Yesterday was another Project Monday at Lifeline. This time, we painted some of the walls in the front lobby, as well as some general cleaning. I also did laundry for the cast of the Kidseries show again. Manual labor is a big part of what keeps a professional theatre running. I really don't mind it, because I don't do it alone. I get to chat with Georgia while we work. She's a "military brat" so she has lived all over the world, and had some really interesting experiences. She also always manages to meet the craziest people on Chicago public transit, and we always have a good laugh!
Then we helped Dorothy, the Artistic Director, move some sound equipment down the block to a bar called The Glenwood to set up for a Storytelling event, or “writing jam”. Dorothy leads a group of people at work to write and tell stories about their lives in a creative way. The group members get together on Monday nights at The Glenwood (a local bar) to read their stories. After the pre-prepared works have been shared, the group members take a word or phrase from the audience and have about twenty minutes to write an impromptu story in connection to that suggestion. Georgia (another intern) and I were invited to participate in this portion. The suggested phrase was “I like marshmallows.” It was a little weird to write a quick narrative and share it with everyone; but I’m an actress, so I just pretended to be confident about it and pulled it off. It's really funny to hear how people can take a simple phrase and use it as a segway to something completely different. It was a blast!
Today was a not-so-busy day. We worked on making phone calls and re-configuring the lobby displays. Then the interns and I had another meeting with Allison. This time it was about finance and budgeting. Those of you who know me well can only imagine how much of that information I actually retained. There was a lot of numbers and spreadsheets and all sorts of mumbo-jumbo that was a little foreign to me; but Allison assured us that any of these types of projects would not be rocket science and that she too finds it complicated sometimes, so she will be more than happy to help us.
Now, here we sit: doing homework. It’s so hard to get back into student-mode. Especially when we only have classes one day a week. We always seem to forget that we actually have to go to school while we’re here. It's very common around here to hear see us scrambling on Tuesday night to complete assignments that we forgot exhisted (as we don't often feel like students anymore). Wednesdays are by far my least favorite days here; but it’s all a part of the process.
Again, I apologize that my stories are not more interesting. I know, it’s shocking to think that the life of an un-paid intern is not a glamorous one. Sometimes our days are actually a bit mundane (not the sarcastic tone here). But, all in all I am enjoying my work and the environment that I’m in. Life is good. I am missing the familiar faces of family and friends, but I hope to see you all again sometime in the near future. In the meantime, you’re all in my prayers.
I miss you. I love you. Always.
~ Julie ~
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