once upon a time...

eeesh. August 2007.
Sooooooo it's been a while. I suppose it's time to awaken the slumbering blog. I mean, no one really complained much that it was on a hiatus, but I am in a new place and away from everyone I love. So I guess this will be good. It may help me sift through things too... though I have to write in a journal every day for class so I'm hoping it won't feel to redundant.
Anyways.
Vancouver!
I have been here for almost 2 weeks now and there is a part of me that feels like it's been 2 months. And yet the city still feels so new, and my room is still not together, and I'm still constantly adjusting. Studio 58 is unlike anything that I've ever experienced before. Every day I come home wishing that everyone could take the classes I'm taking, that everyone should stretch every day and get in touch with the beautiful thing that is the body. I am so grateful to be here, though every morning I wake up nervous and sore and unsure. Before I got here, I bought an ipod Touch and on the back I have a quote by Annie Dillard: "All day long, I feel created." When I found that quote it didn't mean that much to me, I just thought it was beautiful. But since starting Studio--- it is strange how often that quote truly describes how I feel. I feel created. I feel molded. I feel stretched. I feel like I'm being peeled open. And it's really hard, tiring, revealing work. I am constantly having to turn off my censors, push myself to work harder, step over my fears, and commit. It's scary. But entirely worth it.
Okay, I have to go write in my journal, memorize lines, and practice my mime. I will update again soon. Maybe give you a flavour for a day at Studio. Or tell you about my wonderful roomies (all 7 of them!). Or talk about the sites of Vancouver. Or moan and complain about how tired and sore I am. Probably the latter. :)
Love and sunshine.