Tuesday, April 3, 2012

So how is the planning for England coming?

VERY NICELY THANK YOU.

Becky and I got together last night to form a tentative schedule :-D

I also hope you enjoy the Disney Princess Calendar we used!
June 2012

July 2012
 BTW "Program" is our Study Abroad session

Monday, April 2, 2012

Grad School Options

Okay. Where should I go to grad school for .... and for what. I'm still completely in the dark.

I know I love public relations and psychology is really neat. OH MAN don't forget about all of the fun research there is to be done.  BUT, BUT, BUT I really like Student Affairs.

 I seriously need help nailing what I want to do down.

University of Massachusetts Amherst
   Majors:
       Behavioral Neuroscience
       Communication Disorders
       Student Affairs


Rochester Institute of Technology
      Communication and Media Technologies
School Psychology

University of Vermont
      Higher Education
Psychology with a behavioral focus
Harvard University
      Psychology
      Communications

And I've only just started looking!

I think I eventually want to end up like Mary-Beth Cooper Senior Vice President for Student Affairs. Maybe... Or teaching... or doing event planning... Or I could get an MBA...

DO ALL THE MAJORS! I will stay in school forever.

So for what and where should I go? Please someone make this decision for me?

Edit:

I have brought Stanford, UCLA and SUNY Binghamton into the mix for schools and MBA which looks the most promising.
       

Friday, March 30, 2012

Wicked

 PHENOMENAL. FANTASTICAL. WICKED.

Me in the Gershwin Theatre 
 So my wonderful friend John Adam gave precious front row seat tickets to my friend Louis and I to see Wicked in NYC because he had already seen it all for $30.

Is he crazy you may ask?
A lunatic I say!

Are you sure $30 you may ask?
Why would I lie to you you I ask!

How is this possible you may ask?
Well 2.5 hours before every Broadway show, they do what is called "rush" or "lottery." 2.5 hours before curtain you run yourself over to the box office and put your name in for a raffle.  If they call your name a half hour later. CONGRATS! You have won yourself 2 front row tickets to see that show your name was put in for $30 each! An astounding $200 value!  John's name was pulled an bam! here he is giving me a golden green ticket (haha) and I am being filmed balling my eyes out from pure happiness.

Part of the set
It was magical. I was on an emotional roller coaster all night.  Louis and I bought fancy programs and fancy slushies in Wicked cups. 

Ticket and Fancy Program Book
Elphaba (Jackie Burns) was fantastic, Glinda (Chandra Lee Schwartz) made an amazing transition from ditzy, crazy Glinda to the powerful, calm one we all know and love from The Wizard of Oz. I was in love with them all (with the exceptions of the monkeys because they scared me and Richard Blake as Fieryo because of his nasally voice—although he was beautiful). I could practically touch them (but I restrained myself!).

Watching the performance filled in a few of the gaps that I had by listening to the music constantly. I don't know if I can pick my favorite song either! I'm going to say ANYTHING sung by Elphaba and Glinda solo or as a duet ("The Wizard and I," "Popular,""Defying Gravity," "No Good Deed," "For Good").
My friend Louis and I
 Wicked has always been my favorite musical just from the love of the soundtrack and I had an amazing first time seeing it thanks to John Adams, the RIT Players and the cast and crew of Wicked!