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Keeping Communication Costs Down While Studying Abroad

Submitted by StudyingAbroad on Tue, 06/04/2013 - 21:17
When you’re a student traveling and studying internationally, you may want to communicate with friends and family back home.  With social media and the prevalence of cell phones, a huge amount of emphasis has been placed on day-to-day communication in our daily lives.  It’s constant and ever-flowing, and many people, especially in the US, have become addicted to it.  As such, when going abroad for an extended period, the need to stay in touch can become expensive.  There are several ways to

Pantomime Audition

Submitted by Christy St. John on Fri, 05/31/2013 - 18:38

Every once in a while, when surrounded by contemporary and moving artistic pieces, I forget that it's quite alright to see or perform in a piece of theater that is purely for a laugh.  This last week, I auditioned for a pantomime show. Here, pantomimes are comedies for kids (usually performed at Christmas time) in which audience participation (boos, cheers, and aw's) is highly encouraged and the fourth wall does not exist.  The characters are stereotypes and larger than life.

Duncan Macrae

Submitted by Christy St. John on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 20:26

I once heard that, if you come out of an audition and beat yourself up for not doing well, you probably didn't spend enough of that energy in the audition.  If nothing else, auditions should leave you tired because of the amount of yourself that you have given.  That is exactly how I feel whenever I practice my three Scots monologues in full voice.  Scots is a language in scotland that is like english, but can be quite unrecognizable to the untrained ear.

Ben Nevis

Submitted by Christy St. John on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 17:18

When Sammy, a guy in my class, asked me if I wanted to climb the tallest mountain in the UK for charity, my first thought was, "OF COURSE!"  It didn't even seem that difficult, only 3-4 hours to the top and, compared to the Rockies, that was a piece of cake.  Man, I'm dumb.  That rock was hard to climb and even harder to get back down, but thank God I did because climbing Ben Nevis was one of my favorite Scottish experiences (if the one that was most difficult on my knees).

The Seagull

Submitted by Christy St. John on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 17:40

I went to see Anton Chekov's "The Seagull" today at the Citizen's theater, and I nearly cried.  I often get intimidated by the classic plays (Shakespeare has been know to make me nod off, but don't tell anyone).  Something about the heavy subject matter and the complicated language makes me think that it's made for smarter people.  I forget that these writers are so revered because they wrote about human beings and some things never change.