My goodness, where did I last leave off? It's been quite a while and I'm losing track of days, travel experiences, etc.
Well, I have officially been here for 5 weeks. Only 4 more to go! Not that I'm counting...
I'll admit, I'm definitely homesick for America. But I'm feeling so much more in the "groove" of Europe that it's not nearly distracting me as much as I had anticipated before coming here. London was getting slightly boring considering I was alone, but I loved every second of exploring and learning about myself in very introverted ways.
The Franco American Vocal Academy program started and it has been everything I wanted so far! My roommate, Kate, is amazing and we clicked the moment we met. What better way to experience a summer abroad program? There are several others as well that I've made really great friendships with and all of the singers are wonderfully talented and supportive of one another. It's going to be an amazing 4 weeks.
One thing I'll have to admit - I'm getting slightly antsy. We've run music for Der Schauspieldirektor several times and am anxious to get started on staging/getting into character. These days are going by SO incredibly slowly. No one knows why! We all feel like we've been here forever and rehearsals only started 3 days ago... here we go...
One thing I have been thankful for is my sudden confidence boost in music. Graduating from college always gives the "oh my god... what am I doing with my life" freak out, and I think I experienced this for about a month or so. Not to say that all of these fears of vanished, but I'm feeling more at ease. Maybe grad school is the right track...? It's always scary being a musician. You can't help but think - am I really going to pursue... music? I love music. I wouldn't do anything else in the world. But imagining myself auditioning and being on stage for the rest of my life is very unsettling to me.
Anyway, I've been getting the answers that I've been searching for. I am SO excited to learn more! I want to be challenged in every way, shape, and form.
When in Salzburg.... :)
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