March 19, 2007

Seagulls and Ducks

Friends,

I got to spend this past week with Family and Co! I went tubing on Saturday
night, and then I headed up to Salt Lake where I spent the night. On Sunday
we got to hear the Tabernacle Choir, and then took a tour of Temple Square,
where we saw McCleary Kent! (A good friend of ours whose on her mission at
Temple Square). We got to spend the afternoon napping, or reading, and then
we ate a delicious dinner with aunts, uncles, cousins, and other siblings.
Afterwards we sang several folk songs with Matt playing the guitar. I went
home that night.

I went to school on Monday, and somehow was able to study and take a French
Test between everything else. I got to eat lunch at the MOA café with Gary,
and he went to my Constructing Narratives class (where he made a few
comments). After a rehearsal that evening, I got to go eat at Café Rio with
everyone! What a splendid group we had! Gary, Jonny, Emily, Mom, Dad, Matt,
Lisa, Jason Steven, Susan (Lisa’s sister), Megan (my roommate), Grace, and
Elizabeth! What fun.

On Tuesday, I skipped school to go skiing with the family. We spent the
majority of the time trying to get people on their feet (It’s was Jonny’s,
Susan’s, Lisa’s, and Gary’s first time), but the day was beautiful, and the
skiing was great fun. So fun, I decided to skip the next day of school to go
again (which we didn’t end up doing). Anyway, that night, was the premier of
the “The White Star” which turned out to be more painful for the audience
then we had anticipated. My family stuck it out, and had plenty to say
afterwards. I’ll be honest
the play is pretty horrible, but I have to
applaud the effort of the team. I don’t anticipate it being a great success.
It was great to be apart of though!

I spent Wednesday in the car with Mom, Emily, Gary, and Jonny. We drove
around parts of Utah, checking out places like Park City, Heber, Midway,
etc. We had some good laughs, and I got back in time for my Study Abroad
class, which just got me more pumped up to got to Scotland! Groups of us
have already started planning trips to Dublin, and Edinburgh for the Harry
Potter party. Exciting!

Thursday? I spent the day catching up from the TWO days of school I missed!

Friday, I got to go see a couple of my plays performed at the Provo City
Library! I was probably most proud of these plays, and it was so much fun to
see what the director’s chose to do. I also got some great responses and
feedback from the audience. Really enjoyable
.

Saturday
okay, I’ll admit it, I spent the entire week reading books by
Shannon Hale. I read “The Goose Girl” on Sunday and Monday. I read “Enna
Burning” on Wednesday and I spent all of Saturday reading “River Secrets.”
Good books
perhaps an ill use of my time, but very good books.

Sunday was beautiful, as most of the week has been. You can tell it’s going
to be spring because the amount of people sprawled all over campus increases
exponentially and the birds are very loud. Blossoms are coming too!

I awoke this morning to the sounds of seagulls outside my window (we left it
open, such a nice cool breeze!). It’s always such a funny thing to have
seagulls in the middle of the desert. Seagulls and ducks.

I love you all! And good day!

Sincerely,
Katherine Gee

 

March 10, 2007

Phew!

I got to work the first half of this week in the pastry kitchen (5:00 am
usually), and then spend all week in 9-11 pm rehearsals for “The White
Star”, which if I haven’t told you this already, is going to be great. It’s
been one of the happiest experiences of my life. If I’m not laughing at or
with it, I’m being inspired. There’s a real place for musicals like “The
White Star” I’m sure of it.

It’s tough to pinpoint my best accomplishment this week. I mean, there was
the grueling Constructing Narratives Midterm, which took up two days of
studying, and two hours of testing (and skipping-ish three classes to take
and study for it). Or there was my scene on Tuesday in acting, when my
partner got sick, so we couldn’t really rehearse. I read the play right
before (“Crimes of the Heart”) and it went really well. I felt great after
all those things were done.

Or perhaps it was meeting with Chris Crowe on Wednesday who opened my eyes
to the possibility of writing my own curriculum, but keep my minor. That was
enlightening. Four months of exploring majors and options to end up right
where I begin. Very cyclical. Or maybe, it was attending my Study
Abroad-Scotland class for the first time and realizing that I really was
going, and that the world is so much bigger then me.

But with thoughts of how big the world was, maybe it was watching “32 Short
Films about Glenn Gould” on Wednesday, or the lecture on Mosaic’s on
Monday
and thinking about anti-realism. Or maybe it was the quiz on Drama
Terms, or studying and reading Othello in English.

