Hello world!!
August 31, 2009This is an exciting journey I’m on and I want to record and share whatever I learn and encounter!
I’m in the process of re-discovering/re-inventing myself. I guess this is typical when you enter the quarter-life crisis. I’ve always been Allison of course! But after I graduated, it hit me: I’m no longer a student. Ok, that’s obvious but this was mind-blowing for me. If I’m not a student, WHAT IN THE WORLD AM I?? And this question arises when someone I meet asks that dreaded question: “So what do you do?” I typically respond, “I’m a grad student at NYU in musical theatre.” That usually gets oohs and ahhs and raised eyebrows. But weeks after I graduated, the cat got my tongue… “I…uh…graduated from…NYU (waiting for an ooh or ahh)…” They respond, “oh, so what are you doing now?”…I’m not working and I’m not on Broadway or TV yet, which is supposed to come the day after graduation. So what do I say?? Until I booked my four gigs (which will be discussed later) I give them my hippie, ambiguous answer: I’m just enjoying life right now. Enjoying the summer and the first time I’m not in school”. That should give me some time to get it together and come up with an acceptable answer.
I now realize my answer may never be “acceptable”. And gosh darnit, that’s ok! That’s the life that I choose. Odd jobs, temporary stays, traveling, performing, and nothing conventional and traditional, rather exciting, random, and interesting learning experiences.
And so far, so good…
