I chose this image for two main reasons: it represents my love for the theatre arts and my love and pride in my family. I took this picture in the house seats next to mine at Cirque du Soleil which my Mom surprised me and got me tickets (front row dead center!!!) to for my 19th birthday last year. I remember it was the best gift ever, because at the time I was really struggling with classes, and was homesick, and I also got to see premier theatre take place right in front of me and just escape the world and follow some other story for awhile. I remember sitting in the audience about half way through the show wowed at just how much I had learned in a year-- I knew how the lighting design and effects worked, how the traps worked. For the first time in the whole year I realized I was growing up. And it was a super weird feeling. I think it was one of the only times in my life I was 100% confident in my decisions, and knew why I was doing things, and what impact my experiences would have on my future. I look at this picture and I am just inspired and overjoyed at the memory it stirs. Plus I think it was a pretty artsy pic, by my standards.
I realize that we are instructed to give our expectations for this course. I cannot provide you with any expectations-- I have decided to strive to live my life with few expectations, that way I am not let down when people fail to meet them, but can be pleasantly surprised when my usually high standards are met or exceeded (we'll see how long this lasts). I can however provide you with my hopes and desires for this course: I hope to learn more about my own memory and re-examine some of my own thoughts and memories that I hold to be true and an intricate aspect of my life, I also hope to make stronger human connections with not only my classmates, but also the residents of the Mayflower. As for my desires: I desire to be inspired. Thus far I have found the material captivating, testing, and thought provoking. I hope that continues.
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