1/12

Oh my gosh its December! We have so much to do. We have 16 days until finals!!!!! I'm not ready yet. Everything here is going well, minus the pain and torture that our teachers are putting us through to be ready for our final. Sunday night we went to the State circus and I left half way through their is only one other show I have done that with while I've been here. It was a draining experience. The animals were very thin and looked heart broken. Some of the handlers were nice but some of them were harsh even infront of people. The "actors" had less energy then we did falling asleep in our seats. Their smiles were forced and they messed up quite a bit. The kids aroud us seemed to enjoy it but it was not something I enjoyed.
Last night we went to the Ballet "Giselle" at the Stanislavsky Opera House. It was better then we expected. The Prima was not my favorite she kept falling out of her turns, she made very jerky movements, her arms were akward and her acting was awefull even for a ballet. the Primo was alright but he as well was trying to hard and his movements were forced. their were two amazing dancers though a young boy about 15 who did a solo and the angel. The Peasent boy was an incredible jumper, he litterally floated and his beats on his jumps were very precise and clean. The Angel was spot on. Everything she did was graceful prestine and graceful; I was suprised that she wasn't the lead because she was clearly a better dancer. I enjoyed it though.
I am as aways just pushing through trying to survive the week but I'm tired, I get to sleep in tomorrow though I'm incredibly excited but I still have all sorts of work to do tonight and I have a paper due saturday and another one monday. Always something else to do. Rehearsal for each preformance have gone up to every night so even though I have finished classes I have much more work to do. I love you all and will be home sooner then you think
Love
Kirsten