I know a lot of people start blogs when they go abroad, and I think blogging is a great way to keep family and friends updated from far away. My study abroad experience is not too far down the road (!) But, as I was saying to some friends last night, I can't help feeling like my journey has already started. Not only am I in one of my dream musicals this semester, but I am also back in acting class for the first time in a while. I am so happy that I have opportunities this semester to examine and hone my craft. This summer, however, I hope to gain perspective on a different realm of theater with a literary or a theater education internship. And when I travel abroad, I will (hopefully!) have the unique opportunity to fully combine my two majors, English and Drama, through Shakespearean study. I will also get to look at theater in the context of a completely different culture! I seriously cannot even believe how much excitement is ahead of me!
I thought embarking on my twenties would feel like a frightening end of an era. Instead, I can feel myself approaching a really crucial time in my growth as a student and an artist. Since the semester started, I've been taking it all in, sometimes feeling a bit overwhelmed by everything I'm about to dive into. At times like this, I always try to remember how much I love to write. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in academic texts and rehearsal scripts that I forget about my own words. I think they will now be especially valuable to me as I attempt to navigate everything coming my way.
Invention, Nature's child, fled step-dame Study's blows,
And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way.
Thus great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes,
Biting my trewand pen, beating myself for spite,
"Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."
-Sir Philip Sideny, Sonnet 1, Astrophil and Stella
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