In my last post I discussed my classes and Leavenworth. hmmm, it has been a while. haha.
Well, my classes are still going well - all As still so far. My second Biology exam was last Friday and my second Anthropology midterm is this Thursday. I studied/am studying hard for both, so we'll see what happens! I didn't feel as confident about this Bio test... but it wasn't bad at all. I'm hoping that our review session tomorrow in Anthro will boost my confidence for this next test. I'm working my way through the study guide but I don't feel sure about much of anything. I'm confident that it will all be fine, though.
And, well, Leavenworth. It was a good experience, and I love the town, but over the weekend there I decided that it wasn't what I wanted to do with my first summer after college. I got a callback for the Sound of Music (the nuns' quartet), but I called the audition coordinator and - although I didn't say it outright in my message - intentionally gave the impression that I would not be participating this year. It was, as I said, a good experience though, auditioning somewhere where no one knows who I am. It was also helpful in my decision about my major - which is a great segue into my big news for this past month! haha.
I declared my major!! I am a Music Education major with a concentration in secondary (middle/high school) choral! I am so excited. Having that decision made makes me feel grounded somehow, like the next few years are solidified, at least partially. I am strongly considering a minor in English with a Writing emphasis. I think I could do it, as there is a broad spectrum of classes I could take/fit into my schedule. I am still thinking about pursuing a Masters in Vocal Performance somewhere, and I will do as much extra-curricular performance study here at PLU that I can - voice, rectials, theatre, whatever. I'm not worried about choosing just one or the other because I can do both. Just not in the same 4 years. :P But I know that I don't want to strictly pursue performance (ie opera, musical theatre.... or stage life in general) - there's more in my heart than that. I love to sing and perform, to inspire people, and - admittedly - to impress people, but there's more to life than just receiving praise for something. I want to give them more than just a moment of music to remember... I want them to understand, appreciate, and be able to express themselves through music. I want people to not be afraid of singing... to stop thinking they can't. I'm not going to stop performing (that is, after all, when musicians express themselves) - I'm going to master my craft, master teaching my craft, to give it others. And I can't wait to be able to do that. :)
Let's see, what else, what else? Oh! Spring break! haha. How could I possibly forget about my fabulous trip to sunny Italy?! Oh wait - that was a daydream. :P Naw, my spring break was lovely just being at home. It's funny because my mom seems to think that I'm bored when I am home. But I can just appreciate being home, where there's no pressure to study, I have my own bed, I can sleep for as long as I please (within reason), etc. etc. Basically, I can relax. And that is ALWAYS an excellent way to spend my time. I will be heading home next weekend (the 30th - the 2nd) for Camp Madrona training (YAY!), back to Tacoma for our choir concert, then back home for Saturday night and Sunday because by grandmother will be visiting! It's only been... oh, about 9 months or so since I've seen any of my California relatives. Needless to say, I'm excited. :)
I'm also very much looking forward to summertime!!! Don't get me wrong - I have LOVED every moment of my first year in college and am going to cherish these next 5ish weeks. But I am so ready to see all of my friends, to help at Camp Madrona again, to see my aunt, uncle, and cousin (who are coming up from Cali for a week in July), to turn 19, to have a car (!!!!), for - hopefully - the opera workshop week here at PLU, for - maybe - doing an/the ICON show, for - hopefully - putting on my own recital.... so many things! I will be working at KCDA again, which I'm not completely looking forward to, but at least it's a good-paying job and I will have some friends there so, for now, I won't complain. haha.
I think that's pretty much everything. I'm registering for Fall classes on Wednesday, so there might be an update about that... keyword might (in case you didn't catch that... :P)
Okay, goodnight!
Love,
Erin
P.S. Current obsession "The Light in the Piazza". It's a Broadway show - and is absolutely beautiful. Look it up on youtube!! :)
P.P.S. Here are some Leavenworth photos!!
The amazing mountains!
"Gingerbread" houses!
Bollywood filmers!
Christmas pigs!
haha.
I love it so much!! <3
