A comeback?
So recently, I've been toying with the idea of doing cross country here next fall. It is terrifying and exciting simultaneously. I said after high school that I was completely retired from competitive running, hung up my spikes, proudly wore my Retired Superstar t-shirt. But this year I've gotten involved with the road runners club on campus, many of whom are in XC, and they're such fun people and I realized how much I missed being part of a team and the camraderie that comes with it. Also, in the little runs that I've been doing that I treat like races, my times have been decent and it's tempting to see how I would do with different coaching and training schedule....I never felt like I reached my potential in high school. So thats the thought swirling around in my mind lately. The idea of juggling piano, academics, and a varsity sport is incredibly daunting. XC is the least time consuming sport, but its still pretty significant when I have classes and hours of piano practice to worry about. It would be ridiculously busy, but hopefully very rewarding--definitely adding balance to my life, which I feel is lacking a bit. Ever since I've been here, I've been consumed with academics and music. Thats all I've had time for. But the more I'm here, the more I'm getting accustomed to the schedule and creating free time. I have to remember that I'm not pursuing a graduate degree in music and that I need to show diversification in my activities. In other sporting news...I'm on an IM basketball team, which is really fun so far, though I'm scared about jamming a finger. But it never really happened in high school, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed?...errr...
On the music side, things are good. I just did a performance for which I got paid, and now I'm picking out new music, always exciting. I'm becoming such a music snob/nerd--which I hope is a good thing? I have a much more critical ear for classical music, and I get emotional about it too. My friend and I got all dressed up and went to the symphony last night, it was delightful. College isn't teaching me anything about the real world...but I do feel more "intellectual, and cultured." Its such a little cacoon here...but, it doesn't last long, so I might as well embrace it while I can.
On the music side, things are good. I just did a performance for which I got paid, and now I'm picking out new music, always exciting. I'm becoming such a music snob/nerd--which I hope is a good thing? I have a much more critical ear for classical music, and I get emotional about it too. My friend and I got all dressed up and went to the symphony last night, it was delightful. College isn't teaching me anything about the real world...but I do feel more "intellectual, and cultured." Its such a little cacoon here...but, it doesn't last long, so I might as well embrace it while I can.