"The one with the prettiest view."
This year is supposed to be a year of taking chances and going out of my comfort zone. As if Scotland wasn't enough of a chance, I've found myself doing various activities at St. Andrews that I never really thought I'd get around to doing in college.
During Freshers Week I went to this Music Fair in which all the various music-related groups on campus had booths and coerced freshman to sign up for their mailing lists. I went with the intention of finding something that would let me play those beautiful ivory keys (aka my best friend), but instead I stumbled upon our a cappella society and decided to audition. Honestly, I didn't expect anything to come from it considering my last experience with organized singing was in the 7th grade, but it turned out that I made it and am now a "Belle." I couldn't have imagined a better a cappella group as all the girls are wonderful ladies, and their repertoire includes a Coldplay song so obviously they have the best music taste one could ask for. At the end of the day, I never actually imagined myself in an a cappella group in college, so as for taking chances, I'm pretty sure I nailed this one on the head.
Another fun fact, I have a radio show, "Boom Shake The Room." Yes, I want to be Anna Kendrick because her life in Pitch Perfect is so cool. In all honesty though, having a radio show was something that I wanted to do at William and Mary but just literally didn't have the courage enough to do. So, I made a decision before coming to St. Andrews that I was going to actually attempt to have a radio show. After going through all the hoops and such, I finally found out that I do have a radio show that will be every other Tuesday at 8 PM Scottish time (and 3 PM EST for all my buds on the East Coast.) My show pretty much highlights a popular artist and plays under-appreciated artists of the same sound or style. Since I obviously have fantastic music taste, you all should take a listen and let the music speak to you. (And you can all listen here.)
Amongst these two lovely things, I've also found myself playing lacrosse goalie again. There was this kind of deja vu experience where I met a lacrosse player who told me they were having a shortage of goalies and I though oh hey why not (PS in case you don't know, that is literally the exact same situation that happened in high school). I think enough time has passed that I'll be more mentally aware and prepared for the inevitable bruises that I will contract all over my body. As nervous as I was to pick up a lacrosse stick after two years, it isn't that nerve-wracking, and I'm not as awful as I thought I'd be!
Between all these super fun activities I'm getting involved in, I'm falling more and more in love with St. Andrews. I love what I'm studying. I love the atmosphere, people, and experiences that I've had. I also can't wait to start all my various adventures across Europe (including, but not limited to, London, Dublin, and Copenhagen). As for taking chances, it's not so bad after a while, and you never know what you're missing if you don't try.
During Freshers Week I went to this Music Fair in which all the various music-related groups on campus had booths and coerced freshman to sign up for their mailing lists. I went with the intention of finding something that would let me play those beautiful ivory keys (aka my best friend), but instead I stumbled upon our a cappella society and decided to audition. Honestly, I didn't expect anything to come from it considering my last experience with organized singing was in the 7th grade, but it turned out that I made it and am now a "Belle." I couldn't have imagined a better a cappella group as all the girls are wonderful ladies, and their repertoire includes a Coldplay song so obviously they have the best music taste one could ask for. At the end of the day, I never actually imagined myself in an a cappella group in college, so as for taking chances, I'm pretty sure I nailed this one on the head.
Another fun fact, I have a radio show, "Boom Shake The Room." Yes, I want to be Anna Kendrick because her life in Pitch Perfect is so cool. In all honesty though, having a radio show was something that I wanted to do at William and Mary but just literally didn't have the courage enough to do. So, I made a decision before coming to St. Andrews that I was going to actually attempt to have a radio show. After going through all the hoops and such, I finally found out that I do have a radio show that will be every other Tuesday at 8 PM Scottish time (and 3 PM EST for all my buds on the East Coast.) My show pretty much highlights a popular artist and plays under-appreciated artists of the same sound or style. Since I obviously have fantastic music taste, you all should take a listen and let the music speak to you. (And you can all listen here.)
Amongst these two lovely things, I've also found myself playing lacrosse goalie again. There was this kind of deja vu experience where I met a lacrosse player who told me they were having a shortage of goalies and I though oh hey why not (PS in case you don't know, that is literally the exact same situation that happened in high school). I think enough time has passed that I'll be more mentally aware and prepared for the inevitable bruises that I will contract all over my body. As nervous as I was to pick up a lacrosse stick after two years, it isn't that nerve-wracking, and I'm not as awful as I thought I'd be!
Between all these super fun activities I'm getting involved in, I'm falling more and more in love with St. Andrews. I love what I'm studying. I love the atmosphere, people, and experiences that I've had. I also can't wait to start all my various adventures across Europe (including, but not limited to, London, Dublin, and Copenhagen). As for taking chances, it's not so bad after a while, and you never know what you're missing if you don't try.
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