I’m tempted to say it was Thursday, because I read “Fires in the Mirror” by
Anne Deavere Smith, which is about the riots in Crown Heights in the early
nineties. And that got me thinking. And then I watched “Peter Pan” for Mask
Club
which got me thinking some more. Then there was that art exhibit by a
refugee from Sudan


Maybe it was writing my paper about the film and the play, and coming to
conclusions about Mosaic structure and how it affects me life.

Or maybe it was when I decided to NOT go to work on Thursday
but sleep.

Maybe it was George Nelson recasted the show to make it more fair, because I
knew that Maddi was going to kill me for having a better voice then her, and
I dreaded the audition for voice parts, because I knew Ross would pick me,
and then Maddi would feel horrible. Maybe it was that look I gave George
Nelson, our director, and the look he gave back. The night he spent up
worried sick about us, and then gave us the greatest talk about why we do
the things we do, and who we are, and how these things don’t matter. Then
the wink. It might have been the wink.

Or was it deciding to NOT audition for a voice part in an ESL learning tape?
Or meeting with Joseph Olson to listen to his music for a musical I may help
with. Maybe it was realizing that my Family is coming this weekend, and
staying through next week! Perhaps it was meeting with my brother Matt on
Sunday, to plan out my finances. That was a big stress reliever.

I felt really good after taking my Doctrine and Covenants test and getting a
68. That’s my lowest grade on anything to date. That’s an accomplishment. Or
maybe it was voting. I voted for BYUSA president. Or maybe it was the free
hotdog I got for self-awareness week. Or the flower I got for “National
Women’s History Month.” Maybe it was the time I stood in front of shelves of
food for nearly twenty minutes before I decided on a Sesame seed bagel, and
a Cookies and Cream Chocolate milk.

Maybe it was finally going to guitar class after not attending from nearly a
month
and realizing
I’m still ahead.

Or when I met with my T.A. on Friday and was able to perform my monologues,
and realize
that I need to rehearse more. Or realizing that I hate being so
vulnerable. Or realizing right after that I can be so vulnerable
and still
be safe.

Or maybe it was the epiphany I had in Choir on Wednesday
that I’ve changed a
lot from who I was over the years. And for the most part, I like those
changes. And really, when it comes down to it
I like me.

Maybe it will be my rehearsal today, my meeting for dramaturgy, or going to
Soldier’s Hollow to go tubing
then going up to Salt Lake tonight and
tomorrow.

Perhaps it was work this morning, my bit of a breakdown last night, until I
started writing a play. Maybe it was my anxiety over the starving children
around the world, or the fact that I’m not a minority, or that there are so
many bad teachers everywhere, or no matter how I say things, they always
sound more sarcastic then I intended.

No, I’ve got it. The greatest accomplishment this week, was walking through
the Harris Fine Arts building, struggling over lots of artistic questions in
my mind, when I saw and a heard a few things that touched me deeply. The
first was a woman, holding a new born infant in her arms, asleep. The woman
was looking so intently at this sleeping baby. It was just them, having this
moment. The world bustled around them, but life was right there. And later
as I was in one of the bathrooms, I noticed one of them dripping. I turned
on the faucets just a little, so they made little drip drop sounds. It was
the most beautiful and simple symphony.

These two things made me realize that I like beautiful things. And I think
we need these beautiful things in this life. There’s a school of thought
(which I learned about last week, and been thinking about ever since) that
thinks that a horribly bad example of bad people doing horrible things will
move people to change the world. Perhaps this is true, I thought, but I
decided after seeing that mother with her child
I’m not going to be the one
to write those stories. I think people don’t need to be reminded of the
horrible things in the life
so they can change them. I think people need to
be reminded of the beautiful things in this life
so it’s worth changing.
That doesn’t mean I’ll write fluffy things that desensitize and
insulate
I’ll probably write sad, horrible, real, and human things
but I
want to remind people of that beauty that’s around them.

Otherwise they’ll have weeks like mine.

Love you all!

Sincerely,
Katherine Gee
 

Feb 27, 2007 

Hallelujah, this week is over!

Monday was a fascinating day for me. I learned a lot of really bad news and
good news at the same time, so I ended up dealing with this odd sensation of
wanting to purge my disappointment and jump up and down in joy all at the
same time. Interesting day.

