NYC and after

Hey everybody! Sorry it has been so long since my last post.

So last weekend was one of the best weekends ever. No joke. I saw Rock of Ages, went to a museum, walked through central park, tried different bakeries for red velvet cupcakes, and so much more! I went to a dance class with a woman in a wheelchair, Kitty Lunn, who is one of the most inspiring dancers I have ever met. She takes class nearly everyday in her chair! I had the best company and enjoyed hanging out with old and new friends.

When I got back from NYC I was on this unnatural high. I left my favorite city in the world craving to go back. I really want to go to NYU for grad school and I thought it would be so great to live there and have a good weekend- every weekend. I could apply and be at NYU by next spring.

But then reality set in this week.

On Tuesday I had a complete meltdown. I figured it was bound to happen sooner or later. I wasn't enjoying my time at Copper Canyon, I was shredding paper at my internship all day, and I was so unhappy with my life. I truly felt like I wasn't doing anything worthwhile in my life. I should be out in Haiti helping people or in the Peace corps, not teaching rich kids ballet. I was feeling awful, I even left work for an hour just to walk around.

Thank God for my sister and Josh, who put a lot of things in perspective for me. I am so young, I have time to do everything I want in my life. If I don't go to grad school by 23, then so what? I don't have to live in DC and work at a restaurant until then either. I can be flexible and I am more than just a dancer, or a host, or a receptionist. I am a child of God.

So I started looking at other jobs. Other intern jobs at various non profits. But I don't really qualify for any of them. Then my boss calls me into her office.

I am now the new administrative assistant for the National Dance Education Org. She thinks my work (my paper shredding skills) are valuable to the organization. So now I work less and get paid! Funny how things turn out?

Now I work 3 days at the NDEO, 2 days at MYB, teach 2 days at MYB, and work whenever I can at Copper Canyon. I don't officially start teaching until April though.

In case you didn't know, I am in DC indefinitely........

I love and miss CA.

-Chrissie