This is exactly where I am supposed to be

It's been quite a while since I have sat down to write one of these things and I must say I have missed it. Some of you might be confused as to why moving to Ohio warrants re-booting my blog which is a valid point seeing as how in the past this has been the result of moving to foreign countries and embarking on grand adventures. However this time I am embarking on a whole different kind of adventure. While I have not had to stamp a passport or fly across an ocean to get where I am today, I did have to take some great risks. After being out of school for four years, the decision to be a student again seemed exciting and terrifying at the same time. On top of that joining an extremely rigorous program full of incredibly talented artists after being out of the world of theater for so long felt daunting, to say the least. Despite the sometimes overwhelming fears and insecurities, I somehow packed up my life, drove seven hours to the middle of nowhere and am studying acting at the great Ohio University. Now that I have been here for a few weeks, I can say with complete confidence that this is exactly where I am supposed to be. I can't believe how lucky I am to be a part of a program that is not trying to make me in to someone else or a specific "type" of actor but rather challenges me to just figure out what being me really means. I think one of my friends said it best when he said that being here makes him feel like what's inside of him might actually be right. I have never in my life been surrounded by such creative, inspiring, and brilliant people and I know that at the end of these three years I am not only going to be a better actor but a better person. I hope that this blog will be a place that I can share the great and small moments from this journey and somehow try to process the incredible work that we are doing. In the meantime, it's time to start week three, here goes!