Tuesday was Monday classes. Once again, my Constructing Narratives class
changed my life (I love that class). Then I rehearsed for “the Fall” and
then had my own rehearsal for “Isn’t It Interesting?” Maybe I had another
rehearsal later that night, again.

Wednesday I watched “Good Night and Good Luck” for Constructing Narratives,
had one of those thought-provoking English classes, and enjoyed a tech
rehearsal for “A New Leaf” at the Provo Library. Then I had my Winter
Concert for Women’s Chorus (talk about a quick change), which was a miracle
really, and then I went home and stayed up late chatting with my lovely
roommates.

Thursday, I took a test sometime. Ah, Thursday, that was an interesting day.
I don’t remember it. But I do remember the concert (the second night), and I
got to listen to the Men’s Chorus. That was a delight. They did an entire
Disney Medley that was really fun and hilarious and impressive all rolled
into one. Ah yes, I performed my monologue (finally) for Acting that day.
Monologues are really not my thing, but that’s okay.

Friday
I was nervous. I was kind of nervous all week. For various things.
French, and the plays really. So Friday was a nice day in all my classes. I
vaguely recall getting my homework done. That’s right, I wrote five papers
on Thursday! They were short things.

Anywho, Friday was D-day. Twas the first performance for “A New Leaf”. Now,
let me do a little explaining. I’m apart of this non-profit organization
called New Play Project, and every month we put on a ten-minute play
festival centered on a theme. Playwrights submit there plays and a committee
of three people (usually including the Artistic Director, Lead Dramaturge,
and Playwright in Residence) picks the plays that 1) best fit the theme and
2) make a coherent and cohesive production. The plays are usually 3-20
minutes long. Then volunteer directors pick plays to direct, and cast the
shows with those who show up to auditions. Then a dramaturge is assigned to
each show to do research and be the voice of the playwright. Then we
desperately try to find a space to put on our show and perform three shows
in a weekend for free and ask for donations.

So this one was “A New Leaf”. And I directed one, wrote another, and was in
two of them. So Friday came along and we had a great performance, and a
great turn out. My nervousness was calmed a little, because things really
worked out. I realized that I had directed my show all wrong, but c’est la
vie. (Every night, I got the same question in the talk back after the shows,
“in that one play, what exactly did you mean by that in the end, with all
the people standing around? It didn’t make sense.” Definitely not one of my
crowning moments as a director, but I kind of go in waves I guess).

Saturday was a rough day. I worked in the morning (we plated more then 680
slices of cake
think about it
that’s a lot.) Then I got ready for the
Matinee, which was slower and not as polished as Friday evening (it being so
bright in the room was the main factor, actually). And then I had bit of an
awkward and traumatizing afternoon between shows, which put me in a bit of
an odd state for the rest of the weekend. But it picked itself back up again
for Saturday evening, which was our best performance out of them all (in my
opinion). We got LOTS of great feedback on the shows, and we were all pretty
proud
and glad it was over.

I felt so lucky to have such great friends, and family that came to see the
shows. Even my folder partner from choir came! It helps that Eric Samuelson
offered extra credit to those that attended (every little bit helps!).

After the show on Saturday, I got to spend the evening with Grace and
Elizabeth, which was wonderful. It was nice to just talk with them. Memory
lane can be painful, but it’s still a great walk.

On Sunday, I got conned into singing in the ward choir last minute. So it
was four women, and 18 men (what other choir in the world is like that?) and
we sang a very obscure hymn
it was interesting. It was a very pretty day (I
forgot to mention, there were random freak snow storms all week), and the
most memorable thing that happened was that I ran into my bedroom door,
whacked my head, and then lied on my floor for what seemed like forever
until I started crying for no reason at all
expect that the month of
February was finally coming to close
it was great.

That night, ha, I watched a classic LDS film from the 70’s called “The Phone
Call” which I am now CONVINCED Napoleon Dynamite was based on. It was one of
the funniest things I’ve seen in a while (without intending to be entirely),
and everyone should see it, because it’s just so inspirational

.in the same
kind of way Napoleon Dynamite is inspirational.

