Alright, so what did I do this week? Well at work I have been working with Erica to schedule interviews for the Front of House position. It turns out that I will be conducting a portion of the interviews myself! This will be a really great learning experience for me, although I am a bit nervous about having that kind of responsibility. But don't worry, folks. I will not let the power go to my head.
I also was given a new “assignment”. The casting Director at Lifeline asked me to be his intern and help him with upcoming casting projects. Soon Lifeline will be holding general auditions for the upcoming season. I will be helping him to schedule all of the audition slots; and the best part is that I will get to sit in on all of the auditions! He said to me, “This will be a really great learning experience for you. You will get to see first-hand what we look for, what makes a good audition, what makes a bad audition; you’ll learn what to do and what not to do.” As someone who wants to perform someday, this will be such valuable information! I am really looking forward to this experience.
I have also been helping the Artistic Director with some planning for the Glenwood Arts Festival. She started this annual event a few years ago. The entire block near and around Lifeline is set up with booths by various painters, photographers, jewelry makers, and other artists displaying and selling their works. It will be fun to help her work on this, and I hope to come back for the festival this summer.
We went to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Thursday for my Fine Arts class. It was really fun. We got to hear a Brahms violin concerto and symphony. I really enjoyed the experience. It did make me miss my fellow music students. I know that a few of them were pretty jealous to hear that I was attending a Brahms concert. Yes, we are nerds.
Friday night I got to see some of my friends from Trinity. They came up to visit and we went out on the town for a little bit. I always love seeing them and it’s so great to see them getting along with my roommates and other Chicago Semester friends. I love it here, and I love the people I’m here with; but it’s always so wonderful to see my friends from home. I miss them a lot and wish that they could be sharing this amazing experience with me.
Today was a good day. Mommy, Daddy, Laurie and Matt came up to visit me. Mommy brought me some homemade cookies and other yummy snacks (my roommates were very excited about those too). We went to Bennigan’s , a restaurant that we used to go to all the time before almost all of them closed. The food was delicious, and it was great to spend some time catching up with my parents and laughing with my siblings. Matt had sent me an e-mail the day before with a bunch of funny “Whose Line is it Anyway” video links that made me laugh really, really hard! As silly as it sounds, I was kind of touched that he sent those to me. Maybe that’s his little, brother-like way of letting me know that he still thinks of me from time to time. Haha.
Well, that’s all that I can think to tell you at the moment. Thanks to all of you for reading! I apologize for my little hiatus there. Sometimes my days are pretty mundane and there is nothing to say. And other days I am very sleepy and forget to write. I will try to be better about it. But in the meantime, know that I am well and having fun. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
I miss you. I love you. Always.
~ Julie ~
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