Wow. I really need to post some sort of update. Silly college, taking up all my time...

So -- Seattle is AMAZING. I love it up here. Our dorms are right in between the looming downtown skyscrapers and the Space Needle. We can walk everywhere... Hopefully not in the rain, but y'know... Seattle.

The people here are fun. They have proven to be kind and extremely supportive in what is normally a cut-throat world. I have yet to feel any tension or competition between anyone for any reason, and I am SO thankful for that.

Classes are awesome, too. It's a ton of hard work -- as usual -- but getting a music degree is no joke. We have like... Twice, (sometimes more than that,) the amount of work as the other disciplines. The actual amount of work looks like barely anything on paper... But take it outside the classroom... WHOLE different story. It's all good, though. I can save my social life for the weekends. If I have to. I guess.

It'll all be worth it in the end. That is the most reassuring thing.

PLUS -- a special handful of my best friends are all here in this city with me.

Fun times :)

PS - Sorry for the lack of detail. It seems I lied to myself about the amount of time I actually had to write. More stories to come, I promise.

Well, I'm officially in Seattle.

A tight schedule doesn't allow me to write as much as I'd like to, but soon... Very soon :)

It is officially after midnight. Wednesday has arrived. I'm sitting in the living room of our suite here in Seattle, watching TV while my parents sleep in the adjacent room -- totally unable to sleep myself... And who could, in this situation?! Tomorrow is the day my life changes. Not in a cliche "and from that point on my life was never the same" kind of way, but in a REAL way. Tomorrow I officially move into a place that is not my parent's home for the first time in my life. With that comes a million life changes, as I'm sure you all know. My mind is racing with thoughts of anticipation -- racing to fast to shut off for slumber.

4 out of 5 of the other freshman that I've met are in the same dorm as me. My roommate is nice. My RA is hilariously fun. The people-watching has proven to be rather excellent... I'm so excited. I'm looking forward to the freedoms, the challenges, the relationships, the training... Everything about the school and the city and the people in it.

It's going to be a good year.