so in the past 48 hours i have experienced two major events in my life: my very first UWP show and my masters graduation ceremony. in addition to those major things, i am now experiencing my first stay at my new host family. this is not a foreign concept to me because my parents are so hospitable and we always have guests coming and going in the house. but now that i am on the other side of the equation, things are a bit different. its very interesting being the guest, not the host.
my new family is the Gerdins. They live up in snowmass, colorado (way up) in the mountains. they have a beautiful home that my host family helped design and construct. D.D., my host mom, said they built and moved up here in 1991 and took the risk of never receiving basic utilities such as running water and electricity. (but yes they obviously have electricity and water and internet!)
this is a really great family. my host brother, Martin, is 16 and is a very active guy. he loves outdoor sports and has many interesting stories. he attends a local boarding school where he can do glass-blowing and blacksmithing and gardening and all sorts of stuff. he showed me some swords and glass cups that he made himself. impressive to say the least. oh, and he loves video games. i should have been writing this entry a while ago, but really, he, myself, and Manuel (our sound tech manager and my roommate here) were playing Halo 3 on his giant HD flat screen. NERDS! call me what you will, i'm ok with that title. ha.
beyond that, this family loves to ski. the father of the house just left yesterday to Chile where he will be skiing for the next 2 weeks. apparently he was on the US demonstration team for 12 years, too. the "d-team" is basically the best ski instructors of the nation. you get elected for a 4 year term and teach the ski patrol and instructors everything they need to know. thats amazing.
oh, well i guess i should comment on my graduation: I'M DONE! Yes, it feels so good to finally finish. five straight years of schooling and i now have something to show for it! woo.
well i am going to get to bed now. we have a show day tomorrow and my schedule starts at 7:00am for drop off and ends at 1:00am for pick up. arg.
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