I will try to post three things I am thankful everyday for the next three weeks.
1. I am thankful that I am pretty good a memorizing things when I need to.
2. I am thankful most of the SuZhou kids are now my close friends and that we can all hangout in any combination.
3. I am thankful Anna’s parents are so nice and accepting of me.
Amid the humdrum of normalcy there is often times inspiration. A resemblance of an idea that you try to hold on to but you watch it slip away. Amid the chaos is your mind. The natural reaction is to fight to keep that
…. Yeah sorry I had this saved in my drafts forever so I may as well just post it. My inspiration came from suddenly remembering something distant. Forgetting it and then trying to bring it back. My thought kind of ended abruptly.
This makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. :)
“The richness is in me, in my heart and in my head, not in my pockets”
Odd that my four years of Stevenson Orchestra was over, it was the only the beginning first four years of Mr. V’s career and the end of Mr. Chaffee’s.
The senior roses sticking up from all of the music folders was so unbelievably touching.
The alumni coming back to support an old teacher and friend made me smile.
Our amazing soloist blew our minds once again (its basically tradition).
Last time getting nervous before reading concert notes sitting in the back of the stage.
I don’t know who the audio recording guy that always sits in the back but I think he should get some recognition for everything he does.
Orchestra is one beautiful family.
I’m proud of my musical growth these four years.
I will never forget the lessons and stories Mr. Chaffee has tried to impart on us during these last four years.
I wish some day I will be able to touch so many different young people in so many different ways.
He truly is a hero and deserves more than we could offer. So patient. So compassionate. So dedicated.
Wow. Last time walking back to my locker after a concert. The quiet and dim hallways always make me a bit reflective.
My first true good bye of senior year.
Me and Anna (Taken with instagram)
It’s one thing to have a family that doesn’t support you. It’s an entirely different thing to have a “family” that constantly brings you down and makes you question what you did to deserve all of this hate. I must come to terms with the fact that this is something I have to leave behind me. I need to create my own family of friends. It’ll be tough but I think I’ve made a pretty good start.
I would have never thought school would be my escape.
Excuse my drool.
Anonymous asked: What are you looking forward to most in college? Do you know where you're going?
So on Tuesday we had a class for a half the day. That afternoon I went to play some volleyball with people I knew and some I didn’t. We ended up getting Chipotle and Yogurtland afterwards and I had a really good time. For me being able to meet new people so easily and having a lot more freedom with your time are the most exciting parts of college. Also I get to pick a majority of my classes which is awesome because I can finally shape my education to my interests.
I don’t know where I’m going…yet.
Anonymous asked: U-S-C! FIGHT ON!
BEAT LA!
Inconsistent, nonsensical blather begins here:
Even though I’m not particularly talented at the violin I really do enjoy being in orchestra. I had urge to listen to Beethoven’s first symphony because that’s all we have been playing it in orchestra. Being musical works a different side of my brain that I would neglect if it wasn’t for 2nd period everyday. Now as the symphony plays while I write this post I just start to smile as I hear my favorite parts. I didn’t think I wanted to continue orchestra in college but I feel like I would really be missing out if I didn’t add it to my college experience. I think quiet people are very interesting. Like mysterious. So you always want to know what they are thinking. Maybe it’s just me. I wonder would it have been like to have a completely different set of friends in high school. How would I have changed as a person? It’s funny how you never expect where you end up.
