Okay, I admit it - in my excitement, I miscalculated the time. However, I do know that this is correct - two weeks from Sunday, on June 13, I will be leaving on my big, new adventure.
I am still running around getting organized, picking up last-minute items. I also still need to shop for rain gear, and have no idea where to start (if you do, please tell me!). I want something "breathable" that I can work in, that preferably won't cost a small fortune.
In some ways it seems unreal that I will be leaving soon, and for so long. Now that it is almost here, it is a little scary. So many details to be seen to. Making sure that my house/catsitter has all the information/resources that he needs. Hoping I don't forget anything. Hoping my cats will remember me when I return. Hoping my friends will come visit me on the tour.
In some ways, it seems like everything - yet nothing - is changing.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Pre-Tour Preparations
Wow ~ I can't believe that I leave in just under 3 weeks for tour! I've gotten a surprising amount done already - I just have a few minor things to get (when I realize what they are!), and I have to get rain gear. I was able to get some yellow "Morton Salt Girl" rubber boots, but I need some rain pants and a jacket. I know that more than once I'll be setting up or striking in the rain, and I'll just have to deal with it. I'm not looking forward to that part - I really hate working in the rain...
One thing I would like to address here is the question of what is happening with my house and my cats - the first question everyone seems to ask when I say I'm "running away to join the circus" is "Wow, for real?!?" and the second is "Are you giving up your apartment?" The answer is no, I am not. I have someone house-sitting for me, and he will be taking care of my cats. I'll only be gone for 9 weeks, so it would not make sense for me to give up my home.
I am, however, planning on having a HUGE yard sale on June 6 - so if you are in the Northampton area, please come by! :)
It's really kinda fun - it's too soon to actually start packing for the tour, but I got tired of tripping over bags of stuff in my bedroom. So I put a big cardboard box in my room and began to put items in the box. As I do so, I write them on the side and check them off, also noting items that I still need to get. It keeps everything together, I have a place to list what I still need (without little pieces of paper running around), and it is exciting to watch the box fill, knowing I am that much more prepared for Tour.
The really funny thing is that I keep catching myself saying things like "I need to do this before I go on vaca - I mean Tour." I think that's a good sign! I can't help but feel like I'm going away to summer camp - I know I'll work a lot and work hard with nary a day off, but I can't wait...
One thing I would like to address here is the question of what is happening with my house and my cats - the first question everyone seems to ask when I say I'm "running away to join the circus" is "Wow, for real?!?" and the second is "Are you giving up your apartment?" The answer is no, I am not. I have someone house-sitting for me, and he will be taking care of my cats. I'll only be gone for 9 weeks, so it would not make sense for me to give up my home.
I am, however, planning on having a HUGE yard sale on June 6 - so if you are in the Northampton area, please come by! :)
It's really kinda fun - it's too soon to actually start packing for the tour, but I got tired of tripping over bags of stuff in my bedroom. So I put a big cardboard box in my room and began to put items in the box. As I do so, I write them on the side and check them off, also noting items that I still need to get. It keeps everything together, I have a place to list what I still need (without little pieces of paper running around), and it is exciting to watch the box fill, knowing I am that much more prepared for Tour.
The really funny thing is that I keep catching myself saying things like "I need to do this before I go on vaca - I mean Tour." I think that's a good sign! I can't help but feel like I'm going away to summer camp - I know I'll work a lot and work hard with nary a day off, but I can't wait...
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Running Away / Running Toward
Wow ~ I am SO excited! In just 3 1/2 short weeks, I'll be on my way to Northern VT to join the Circus! :)
I am starting this blog because a) I want to have some kind of journal of my experiences, and b) a lot (and I mean a LOT) of people have asked me to keep in touch, keep them updated, and to share my experiences.
I have found, as I have told people I am making this journey, that it touches something deep within - from their childhood - that makes them want to join me. Something about letting go of the ordinary to step into the extraordinary, to let go of restriction and embrace the creation of illusion. The idea of living one's life this way is so far outside the ability of most people to conceive, that they are fascinated by someone who is "living the dream".
I am at once excited beyond belief and terrified. This opportunity is well beyond my comfort zone, doing things that in many ways I have never done before. I have never lived in such tight quarters with another person for such a long time, especially one I am not related to or romantically involved with. I have never run the Front of House for more than a few evenings at a stretch. I have never gone over 2 weeks without telephone and internet since I I've had them. I'm nervous about leaving my home, my cats, and my life.
However, I know that the experiences I will gain are priceless. The practical experiences I will come home with, will make my resume shine: coordinated a tour, check. front of house manager, check. press liasion, check. circus experience, check. lighting design for aerialists, check. Yet I also know that the personal growth will be in ways I cannot anticipate and will be felt in way I cannot even begin to know.
So much to do ~ let the journey begin...
I am starting this blog because a) I want to have some kind of journal of my experiences, and b) a lot (and I mean a LOT) of people have asked me to keep in touch, keep them updated, and to share my experiences.
I have found, as I have told people I am making this journey, that it touches something deep within - from their childhood - that makes them want to join me. Something about letting go of the ordinary to step into the extraordinary, to let go of restriction and embrace the creation of illusion. The idea of living one's life this way is so far outside the ability of most people to conceive, that they are fascinated by someone who is "living the dream".
I am at once excited beyond belief and terrified. This opportunity is well beyond my comfort zone, doing things that in many ways I have never done before. I have never lived in such tight quarters with another person for such a long time, especially one I am not related to or romantically involved with. I have never run the Front of House for more than a few evenings at a stretch. I have never gone over 2 weeks without telephone and internet since I I've had them. I'm nervous about leaving my home, my cats, and my life.
However, I know that the experiences I will gain are priceless. The practical experiences I will come home with, will make my resume shine: coordinated a tour, check. front of house manager, check. press liasion, check. circus experience, check. lighting design for aerialists, check. Yet I also know that the personal growth will be in ways I cannot anticipate and will be felt in way I cannot even begin to know.
So much to do ~ let the journey begin...
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