Life in a new city...

Dear Friends,

A lot has happened in a few short weeks! Since returning from abroad, I have visited friends and family in Illinois and Indiana, sung in the wedding of Megan and Jeremy Fackenthal and moved to Atlanta, Georgia! I moved in to my new apartment last Tuesday, with the help of my cousins and Mom & Dad. Unfortunately, after all of the excitement and travel, I came down with strep throat, but I'm happy to report that I am all better! I could not have made a successful move without my awesome family :)

At the moment, I am preparing to start work at my new T-Mobile store in Midtown Atlanta, at the Peachtree & 8th St. location- I start on Monday! I am getting very excited to begin my studies at Georgia State later in August. There will be much more news to come in the next month.
Stay tuned for pics of the new place (and things around the city!)...

~A

Counting down...my last week in Europe!

Dear Friends,

I am nearing the end of my European journey with a lot of good news to report! Last night was our opening performance of "The Marriage of Figaro" in Santarcangelo di Romagna. It went extremely well and was received by a lovely Italian audience. Our cast had a lot of fun, and we will perform again this Friday here in Novafeltria.

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to see my very talented colleagues perform "La Boheme" which was beautifully done. Today I have my final voice lessons and will attend the Donizetti opera "Rita," which several of my friends are starring in :)

The most exciting development of this week is that I took a voice lesson from Kathryn Hartgrove that truly expanded the way I think about my singing. She has agreed to be my voice teacher for the Master's program at Georgia State. I am very happy and relieved because I am looking forward to learning more and improving my technique!

Well, now I'm off to school! The pictures definitely bear some explanation...

1) My friend Steven (aka Bartolo) and I in full costume for opening night...and yes, that is my real hair!
2) The beach we visited in Rimini on Sunday
3) My friend Lisa and I preparing for a performance...I have been a perpetual roller-head for the last week :)

More to come soon!

~A