December, 2010
My Best Advice
Dec. 31, 2010—2010 was quite an eventful year for me. Not only did I start college, but I successfully survived my first semester! Though my grades were not as high as I hoped the would have been, I have learned so much more outside of the classroom than I ever expected. Here, I give you the few...
Adventures Abroad
Dec. 21, 2010—In light of my recent trip abroad to Honduras, I wanted to share some of the other abroad opportunities available. Here at Vanderbilt, we have a very popular study abroad program. Students can study abroad during the summer, fall semester, spring semester, or during the month of May (our Maymesters). Because of leadership positions on...
Why You Should Want to be a Musician at Vanderbilt
Dec. 16, 2010—So on Sunday night, the Trans Siberian Orchestra came to play the Bridgestone arena downtown. TSO asked for a few strings players in the southeast that would be available to play for a few gigs..and a friend of mine from music theory class was recommended by someone that knew him and knew the TSO. Yea…short...
All is Good in the Melodores’ Hood
Dec. 7, 2010—Just got back from a Melodores gig at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts Center. We were a hit! We were contacted to sing for a group of adults that are part of a continuing education program through Vanderbilt University. Many of the attendees were Vanderbilt grads, others were even current professors. They really...
Cages or Wings, Presented by the Original Cast
Dec. 6, 2010—This past weekend, I attended a performance of Cages or Wings, a musical by the Broadway Revue Troupe, the Original Cast. I was blown away by the show! I’ve always enjoyed theatre, but considering I didn’t even know what a “revue troupe” was until Friday, the perfomance definitely exceeded my expectations.
1st Semester Capstone Choir Concert and After Party
Dec. 5, 2010—Tonight, the Vanderbilt Choir had our winter concert at the Richland Place retirement center. We performed a brief 30 minute set, consisting of everything from small collaborations with a singer and a couple instrumentals to full choral pieces with 30 singers. Also, because a couple of students in choir are doing the MA5 program through...
First Snow!
Dec. 5, 2010—This morning I was woken up by girls running up and down the hall screaming excitedly. Sunday mornings on campus are usually quiet and slow. I hopped out of bed because I didn’t want to miss anything. It was well worth it because it was SNOWING! The first snow of the season is kind of...
Applications, Applications, Applications
Dec. 3, 2010—For the past two weeks, I’ve been doing applications for law schools and economics schools. My dream is to be able to do both and end up as a professor, whose specialty is economics and law; with these degrees, I’d also be a very powerful public policy consultant. I just finished my batch of law...
Here We Go Again
Dec. 2, 2010—The end of the year stress has officially hit. You’d think by my fifth semester here I would be used to it by now. But no, it gets me every time. Looking ahead the next couple of weeks is very overwhelming. Final papers, presentations, exams, oh my. Good news though: I don’t have to do...
The Melonator 2 Concert – Verdict: Success!
Dec. 2, 2010—Last night marked the Melodores‘ Winter Concert -The Melonator 2: Judgment Day. Why the movie theme? Well, we like to catch people’s attention with flashy flyers AND it is our second year at the whole acappella thing so we figured we should pick a movie that implied that it was a sequel to an otherwise...