Back to NYC we go!

First week back at school: check! I'd say this week went well, though it was long and stressful.

Started off with my birthday, which was cool. I got sung to a bunch of times in my various theater classes, and I passed out See's candy lollipops to my friends. They were a huuuge hit; people keep asking me if I've got any left. Sunday night I went to Max Brenner's with Elle which was easily one of my top favorite meals I've ever had. They're famous for their chocolate but the food was good too. I got really yummy mac 'n cheese. My birthday itself was pretty low-key, I spent most of the evening in rehearsal but I didn't mind, I usually spend my birthday in rehearsal for something anyway.

The majority of my classes are just the second half of a year long class, so there's really only two new classes this semester. I'm taking Advanced College Essay, and Expressive Cultures: The Graphic Novel. The first class is really just another freshman writing class, which I'm not a fan of, but I have to take it. The second class is easily my favorite class of the semester--we just spend the entire semester reading and analyzing comic books. What's better than that?! And it fulfills a GE requirement so it's not even a useless class. The professor is really cool, it's a lecture-based class but he's open to discussion whenever it arises. My recitation section is okay, the preceptor has a really heavy Indian accent so it's hard to understand her sometimes. But there are two guys who consider themselves very well versed in comic books so that'll be a good resource.

The majority of my week has been spent in rehearsals for Once on This Island, which is coming along really well. I'm so amazed by the talent in the show. And the director, Chris, is basically genius. Even though I'm not in the show, I pay attention to whenever he gives a big, impassioned speech about the show. I feel like I can learn from him even though he's not directing me... directly (hehe). The choreographer, Melissa, is a graduate of the Vocal Performance program so she knows a bunch of the juniors and seniors in the show. It got pretty confusing during the first couple of rehearsals so I told the cast members to call me Goldman. Sometimes they forget, but it usually works. Overall I really like working with this team. They definitely respect me and treat me as an equal which I appreciate. I don't feel like I'm just another student. Right now I don't have much to do but I know that once we get into the theater and start tech, it's going to be crazy.