In memoriam

Happy Memorial Day to all. Let us remember those who have served and those who serve for our country and who fought and fight for our freedom.

Alas, summer (aka I'm back!)

I'm back in the blogging game! I simply cannot begin to write (or even want to think) about this past semester and it's utter insanity coming in the form of busy-ness, projects, performances, tests, projects, working, rehearsals, and more projects... did I mention projects? Choreography II was the death of me. Needless to say, I am ecstatic that the summer season has finally arrived. And my last official summer holiday while in school (crazy!) 

This summer is going to bring many things amongst traveling and dancing (my two ultimates I look forward to doing most of every summer), I am hoping to begin the purging process of my room and stuff back home in preparation for graduating and moving away (hence downsizing immensely) next year. I'm planning for a grand (hip-ish) garage sale or what I'm going to call a garage-boutique. I also look forward to spending time with friends and spend time in all of the local St. Louis places that I may take for granted now and will miss once I move to where ever that may be.

Here are some photos from an end of the semester adventure I took with Hannah and Amanda.

exploring a social media-less world

This semester has been one of the craziest. Okay, it has been thee absolutely craziest. My schedule is so full that I can't focus on what is right there in front of me. When I am in one class, I have thinking about the next, when I am in the next class, I am thinking about rehearsal, when I am in rehearsal, I'm thinking of when I'll next have a meal; it's a vicious cycle.

 I chatted with one of my teachers/mentors the other day, asking for advice on this endless conundrum. She told me to simply start living in the present. Taking everything one step at a time. "There's a reason classes and rehearsals have set times, so you can focus on them while you're there." I find myself constantly planning for the next thing, that I forget to look at what is going on right now. I realize that I need to spend more time with the universe and invest in my work now, rather than planning and planning and planning to invest my time at a later date. 

So, I came to the conclusion that I need to spend more quality time investing in the present. Without mindlessly scrolling through pages upon pages of social media. I realized that social media kind of revolves around either the past (photos of last weekend, quite commonly used as "Throwback Thursday," status updates about unnecessary drama, etc) or the future (So-and-so's Twenty First Birthday Extravaganza Where 572 People Are Invited), stuff that I don't need to be focusing my energy with at this moment. I feel by ridding myself of social media for the time being, granted, I will be missing out on all the latest hype and drama, but I will be allowing myself to focus on the here and now and will feel more included on information, events, and so on because I'll have more personal experiences, invitations, and conversations. I hope that by exploring the vast land of adventure without Instagram-ing my awesome #discoveries, I can get to spend more time in the present, with good company, and overall be more productive. 

Fare thee well, social media. Until next time,

Sam