The majority of my morning/afternoon was spent looking for a dress for the cabaret. I finally found one on sale at H&M - it is a black charleston dress - very apropos for Kate from Wild Party. Doot duh duh doo! I don't know if I've mentioned that I'm singing "Life of the Party," but I am, and it is a total blast. I'm really glad I'm doing an upbeat number. I had a choreography session today with Justin, our dance instructor, Kim, our Musical Performance teacher, and Noel, the accompanist. Working with these people is truly an honor - I feel so blessed to be exposed to such professionalism in a summer program. Working with them individually was really different than working with them in the group setting - it was great. I had a successful, productive rehearsal and I'm SO happy that I have a movement number. It's different than my usual dramatic, tragic love-song park-and-barks.
The nicest moment of my day was eating my lunch in some cafe on 51st - Teresa's Something Something Cafe - and two ladies visiting from Toronto (hahaha) were drowning in maps and brochures of the city and saw me sitting alone reading and asked me for directions. The miracle was that I could tell them what to do. It was wonderful. It was similar to the moment in Spain when I suddenly understood everything that people were saying to me in Spanish and could respond adequately. They said, "You're such a nice girl. You must be a Christian or a mid-Westerner." Haha!! I thought to myself, "Are those the requirements to be considered a nice person???" But I said, "I'm both!" It was one of those moments you just smile to think about over and over.
Love to all.
Wonderful experience at the cafe! Isn't it interesting how being from out here and being Christian really shapes simple mannerisms? I wonder if it will ever fade away or if it will always be that noticeable. Awesome that you can give directions. You are a true New Yorker :)
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