And today? I spent all morning doing French (oh that class gives me canker
sores), found out I get to sing in the Chamber Choir for a song in Women’s
Chorus, ate dinner at the Cougareat (curry chicken was amazing)
and THEN, I
went to the first reading for “The White Star” which is a musical I’m in.
It’s written by an older man, and is a new musical, and it definitely needs
some work, but its actually is pretty good read aloud by good actors.
Um
it’s kind of
what’s the word
overtly religious? To the point of
being
what’s the word
uncomfortable? But it has potential, and it’s neat to
be apart of the process.

Favorite quote from “The White Star”: “Watch and learn, thou son of a
mortal”

Yea, and that pretty much sums it up.

But the biggest news, if you’ve reached the end of this epic. IS THAT, I
have officially made it into SCOTLAND STUDY ABROAD!!!! I leave in June and
stay there till August. I’m so excited! And I’ll be there when Emily is
there, and basically, it’s fabulous timing, etc.

So, with that. Bon Voyage! I hope things will be winding down a little bit
after mid-terms, but you know me, I’ll find something to get sick over.

Sincerely,
Katherine Gee

Feb 19, 2007

Dear Friends,

This past week began with a bit of a scare with the shootings at Trolley
Square Mall in Salt Lake City on Monday and a pedestrian was hit by a car
right in front of our apartment complex. So we’ve all been slightly more
cautious.

The weather was interesting this week. It was like spring for a few days. It
was very warm, the birds were out, and I wore flip-flops! But then we got
another weekend surprise. In a matter of a night, there has to be 2-3 inches
of snow out there, and the world is white again.

As for my own insignificant world, I had quite a fun week, which I always
forget about by the time I get to today.

This week was a week of miracles. Classes were cancelled, assignmenets
postponed, and I was given lots of time to do things that otherwise would
have been sacrificed in light of higher obligations.

On Monday, we played Mafia for Family Home Evening, and I held a rehearsal
with my cast. It was an incredibly breakthrough as both of my cast members
discovered how to portray their characters with extreme honesty. That was
wonderful. Earlier that day I learned about Farce (great fun).

On Tuesday, Acting was cancelled, so I ended up sitting around with my class
and talking for our entire class period. Then I went and auditioned for a
musical (“The White Star”). Then I sang in devotional (which was really
great). Then I went to my French Oral exam (where I rambled on about how the
boy I loved had a girlfriend and out of jealousy je l’ai battu). And then
ANOTHER class was postponed (odd). After school, there ended up being no
rehearsal for “The Fall” so James Goldberg, Katherine Way, and I went to the
Creamery and got icecream, and I went shopping! That night, I went to James
Goldberg’s house for our weekly playwrighting workshop. That was a fun
evening, and we read through the plays for the next festival (so we read two
of mine).

Wednesday! Valentines day! On Monday I had worn red, on Tuesday I wore red,
so on Wednesday
I wore red. English (or The Fundamental of Literary
Critisism) was interesting, because it was 1)Valentines Day 2)Feminist
Criticism Day and 3)Read really anti-love stories day. It was a very amusing
juxtaposition actually. Let’s see, I didn’t have French (can you believe the
lack of classes?). Then we watched “Noises Off” for our Farce example. Then
I discovered I made the musical. Then I spent that evening trying to get
some homework done, then I went to guitar.

Then, for my valentines day happiness, I made a delicious chicken pot pie,
some VERY moist cupcakes (thanks, Mom!), and then watched “Dear Frankie”
with my roommates. It was a very good Valentines Day.

On Thursday, acting was again cancelled, due to very sad reasons actually. I
had a conversation afterwards with some folks which changed my whole view on
lots of things. It was extremely enlightening and sort of changed the whole
course of my existence. Oh that’s right. I forgot to mention that on
Wednesday, I turned in like five writing submissions to Inscape (a journal
on campus). So then on Thursday, I turned in two to the Hart-Larson and
Ann-Doty writing competitions (poetry and short story). I spent some time
staring at the snow falling in the JFSB courtyard. It was particularly
gothic looking, and shockingly beautiful.

That afternoon I presented my Doctrine and Covenants Research Project to my
professor (which I worked on all Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). I thought
this was hilarious. He was really pleased that I put the death date for
someone I researched. He thought I went above and beyond, and was so proud
that he gave me a chocolate strawberry marshmallow treat. That was
singularly the funniest moment of the week. So there you have a very
important lesson friends. Death should always be acknowledged.

I went and saw Overtones, which was very interesting. Made me think about
Fraud.

