Hello World

Back when I was learning HTML, I remember that the first thing I was supposed to make was a simple page that said "Hello World." Hence the title of todays blog. Not that I'm feeling nostalgic at all...

It only took two days to make it here... the great moments included: Helping my dad fix the tarp, for the 4th time, in the rain and mud. Discovering that my mom is blind while driving. Having the GPS take a route that added an hour instead of the 5 minute route. Having the radiator explode when we stopped to get gas. And looking at Sam Houston's butt (giant statue. It was my sisters idea...)

Arriving in Houston

So, It's a new world. At least for me. I'm sitting here, in our hotel, in Houston. We've been here for about 3 hours now. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, and possibly a few other things that I can't identify at the moment. But that's ok. Amid all of that, I'm peaceful. And I'm doing the right thing. The only thing I'm truly stressed about is trying to get an apartment tomorrow. We've got several places lined up to look at - and if one of them works then I'll be ecstatic. But I'm sure we'll figure something out.

One of the girls I'll be improving with here told me that there is an opening at the front desk of the gym she works at. That makes me super excited for the simple reason that it means that I don't have to start jumping into a frantic job search in a week. :) Woot. Add to that that it's a job I won't mind doing, and I get a free gym membership, etc, it's not a bad deal.

And that brings me to the reason I'm here in the first place. To dance. Going back to school makes me feel... Not scared. I'm not sure what it is. I'm slightly, though not terribly, anxious or worried. I took the right route for me up to now. Dancing professionally. Running my company. Teaching and choreographing. It worries me, however, because I'm coming from a slightly different background than most of my fellow dancers at UH. I've been teaching dance theory at a college, dancing professionally, etc, etc, etc. Switching to the role of a student has some interesting challenges. I simply hope that it won't cause any problems. But I have faith. I'm super excited for the improv group that is starting here. I hope that I get a chance to explore some things with them that I haven't had the opportunity to really dig into in improv yet. My own improv research is at a point that I'm discovering some things that I haven't ever encountered or realized before. I am sure that they will be mature enough as dancers to understand it, I just hope that they are interested in it. But if not, I have learned one thing for certain, if I am interested in a topic of exploration, if I have a vision that I want to follow, and if I take the leap of faith to start heading that way, then there will always be those who catch onto it and follow. It seems that the universe opens doors for those that are willing to walk through them.

Now. It's hot. And I having a swimming pool calling my name!

Moving,
Sean