My day
So today was the last day for violin lessons for the semester. I will be taking it once again in Chicago in September. So I have the whole summer to go back and practice the old songs and try out new ones too. I'm currently learning vibrato! I love the way the vibrato gives life to the violin. I always wanted to learn this. It is hard so I'm trying to take it slow.
I was also learning spiccato. Making the bow bounce on the string. At first I didn't get the hang of it but now I think I got the hang of it.
Hopefully my new teacher is nice and can give me constructive criticism this way I can improve and become a good player. :)
So I found out who my roommates are and my new address. So nervous and excited at the same time. One person is from San Francisco, another from Ohio, another from Illinois. So I have people from around the state. I'll be moving in at Aug. 24.
No more New Jersey. Ever since I moved here I was depressed from 13 all the way until a few months ago. It wasn't anything too serious. More on and off. Still, I wasn't happy. High School, lack of friends, being shy hasn't made my life the most happiest. I'm not depressed anymore. I've learned to handle it now and to look at things more with a positive attitude.
I really hope Chicago will be a wonderful place and can open many doors for me. I don't want to be miserable. I've been so miserable here in New Jersey that hopefully Chicago will be the turn to change my life. I'm still looking for some happiness in my life. I want to be content for the long run. Of course there is no guarantee that it will make things better but there is just that hope. If I go there will my life be better? What happens now if I decide not to go? etc. I need to take chances especially since life is so limited. I'm 18 and I haven't done so much to fulfill my life so why not and go live in Chicago! I want to take risks. I don't do it too often and when you don't you get those "what if this, what if that". You know?
Also, I don't hate New Jersey. I would love to move back here but it is just too boring. Nice and peaceful but I would rather live in a city where there is sooooooooo much to do in one day.
For the future, I would like to join an orchestra or find someone who loves the violin so we could play together and learn. I would love to learn a lot about the violin so I can improve. I really do want to improve. I don't want to be the greatest violinist in the world. I just want to be able to play well. With no mistakes.
I was also learning spiccato. Making the bow bounce on the string. At first I didn't get the hang of it but now I think I got the hang of it.
Hopefully my new teacher is nice and can give me constructive criticism this way I can improve and become a good player. :)
So I found out who my roommates are and my new address. So nervous and excited at the same time. One person is from San Francisco, another from Ohio, another from Illinois. So I have people from around the state. I'll be moving in at Aug. 24.
No more New Jersey. Ever since I moved here I was depressed from 13 all the way until a few months ago. It wasn't anything too serious. More on and off. Still, I wasn't happy. High School, lack of friends, being shy hasn't made my life the most happiest. I'm not depressed anymore. I've learned to handle it now and to look at things more with a positive attitude.
I really hope Chicago will be a wonderful place and can open many doors for me. I don't want to be miserable. I've been so miserable here in New Jersey that hopefully Chicago will be the turn to change my life. I'm still looking for some happiness in my life. I want to be content for the long run. Of course there is no guarantee that it will make things better but there is just that hope. If I go there will my life be better? What happens now if I decide not to go? etc. I need to take chances especially since life is so limited. I'm 18 and I haven't done so much to fulfill my life so why not and go live in Chicago! I want to take risks. I don't do it too often and when you don't you get those "what if this, what if that". You know?
Also, I don't hate New Jersey. I would love to move back here but it is just too boring. Nice and peaceful but I would rather live in a city where there is sooooooooo much to do in one day.
For the future, I would like to join an orchestra or find someone who loves the violin so we could play together and learn. I would love to learn a lot about the violin so I can improve. I really do want to improve. I don't want to be the greatest violinist in the world. I just want to be able to play well. With no mistakes.