I am so excited to start this blog! I have talked to so many people that want me to talk about so many things, so I don't know what I am going to talk about! I go shopping every weekend during the school year, so probably more during the summer, and I only buy things on sale, so I can post about those finds! I also live in Dallas, which is really fun! I help with music camps and stuff so I can post about that! And last, but not least, I am moving to Maryland! Washington D.C. is much bigger than Waco, so the food and nightlife will be better (so I can't wait to post about that!). I am also going to the University of Maryland, which is a lot bigger than Baylor, and a public school!!! I am excited to meet a lot of different people, and most importantly, people who are a lot more open and free!
That last statement ("open and free") is just a bad generalization of how I feel about a good amount of people at Baylor. Baylor is a private Baptist school, and ever since the first day of school, I struggled with the fact that I was different than a lot of people. I went to a very open-minded, high school, where EVERYONE was different! So it was pretty weird attending a school with a lot of people that were, umm, not. Especially since I operate on a WORK HARD, PLAY HARD type of regimen, so it was weird to see a lot of people just work hard and not really give themselves any credit or see people just play, without working. And getting judged when people saw me actually having fun! Sorry, I am better than you and accomplished more than you and still party hardy once a month (okay that was rude, I might delete that!). My last high school party was, well, lets just say crazy! My first party at Baylor, we played apples to Apples. Great game, can't deny that, just not the way I partied, and it took me a little while to finally find people that I CLICKED with. I finally did find people I clicked with and I am so glad that I had them to support me and help me through some very crazy things!! Y'all know who yall are!!!
Any ways, I found out today how crazy proud I am that I am an alumna of Baylor University! Everywhere I went, I told someone! I'm like bragging as if hundreds of thousands of people haven't graduate from Baylor. Oh, well!! Everyone, at least in Texas, knows of Baylor, and even though I am kind of bragging, they congratulate me and are at least as proud of f a stranger as they can be!!
I always say that I will not miss Baylor because I always think of the horrible things that have happen there, but I know deep down in my heart that the good times most definitely out way the bad and I will miss Baylor a little bit. I just know for a fact that I am not sad about graduating from Baylor. Why? It's not becuase it took me a while to find true friends or like everyday of my freshman year was horrible, but because I truly accomplished everything I wanted to do musically!
I wanted to learn the 3 big concertos: did it! I wanted to attend multiple music festivals: did it! I wanted to give at least 3 recitals: did it! I wanted to become a well rounded violist: participate in symphony, chamber, jazz quartet, and early music ensemble: did it! I wanted to be in Waco Symphony: did it!
I made all of these goals, and not to be conceited, but I smashed every single one of them, and that is why I am not sad that I graduated from Baylor. It's really exciting to be continuing my goal of becoming a professional violist and I had to get my undergrad degree in Viola Performance to do so! Oh, shout out to Dr. Steely, who is the best viola professor in the world, I am sad that I will not be studying with her!
Well, I am crazy tired, so I will get off of here, I hope to do more light hearted, fun blogs in the future!
*BTW, I didn't re-read or revise any essay or paper in college, so I definitely am not going to do that for this blog* :)
Peace and blessings,
Shabria Chantell
