeras! and believe me they are cute! we have 13 in out class. 4 girls and 9 boys! most just turned 4 and some are 5. though i honestly don't think there is much of a difference. im obsessed with these twin girls. they are so cute!!! they were born very premature so inturn they have some developmental issues like speech but they are not slowed. i am fascinated by twins. i have seen them grow in just two days. when they were dropped off the first day they were so shy and it took them almost 2 minutes to decide if they wanted to go any closed into the room. they were so quiet and had wide eyes as they observed the rest of the children. but later in the day they were giggling quietly every once in awhile. one is a little more outgoing than the other but they both are very well behaved. today they came right in and the more outgoing of the two jumped right into the jungle gym with the boys laughing with the rest of them. the other chose to color but found that she could make me laugh by coloring the whole page purple. one of the boys in my class just recently had surgery to remove some cancer in his eye. my heart broke when i heard this. its so sad but at the same time wonderful. he gets to live a full life but i cant help but feel bad for how much he had already suffered in his four short years. i still cant believe he came after only having the surgery a week ago, but i guess normalcy is whats best. i love kids but for some reason i get really nervous around them. but after this short time i have spent with them i remembered how much fun it is to not have a care in the world. im glad i got to spend time with pre-school because i have seen how crazy some of the older kids are. kids who think they know everything drive me nuts. haha. but the big thing on my mind is that i hope i inspire some of these kids to keep coming to grove and grow in their experience there the same way the people who taught me have helped my journey. i hope some of the kids stay at grove and gain the same kind of friendships i have now with people who i went to VBS with. but most importantly i hope they are just happy.

well i so tired of writing now. but stay tuned for info on my next project. i have been asked to put on a cabaret at grove. i have all the songs and a title so far but now i just have to learn them. haha. so put october 2 on your calendars! thanks for reading about my boring summer and i hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather!

k

Spring, Spring!

It's FINALLY spring!!! I'm so happy the cold winter is over. I was getting so tired of walking to school everyday in 50 layers of clothing and getting pelted with snow/freezing rain. I know it has been a long time since i wrote on here but internet is scarce at AMDA and i don't have room to bring my laptop to school with me. A lot has happened since my last post and im really excited to share it with you all!

The first day of spring was so beautiful here that all of NYC was in central park. It was almost impossible to find a place to sit let alone try and toss a disc :). The B2's had a wonderful picnic and i enjoyed taking some pictures. I can't wait to have a chance to go back again. Working at the library has been so much fun! i have met some awesome people and have made some pretty good money!

Since i started AMDA i had always planned on going straight through the summer and just getting it done, but as of 2 weeks ago i have changed my mind. I realized that there was something i needed to do before starting my career. I wanted to march in Drum Corps. I have grown up with it and it has been such a huge part of my life. I wanted the chance to take part in it myself and i knew that once i graduated i wouldn't have the time/money to take a summer off and participate. So next weekend im going to an audition camp. I'm looking forward to being a part of something bigger than just me. Plus, i'm getting tired of some of the people here at AMDA. I need a chance to separate myself from theater people for awhile. haha. And i want to go into 3rd semester with a clear head and a rested body. I will fill you in on some details after next weekend is over. Go Jersey Surf!

I am really enjoying second semester. The material is fun and i find myself working a lot harder to take my work to another level. I had my musical theater midterm on thursday and it went extremely well! I really just had fun with it and as a result i had the best performance so far! I really proud of myself for just letting go and finally giving a good demo. I am LOVING my acting class this semester. I finally just decided to not really care about what i looked like or how my class thought i was doing and just connected to the material. Of course i am still battling it, but im improving and becoming more confident in myself.

I had mentioned before that i joined composition elective and was in the process of writing a song. Well, the song is finished now and it is titled Where to Begin? I'm really proud of it and i cant wait to perform it in the showcase. I has to do with my struggle dealing with my friend Abby's death and how she has changed the way i view and carry out my life. It took me awhile to be able to get through it without crying but it was worth it. I owe it all to her. I am also working with another person on another song and will be performing in 2 other songs as well. PHEW!

Well that's it for now i guess. I told you a lot has been going on! I'm exhausted but it feels good to be busy and its very rewarding. I hope you all are enjoying the wonderful spring weather. Go Phillies!

SNOWICANE!!!

Hey Everybody,

I hope you're all staying warm. Today in central park we have about 20 inches and the snow just keeps coming. I love snow but this is a little much. haha. Why is it that snow seems to come at the worst times?

This week has been crazy. The start of second semester has been so much fun but it is definitely going to be a lot of work. I love all of my teachers and my schedule isn't too bad so i think i will be ok. I started working in the library too and it will be interesting to see what comes with that. Tuesday i went to composition elective and I'm really excited to start working on some new material. After that class i went home and wrote a new song. I stayed up till 1 am, which i payed for the next day, but it was worth it. I needed to get it out. I will fill you in on the progress of it and keep you informed.

I have been thinking a lot about Grove for some reason. I think it has a little to do with the fact that its march and i was usually so involved in musical season. I realize now how much i learned from those experiences and how much i miss it. I am so grateful for all the people i have met and i know they are part of the reason i am working so hard to become a successful performer. They have shaped me as a person and i owe a lot to them. I remember my first grove musical and how scared i was to be on stage with a bunch of older kids. I watched that performance the other day and first i laughed at how young we all looked but then i realized just how much we have changed. Now we are all spread around the country studying and working on various different projects and i cant help but wonder if i could be doing what I'm doing now if i hadn't met them. They have somehow changed me, whether they like it or not. I hope they know how much i love and miss them.

Snow makes me think about the past. I don't know why, but i always like to sit in my room and just think about all of the different things i have lived through. Snow has a weird way of making us slow down and take the time to reflect on our lives. I also like to think about the future. Even though i am scared of what is waiting, i cant help but dream about a life where i will be happy and that is good enough for me.

Have a good snow day!

~K

New Beginnings!!!

Hooray!

This is my first blog and i am really excited to finally start documenting my time. I wanted to have a place to write what i feel and be able to share my experiences. A lot of people ask me what happens at school and now i have a place to tell as many people as possible. But i warn you, I'm not the best writer.

I start my second semester at AMDA on Monday and i am really excited to see what it brings. I really enjoyed first semester but now that i am more comfortable at the school and more comfortable with myself i am ready to challenge myself even more. I have made so many new friends and i am so grateful for the times we have spent. I look forward to so many more fun times ahead.

Well that's all i have for now but i hope to have more to write about soon!

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