That afternoon, I held another rehearsal. Went home for a bit, and then back
up to campus to go to the Concert Choir/Singer’s concert, which was
spectacular! Matt, my brother, sang in it, and I just had a marvelous time.
It was during the concert though that I realized that I had directed my show
ALL wrong. And it’s stressed me out ever since. But the concert was
wonderful.

On Friday, I turned in my Merit Scholarship Form (I gave my recommendation
letters out on Thursday), and I read a play, and I wrote three papers (all
before noon!). And that’s because my English class was cancelled! Everyone
was absent everywhere because of the three day weekend. So I spent the
evening
what did I do Friday? I think I did homework, but I don’t remember
any of it. Oh no! I remember! I went to rehearsal for “The Fall”, then I had
dinner with Megan, and then we saw Metamorphosis, which is the children’s
show this semester. So good! Wow, that was a great show. Made me really
happy, and love life, and love love, and everything. Well done!

On Saturday, I worked. Tried to take a test, but the testing center was
closed. Then I went to a rehearsal, then another. Then, after working kind
of hard all week, and all day, I sort of plopped down and vegged. I read a
coupled chapters of Heart of Midlothian, watched “I walked on the Moon”,
“How to Marry a Millionaire” and “The Mummy Returns”. Yep.

On Sunday, I went to church, then spent the afternoon making a five year
goal plan (when I get to year 3, I have like five options branching off). I
figured out how I can graduate in December 2009! Which is very exciting
news. I took a nap (ah
) and then I went to a Austin party with Elizabeth. I
got to see lots of folks, and we got to talking with Erin about spending a
summer at BYU Hawaii, and I thought to myself
there is absolutely NO reason
NOT to go to Hawaii. So, I’m looking into doing that next year for Spring
and Summer term. Then I went back to my apartment for Ward prayer, where I
gave the prayer and specifically prayed that “we could enjoy continuing
spring-like days”.  Then I woke up this morning and it was snowing. I love a
good heavenly practical joke.

And this week! I’ve got two concerts for Women’s Chorus, rehearsals every
day, and then performances this weekend! Should be lots of fun, and I hope I
can get through French. Have a good final February and I love you all!

It’s good to re-prioritize. And it’s good to sleep. And it’s very good to
eat your vegetables. Showering is also favored. Hold your friends and family
close. And enjoy another day to live! Not everyone is so lucky

Feb 11, 2007

Friends!

Yesterday was the most beautiful day! It felt like spring, and the snow
melted and the sun was out, and I put on shorts! Then it started raining
last night. It’s great!

Well, this week was pretty crazy.

Monday I went to school and things, then we had Family Home Evening at
Bishop Mott’s and ate a delicious soup (like the one I had last Sunday and
Megan’s Cousin’s apartment, which is in the roof of a building and the
neatest thing!). Can someone tell me if I punctuated that last sentence
correctly?

Afterwards, I did some things. Oh, that’s right, I read “Patter for a
Floating Lady” by Steve Martin. It is the weirdest play I have ever read up
to date. (Yes, it even beats out Deborah’s)

Tuesday, Danica and I performed our scene in Acting, and it was actually
well received, which both surprised and pleased us both (it was a soap
opera, basically). Then there was this REALLY great devotional given by an
African-american accounting professor who grew up in New York city, and was
a converted Muslim and a rapper. And he just told us his life story, of when
some violence caused him to move to Hawaii with his mom, and he got into
basketball, and ended up going to BYU Hawaii, and then Dixi College, and
then he told us all these stories from when he went on his mission to
Alabama. It was fun to listen to, because you could tell his was a rapper,
and he rhymed often without realizing it.

I should mention it early that French was scaring me all week. So then,
after school, I went to a rehearsal/dinner for “The Fall” at Mary Heaps
house. That was good fun! Then I did some HW, then I went to Bianca
Dillard’s house for the NPP Workshop (I’m the stage manager). We read Mary’s
play “Trapped””, which is an incredibly moving piece of literature, and put
me in a funky mood.

Wednesday! I love Wednesdays. I should mention that this week was crazy all
over because there were lots of things to do, and lots of places to be, and
I also pulled my back out on Monday (ha) so that was an issue. Anywho,
watched “Duck Soup”, read “Tartuffe”. And wrote and edited my short stories
and personal Essay for the Mayhew contest (I’de been working on it all week,
and Tiffany was so good to edit them for me, many times.) I joined a
reception for Phi Kappa Pi, and got some dessert (I don’t think they were
expecting me). Then that evening, Megan and I went to Smart Cookie (mmm) and
saw “Good Night and Good Luck” at International Cinema. Wow. That’s a great
movie, and really sparked something inside of me. I was really fired up by
it.

