Hello and Welcome!

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog!

This is my first attempt at a blog, online journal, v-log, or anything of that sort, so bear with me, cause this could be a bumpy ride!  I decided to begin chronicling my life via this blog because in less than two weeks, I'll be heading off to Prague to study film at the film school FAMU. I've never spent more than 10 days outside of the United States, let alone even seen the West Coast, so I can only imagine how different my life will be in just a few short days. The application process began way back in February, so I've been anticipating this experience for an obnoxiously long time now, and only now can I really smell it. At this moment in time, I'm sitting in my room at home in Cleveland Ohio, smothered in my bathrobe and munching on a bagel. Here, my life is fairly basic; I spend time with my family, I binge watch movies, and I pet my kitties an unhealthy amount. I wanted to begin this blog while I'm still in Cleveland so that I can hopefully quantify the amount of change my life is about to go through. For now, I just sit back and wait. My flight leaves out of DC in 9 days--it's going to be a bit weird having no one to say goodbye to in the airport--but it doesn't really bother me because I am more than ready for new adventures, friends and lessons. I've always thought of myself as an adventurer, ready to jump off cliffs just to see what it's like. This summer has been a decent reflection of that: I chose not to go to summer camp for the first time in 10 years, and instead I worked two unpaid internships in DC and hung out a lot with my friends. Together, we found ways to expand our minds and entertain ourselves in ways I never imagined myself doing. We experimented with drugs, went to music festivals, met some wildly interesting people, and just dicked around like a bunch of air-headed gorillas. I'm hoping to engage these experiences I remember from throughout the summer by bringing them to life in my upcoming film, or at least learn ways in which to incorporate these memories into on-screen life. Honestly, I'm not sure how to do that because I haven't really learned anything of value regarding film at AU. They give us lectures on lighting and sound and framing, but it's all stuff that seems obvious to me--I haven't felt challenged yet. I've never written a screen play or produced a narrative film, but I know with just a little help from the professors in Prague, I can unlock something within me, some talent I didn't know I had or a more concrete sense of direction within the film industry. But for now, I'm still just a starry-eyed dreamer. I know I can bring something magical to the screen--I have the ideas, the experiences, and the fucking drive to do it--I just need that extra helping hand to guide my scatter brain. I've heard from so many people at this point that Prague is amazing, it's fantastic, you'll love it, you'll learn so much! Well let's hope they are right--I could use some love and learning right about now in life. I feel more than ready to seize this opportunity to the fullest, and while I still can't really know what to expect, I know it will change me for the better.

TL:DR I had a wild summer, I'm ready to fuck shit up, let's do this shit. Much love to any followers this blog may produce