4-15-10
The other day I put my uggs under my bed and stashed my winter coat in an old suitcase. I tore the layers of afghans off of my bed and opened the windows and let the beautiful, warm breeze in. My first spring at purchase!
The campus looked like a new world. People were playing cricket in the quad and soccer on the great lawn and having barbeques and bringing their guitars outside and filling the campus with music. People were tanning and taking nature walks in the woods and reading in the sunlight. The weather is unbelievably beautiful and everyone is in such a jolly mood. The spring has brought out the best in Purchase.
Spring also means the end to my freshman year. Wow. A year. But I’ve learned so much this year; not only in my conservatory, but also about myself.
As much as I love the spring, I am looking forward to the summer, where I will be working as a children’s camp counselor in the gorgeous Adirondacks. And I can’t wait to come back to Purchase sophomore year with newfound wisdom, knowledge, and experience. But until then, I look forward to enjoying the 70 degree weather, the Frisbee, and the general happy demeanor of spring.

2-25-10
I woke up and opened the blinds and looked out the window. Purchase was covered with white sheets of snow. The sky was milky gray, the roads frosty with ice. This could only mean one thing: Snow Day!
I met up with my friends and we went behind the gym to go sledding. Armed with pieces of cardboard, plastic plates, and one legitimate sled, we all took turns sliding down the steep hill. It was so refreshing and so much fun to just be a little kid again and play in the snow. After weeks of long conservatory classes and papers and readings, goofing around with my friends was just what I needed and craved.
The quad was almost unrecognizable. It looked like one giant snow party. Everyone was out there. People were building snowmen and snow forts and making snow angels and sledding down the hill. A couple of people spent the day building a massive snow igloo. This igloo not only had a roof, but a working chimney as well. And still the snow kept on coming all day long. Big heaps of white, fluffy snow falling out of the gray sky. It honestly looked like a winter wonderland.
Alas, there was one tragedy which occurred on my snow day! The beautiful snow lady, which me and my friend Catlin spent a good hour or two building, was decapitated. We are not sure as of yet who the suspects are, but I hope they know that we’re going straight to the F.B.I.
The day ended at Starbucks, which is where most of my days end. Sitting with a hot drink surrounded by my good friends, we prayed that we’d have another day off. We didn’t have another snow day, and the next day I had to go to my five hour film conservatory class. But my heart was lighter and my mood was better from having that delightful day in the snow.