Thursday. We had an interesting discussion in Acting about morals and such.
It was a very deep and very perplexing talk that made me think all day about
my responsibilities as an artist, actor, writer, etc. Hmmm, I’m still
thinking about it. Oh, I loved Thursday, it was a great day. Mostly because
I kind of had an internal nervous breakdown, so I gave myself pep talks all
day, and just had a marvelous time. Here’s how it went.
-I went to a forum with scenes and actors. Left.
-Then I edited my Mayhew things, turned them in.
-So scared and overwhelmed about French, I skip it. Instead I go get myself
a cheeseburger with tater tots, but the Cougereat shuts down when I’m second
in line. I waited for awhile (I tried to read while waiting).
-Worked on various other crazy things that were due.
-Skipped the 1:00 Mask Club.
-Went to Doctrine and Covenants (and what a day in that one too! Everything
was so thought provoking that day.)
-Then choir and almost skipped on that one too (I had sat out on it earlier,
because of my back.)
-Then
and this is the coolest part. I went to Mask Club and there was a
professional storyteller and he told the greatest story, or he told a really
bad story really well. That was a highlight of my life!
-Then I held my own rehearsal for “Isn’t It Interesting?”
-Then I went to Institute and multi-tasked.
-Then I did other things, but by this point, I was completely out of it.

On Friday, I didn’t write my paper for 114 (I’de done some extra credit
earlier in the week) because I was so busy working on French, which ended up
NOT being due. Then I enjoyed the rest of the day doing things here and
there. I ended up staying up really late at the library to try to get more
work done (I turned down a lot of social things
which I think was still a
good idea).

On Saturday, I slept in and was late to work (got there at 6 a.m.). There I
enjoyed the fruits of my labors and ate a muffin. After work, I studied and
took my Doctrine and Covenants test. Then I studied some more and took my
French test. Then I did some errands (save the world, etc.). Puis, I came
home, cleaned my room, took a shower, did my laundry, wrote some things
and
enjoyed the fabulous day!

Then I got onto a bus and headed to Salt Lake City! All the BYU choirs
performed in the Conference Center Theater last night. What an experience!
Something that I’ve noticed about LDS people and buildings in general is
that everything and everyone is always so CLEAN. I mean, BYU’s campus is a
well groomed lot. So anyone whose done any theatre knows that it is
impossible to keep a theatre perfectly clean. No matter how many workers you
put to it, there will be dust, and build up, etc. In the Conference Center
Theater? None. Not even dust on the ropes of fly system. Spotless. There was
only a small tear on the grand drape and a stain on one of the legs. I was
fascinated by it.

But beyond my fascinations with a theater, the singing was incredible. I got
very excited when we sang our combined numbers because I just felt so lucky
to be there, because there’s something amazing about those BYU singers, and
I’ve never been apart of a more beautiful sound.

Then we (Megan and I) went home on a bus (barely made it, actually), and got
a ride home from my brother, Matt (cause he sang too!).  During the bus
ride, I wrote a play, which I then submitted for “Beneath the Surface” (next
months New Play Project theme). Then I went to James’s house and got to be
apart of the selection committee! The scripts were so odd and difficult to
put together that we ended up adding a sub-title to this next show. “Beneath
the Surface: A weirder set of plays.”

And now it’s Sunday (thank goodness) and we have Stake Conference in the
Provo tabernacle with Elder Uckdorf (sp), and then I’m going to dinner with
Matt tonight.

So the final statistics are:
Movies watched: 2
Plays read: 2
Play written: 2
Short stories read: 8
Short stories written: 2
Poems Read: 4
Poems written: 1
Delicious dinners: 1

So, I basically wrote that long thing to say that I pulled out my back,
studied a lot, wrote a lot, did a lot of homework, had rehearsals here and
there, watched some movies, had many a deep and thought-provoking
discussion, performed some, and slept a little.

It should also be mentioned that I smiled through every minute of it.
(Partly because the mountains were beautiful, the air was so fresh and
clean, my socks were warm, I shaved my legs into stripes, and I’m here!)

Sincerely,
Katherine Gee

P.S. Happy Valentines Day!!!!