ABOUT ME
• Hey there. I'm Laura. How're you, love? Let's see...
• Music is my
life.
• I ♥ SING ♥ everything from classical literature to opera to Broadway show tunes.
• I also play violin; I've been playing since I was eight or nine years old.
• Recently, I picked up piano. I'm still figuring the whole black and ivory thing, but I'm getting there. .
• Broadway musicals rock my socks hard core; can't get enough of them.
• I enjoy discussing the political affairs of today. I'm a democrat, but that doesn't mean that I'm not open to other views.
• History is another one of my loves. I'm like a walking encyclopedia.
• I'm big into my Italian heritage. Guardi fuori, questa ragazza italiana ha un temperamento. That doesn't mean I'm not proud of my Irish, German, and Austrian roots however.
• I'm a bull Taurus, that is.
• Give me a box of canolies and I'm yours.
• I am a slave to academia, meaning that succeeding in school is very important to me.
• Ergo, I'm going to go to a good college with an excellent music and academic program. NAZARETH '11
• I LOVE Europe! I miss my AMA loves!
• I'm a generally cheerful, bubbly, goofy person.
• Someday, you'll see me on stage or on a record shelf. Keep your eyes and hears open.
• I'm a book worm, whenever I get the chance to read a book outside of my busy schedule.
• My friends and family are very important to me.
• I love beig a goofball. Ask my friends.
. Oh, yeah. HEY STEVE!
19.10.06
9:23 PM
Yes, I'm back!
Well here's how the trip went:
Getting to Rochester was easy. Navigating the city was an utter pain in the ass because of all the one way streets and construction. Other than that, it's a lovely city. When Mom and I first arrived, we met up with Kevin. He showed me around his school, RIT, and one of his experimental films, which was really good.
In the evening, Mom and I checked out the Eastman School of Music at U of R. It's a conservatory right in the middle of Rochester. It may be one of the best schools in the nation for music, but I'm not sure at the moment if the vocal department is as amazing as the instrumental department. I'll have to check that out some more. In general, te school had awesome facilities, nice people, and a big focus on contemporary/avant-garde music. Cool. Eastman later hosted a music college fair, where I touched base with otehr schools I'm applying to.
Oh man, we were so damn lost getting back to our hotel. Eventually, we found it and went out for dinner, where I got sick. >.< Ick, other than that, lovely evening and lovely hotel.
This morning, Mom and I checked out the U of R river campus, which is absolutely huge and amazing in general. Later, we took a tour of Nazareth and had an interview with an admissions person. That is one excellent school; friendly, clean, top-notch facilities and professors. I really like it there.
Ooh, and we found the BEST pizza place in the world, which is located in the lovely 'burb of Pittsford. Yummy calzones!
So here I am back at home, reading "No Exit" for tomorrow morning. Oh brother.
