Hey all,
So!
This past week I was in North Carolina, and as soon as I got back I was dealing with an extremely urgent family emergency (ongoing).
I would have blogged in North Carolina, but I had zero internet access.
Therefore, I'll update y'all on what I did there... besides lay on the beach and experience Southern culture.
Because this was spring break, I decided to adopt a new attitude towards things, mostly towards my WISE project.
As can be observed, I'm a pretty indecisive person. In Buxton, NC, I explore both the WISE projects I've embarked on. I didn't necessarily mean to do this...
I worked on my guitar with my friend Lily, who has lots of background in the instrument, as both of her parents are musicians and play gigs weekly. With Lily, I worked on technical improvement on the instrument versus learning random songs, etc. (What I tend to do in my free time). Lily began teaching me jazz chords, which are really quite interesting - Once you learn one, you can play it anywhere on the guitar (on any fret). This is different than the open chords I've learned and worked with in the past, which vary depending on the location of the neck of the guitar and which fret your hand is on. Because Jazz chords can be played anywhere on the guitar using the same position, transposition is much more easily attained this way.
Just learning this, I felt much improvement. But then Lily showed me how to incorporate these chords into songs, and thats when I really heard the music (pun intended). After learning something so technical it is quite rewarding to be able to start piecing together a song.
Though I explored my newly chosen WISE project, I also, without truly realizing it at the time, improved IMMENSELY on my running project..
I broke 3.5 miles while in Buxton.. a personal record. This changes things. Well, mainly it just shows me I really can do the running if my heart is in it. It felt amazing, running to the old Cape Hatteras light house and back to the beach, kicking off my Nike's and letting the tide cool my feet and legs....
HELP. What do I do? I really feel like I could run a 5k without a problem right now, maybe even develop skills to run a longer race... or should I continue with my passion for music??
Until I find my mentor in the halls or between classes I will continue working on both because I'm pretty sure I can't drop one again.. though I'm also pretty sure that having 2 WISE projects simply isn't done / doesn't make any sense...
My goal here should really be fighting my battle with indecisiveness.. haha
advice please.....
- Rachel
Hi Rachel!
ReplyDeleteWell...I know how it feels to be indecisive and it's frustrating. The good news is that you have too very good options ahead of you and so, as you said, it's really only a matter of choosing between the two. I would say you might want to look at the semester as a whole, and think about the project in terms of progress. Do you feel like you have made and will make more progress running or being musical?
I have no doubt that you will excel in both, but in terms of WISE it might be best to think in technical terms (as in, what will I be presenting in my end-of-the-year presentation, how will my semester journal turn out, what will I have to show for at the end...). I know either one you choose will be great! GOOD LUCK!!