Home, Sweet Home

I didn’t realize how much I had missed New York City until I boarded the bus from LaGuardia Airport.  Walking through the familiar streets without a doubt of where I was going seemed like a dream.  Did I really just spend four months in Nebraska?

ten minutes before touch-down

Classes begin in the morning and I can still hardly believe that I’m finally home.  New York City is truly where my heart belongs.  For the past week, I’ve been so excited I find myself unable to fall asleep every night, and with Tap Dance Placements and Musical Theatre in the morning, tonight is no exception.    

Today, my first full day in New York again, I awoke bright and early at 7:30 a.m. courtesy of over-excitement.  None of my boxes have arrived yet, and so I find myself living out of my carry-on luggage.  Breakfast was a microwavable oatmeal cup with no utensil for assistance.  Fulfilling.

I hit four stores right away.  Trader Joe’s for groceries, Bed Bath and Beyond for household appliances, Staples (all the way on 81^st – ten blocks away!) for much needed school supplies, and Duane Reade for everything I forgot along the way.  $250 and one very worried National Credit Administration later (randomly spending tons of money in New York City alerted their systems,) I collapsed into my fold-up desk chair.

the freakishly small living area I now call home

A note about my room.  All of the rooms at the Stratford Arms are smaller than your average dorm room.  My room is much smaller than even those rooms.  I am actually living in a closet.  The space between the foot of my loft-style bunkbed and my closet equals the width of my carry-on.  I have to squeeze between the head of the bed and the sink corner to brush my teeth and do my makeup.  

I feel like a ninja as I navigate my living quarters and often find myself very thankful I am still small and skinny.

However, because my room is positioned directly in front of the elevators, I can actually connect to the school’s WiFi this year!  This means more blog posts for you!  Other silver linings include, but are not limited to: the fridge fits on the floor instead of on top of the drawers, I have very nice desk space and drawers as compared to last year’s, my sink is not clogged (yet), and I live on the least occupied floor, all the way at the top!

comparing my new room to this picture of last year's, it is now apparent that I was living in luxury back then

New York City, everyone.  Gotta love it here!

Our three core classes this semester are Musical Theatre (9 hours/week), Acting (6.5 hours/week,) and Vocal Production and Speech (4 hours/week.)  Combine these with the four dance classes: Tap, Jazz, Ballet, and Theatre Dance, and the ever-present Practicum requirement and you’ve got a full load!

I think that pretty much covers it all!  I know I’ve been negligent about blog posting, but I’ll be back tomorrow with more, that you can be sure of!  Having available WiFi, no matter how slow, is so very helpful to my resolution to post more often.  We’ll see if I can actually stick to it this time!

Sleep well, my friends!

Little Me