Last week was an interesting one, to say the least. Shifts in the weather, school, my heart are all in the mix. Basically I had a break down midweek, but thankfully I have great Christian friends who support me and love me and help carry me through times like these, even if we are an ocean and half a continent away from each other. Love has no bounds, love always finds a way. It's getting cold out, the rain is coming, and the wind is blowing fiercer than I've ever experienced. Somehow, the thought of friends and love and the holidays warm me up enough that I can manage the change in the climate. I have been missing my friends a lot lately, I miss being around people who know me and love me and push me to be better.I am looking forward to sitting next to a warm fire, drinking hot chocolate, and having a good conversation with a friend. Then I will be content.
I watched Queen Victoria with a friend on Friday night, and we both cried. The affinity between Albert and Victoria was so strong and so real, it was beautiful. Albert risks his life to save his beloved, and survives. Victoria then asks him why he did it. Albert replies, "You are my whole existence." Who doesn't desire a love like that? I also saw The Royal Ballet perform Sleeping Beauty, which was a privilege and a treat. It reminded me of what I am striving for as a dancer: the honor of getting to perform. Just goes to prove we still need fairy tales, make believe and true stories, to bring us hope and faith in people.
School went well last week, although my temporary break down exhausted me to the point where I just needed to rest and find comfort in sleep. It also put me a little farther behind in my studies than I had hoped (I guess procrastinating isn't just a habit for me). I had two more big breakthroughs in my technique classes and I am fighting really hard to maintain them and make them a part of me. Aristotle once said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act--but a habit." So I guess not all habits are bad... Some company members from the Akram Khan Company came in to do a workshop for my choreography class. I had high expectations since this dance company is like the Bill T. Jones of Britain, but unfortunately it wasn't all I had hoped it would be, but it was an experience. I never knew I could learn to move like a monkey's nervous system, that's for sure. We do some crazy stuff in modern, not always by choice may I add. It definitely stretches the imagination.
Aside from my daily happenings, a part of me is just patiently waiting till I get on a plane to come back to the states. There really is no place like home. I'm excited for what God has planned next for me. I'm ready for a new adventure.
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