No, I'm Not Lucky. I'm Blessed. Yes.

It's incredibly early in the morning, I know, but I feel the need to write.

My internship at the agency is going really well. I like the work, and I'm learning a lot about the business. I got to read a script today that was written by one of my professors at school. It is so nice to get little reminders that a career in this business is attainable. I think we get a little either over-eager so we get disappointed when things are not as we pictured them to be, or we get down-right downcast because things are not moving as fast as we would like them to. I am guilty of both. However, I am still optimistic and confident that this industry holds the job I am meant to do. I just have to bump into it. I sometimes get discouraged because I don't feel "called" to anything, yet. I feel called to be in LA. Check. That's done. I still have no idea what I'm really supposed to be doing here. I pray about it, and I search for it. I think God is hiding it from me for now so I can learn something that will be useful to Him, and that is good ultimately because He knows what is best for His glory and what part I play in it. Still, I'm human and definitely impatient a lot of the time. I am blessed that He is so patient and forgiving. To paraphrase what Rachel McAdams said in a Vogue interview, "Sometimes it's better to not know what you're doing." Maybe it leads to better results because you're not married to a single idea or formula. I sincerely hope that is true.

When I started this blog, I promised myself that I wouldn't hide and pretend that everything is always coming up roses, or try to be perfect. That is my nature to just present the best face and be as put-together as possible, but in truth, that is an act, and doing that helps no one. I find the best way to learn is from others' mistakes, so I will do my best to present mine so that others may not make the same ones. Also, it does not help me to try to be perfect because in simplest form, it is a lie, and no one benefits from a lie. Anyway, I hope you find my blog interesting, and at the very least entertaining sometimes. Thank you for reading! :)

Right Place. Right Path.

Good evening! I'm too sleepy to make a video right now, but I realized I haven't updated in a bit, so here we go. This week has been pretty busy. I got to explore LA with some Baylor friends, look for jobs, apartment hunt with my future roommate, and do training for my internship!

Apartment hunting went really well. My roommate and I found a great one-bedroom for $995. The landlady was so incredibly kind, and I really feel like we can trust her to be good to us. We haven't signed yet, but the lady said she'd have another open by next month or a single (studio) for $895 open by the time my roommate moves out here in May, and then we can move in. So, we feel so blessed that we can find things in our price range. God provides!

Thursday afternoon, a bunch of us went to Santa Monica beach. The water was freezing cold! Regardless, we had fun running through the sand and surf and exploring the pier. Two of my friends rode the solar-powered ferris wheel. That night we all went to a little dessert shop in The Valley, and had great conversation with an acting coach and his assistant. I find it so inspiring that someone can hold so much passion in him for acting, for film, the theatre. When I asked him what made him choose to become an acting coach, he said, "It was a God thing." When he graduated from high school, people would come up to him and ask him to help them with their scripts, and he would effectively coach them. So, now, he's living a life he loves, coaching and working on the craft. He basically just bumped into his calling. So amazing.

On Friday I started my internship at an agency. I was incredibly nervous going in, but I really needed not be. All of the agents and interns are really nice. I got training on the computer of how to send out appointment emails and how to submit people for auditions. It is very repetitive work, but it's not too bad. I'm not sure office work is really my cup of tea, but I feel so lucky to have gotten this internship, and I'm hoping it can get me where I need to be.

Today, I spent my time buying groceries, cooking dinner (pork chops and mashed potatoes), and cleaning. I also got to talk to a friend who's going to medical school, and it was wonderful to hear from someone from back home. Odd thing for me---I'm not homesick, yet. I figured I would have been by now, but LA feels like my home. It's like my heart has always been here, and I just had to come and find it. I'm praying for God to give me direction out here. I know I'm in the right place. I just need to find the right path.

Anyway, thanks for reading. I hope you're having a lovely weekend!

I Got An Internship!

I love LA. Now, I just need to get a paying job!

First Saturday in LA

This is just documentation of my first Saturday in LA.

By the way, I just got off of the phone with my uncle about my car going through the dust storm. He said all I really needed to check is the air filter so that it's not clogged, and around the outside of the radiator to make sure it's on the clean side as well.

LA - The Beginning

This is my first video-blog, so bear with me! This is just a documentation of what it's like for a young person to move out to LA, and make a life and a living. Enjoy!