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Sorry you guys! I have been so busy with this move that I have not had one chance to even sit down and breathe! But, here I am and I am all moved in to my apartment in California! I also had my first few classes and I lucked out with a great schedule! Here is the update that you have been waiting for!
The Roomies
Oh my goodness!! When I say I love my roommates I mean I ADORE them!! They are all precious and have already gotten me outside of my comfort zone and I have done the same for them.. I think... anyways. They are the sweetest and I have a really good feeling that we are going to get sooo close this quarter. The girl that I am sharing my room with is Kassidy. She is a sweetheart from Oregon who has already made enough Arkansas jokes to last the rest of the month but she has a heart of gold and is a blast to be around. The other girls are Heather and Farrah. Heather has been spending this last week with her mom so I haven't gotten to know her much but she seems really sweet and fun to talk to. Lastly, we have Farrah. Farrah is in her own category of excitement. She always makes everyone around her laugh and I have already noticed the amount of hope for others that she has inside of her is outside any bound I have ever found. So, all in all, my roommates are the bomb dot com and I could not have been randomly set up with anybody better!
The School
The school is exactly how I left it. Full of hustle and bustle and excitement for new adventures. Everyone going through classes with me seems excited an equally creative. I am excited to be surrounded by such beautiful and creative minds! And, let's not forget that these people take really good pictures of me when I ask them to and I love them for it. Wait! I MADE A FRIEND!!! I know... shocker? Not really. But, I have managed to make a friend in just about all of my classes which is nice.
The Classes
The classes were not at all what I expected. Everyone said "be ready for the workload" and I am not gonna lie... I thought I was... but I have figured out otherwise very quickly... Now, I am being a tad dramatic I think because it has not been terrible but it has definitely been full. I am swimming in homework and I only had half of my classes this first week. I know, wowza. Sidenote: Teachers need to quit making students follow a strict rubric. Even in my writing class all I received was a vague rubric and a "good luck.” In other news. My classes are super exciting and I am so stoked to be learning about something I am actually interested in! I am living the dream!
The Big City
I never belonged in a small town. I wouldn't say the rest of my life will be spent in downtown Los Angeles. But, it is a good place for me to spread my wings and fly. Maybe at some point I will move a little outside the big city or to another big city that doesn't have homeless people screaming about their love for cocaine at 4 in the morning. I am not exaggerating people, this stuff happens. Do not get me wrong this adjustment has been pretty tough but luckily I have people that live in Arkansas that make me feel like I can still walk 153 steps to my grandparents front door.
The Job Search
This might have been one of the weirdest parts of this move for me. I have never had to "search" for a job. I have always had the connections and friends to just walk in and ask for one. The game in LA is SO SO SO different. FIDM hosts a job fair before classes start every quarter to help people find jobs in the industry and in the school. I am used to walking into a room in my business attire and slaying the game. In other words, I am used to dominating a room that is in a professional setting. I walked into this room and that DID NOT happen. I was terrified and the technical difficulties before hand were not helping. But, it all panned out and I now have not one but two interviews this week at the school and a few other that have talked to me back and forth. Sadly, they are just too far away to justify at the moment. But, more on that later.
Again, I am sorry for not posting on time in the past couple of weeks but this starts my good and healthy habits again. I will be posting as often as I can and I hope y'all enjoy reading up on all my adventures! If you want to know about anything specific or just want to catch up, email me! I would love to hear from you!
Much love,
Love the pics! I’m so happy you are pressing in and going the distance. So proud of your hard work and believing in yourself. Proverbs 16:9. I look forward to keeping up with everything that’s happening! You go Girl!!🥰💋🙏🏻🌈