LA Limbo

Since my arrival here in LA, I’ve been in kind of a limbo because all I’ve really been doing was waiting for my car to arrive (which turned out to be on the 26th of August, so it’ll still be a while…:( ) and finishing up a few projects for a few people, and kinda just stuck here in my grand ma’s house. However, the time spent has been quite interesting, and not nearly as boring as I thought it would be.

This past Monday, I’ve had the opportunity to go to visit the area my school is at, and walking around the area. I was really just planning on walking around and paying my lab fees at the school, but I had no clue that the director of the program would give me a personal tour around the facilities of this program. It was quite insane. The equipment the studio is equipped with was incredible to see. From one of the computer labs, the director pointed out the window to indicate where we’ll be staying for the semester, and I was amazed…it is in a very nice area! A five minute walk from the Grove (where I hear all the celebrities shop XD) and a five minute walk from the LACMA (LA County Museum of Art), where a Tim Burton Exhibit is currently being shown. After looking around the school, my cousin and I headed to the Edge Performance Center, where my favorite choreographer is listed to teach, and I bought a three class pass for the studio! Just to see some of the classes going on there was amazing. It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen that many amazing dancers gathered in one room! Though i couldn’t take a class that day, It made me very excited to anticipate these classes. All in all, the day was pretty great, and got me very pumped to actually start school here.

Tuesday and Wednesday was mostly full of editing, and meeting cousins and friends. It was definitely a good few days, though it was a bit boring at times between the meetings. I did end up seeing The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Change Up, 30 Minutes or Less, and Horrible Bosses from the time I got to LA til Wednesday…which was almost a movie a day haha…but I didn’t have too much else to do, so it was fun! In addition, I got to really talk to one of my roommates for this semester on Facebook, and it was really nice to get to know him. Again, this fueled my excitement for school to start.

Thursday was actually quite an eventful day. My friend from high school told me of someone she knew that lived in LA, so I wrote him on facebook, and we decided to go to the Tim Burton Exhibit. So drove all the way out to Wilshire Blvd and spent the day with this friend. I was really excited to see the Tim Burton exhibit. It was too much information to take in at one time, so I believe I’ll have to go again. I have til the end of October, so I’ll make a visit sometime soon. The highlight really was meeting this person. I was scared it would be an awkward day, but we ended up having a blast. After the Exhibit, we ate some cheap tacos that were being sold in a truck outside of the LACMA, then headed over to the Grove for a bit, since I have never been there before. We ended up getting some cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory, then watched “The Help” at the theater there. It was a good day. It was nice to meet someone who I can be friends with out here.

Today (Friday) was relatively low key. I woke up relatively early, caught up on watching the finale of So You Think You Can Dance (XD) which was exciting, then took care of some logistical stuff for school, and continued to edit a few projects, then set up a meeting with a friend I haven’t seen in years. So we had dinner then caught up afterwards at Starbucks. So now, I just finished packing up and about to go to bed and getting ready to get to school tomorrow morning! I’m a little too excited to get there. It’ll be an amazing experience, and I’m really nervous, but I’m very grateful to be here, and can’t wait to see what this semester holds for me. Hope you guys keep reading what goes on here! It’ll be an adventure for me to write about, so hopefully you guys enjoy reading this new portion of my life! I’ll keep you guys updated with how orientation and which internship I get paired with, and how the first few days of classes go. Until next time…

By the way, if you guys are connected with me on Face Book, Leighanne Sturgis recently posted pictures she took of me at a photo shoot a few days before she left Grand Rapids, and I was more than impressed with the quality of those pictures. So if you’re looking for headshots, a wedding, or a play you’re looking to get photographed, Check her out on Facebook! You won’t regret it! (A little shout out to you Leighanne! I love you!)