In high school I was never very active in any clubs, I never felt like I fit in anywhere and had very few friends at my school. My freshman year in college I had a few friends, but didn't really feel like I was in the right place. But from the moment I came to Purchase in the Spring of 2011, everything began to come together. I transferred as an Arts Management major, after taking a year off trying to figure out what I wanted with life I finally found it here. Just walking around this campus with all the musicians and artists, I never feel like I have to hid who I am. I can paint my face to look like a cat, play music out loud, wear a bright pink neon shirt, completely mismatch my clothes, or walk around wearing a feather boa and nobody will look at me twice. There are two, three, four, sometimes even five concerts going on each week as well as an array of other events on campus any given week.
Last spring when I was commuting, I enjoyed my classes and loved being on campus, but there is only so much you can do when you don't live here and only so many ways to feel comfortable getting involved. In the fall I moved onto campus into an apartment in The Olde. Don't let anybody ever say that living on campus is a waste of money when you live 10 minutes away, because it's not. I was finally able to get out of class and go back to my apartment to relax for a few hours and then walk right out my door and make new friends. At the end of the summer I decided that this was the year I would finally become involved and known at school. I formulated an idea for a radio show, applied for the show, got it and well here I am! I actually had the first playlist for Discover the Undiscovered before I was even approved. I began to make friends by just walking around campus and chatting it up. I found refuge at the Food Co-op and at the end of the semester I ran and was elected as Events Coordinator. Doing that (unpaid) job has been a lot of work, but extremely rewarding. Since then people I don't even know began coming up to me already knowing my name and saying hello as well as asking about booking shows and having their music played on my show. I've even gone up to artists after shows, introduced myself and to my surprise, they already knew who I am. I finally feel like I am heading in the right direction with my life.
Every day is a new adventure, and I never know what is going to happen next, who I will meet, what music I will hear, where I'll end up. Of course there are always stressful moments that get me frustrated and angry, but I work through it because at the end of the tunnel there is always light. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you to every single one of you who has ever taken the time to listen to the show, read any of my posts, take my music suggestions, and to all of the wonderful artists who I have met and seen play live this semester. I love you all.
Every day there is a choice
And through the joy, through the pain I will rejoice
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