Most Recent Adventures

So, I have a bunch of stuff I've done recently and haven't been able to keep up that well with this blogging thing so from the top.

At the end of the school year, I was awarded by Fairmont State University's Fine Arts Department for being an Outstanding Theatre Student in Academics. Only four other people received awards like this from the Theatre/Communications department and all of the others were graduating seniors who had been in school for at least 4 years. I was incredibly honored to receive the award AND the theatre faculty even gave us each gifts to accompany the awards. I received a book on playwrighting (one of my many theatrical interests) and a book on Ghanaian theatre movements.

My award

I went on a trip to the Southwest for 10 days this summer, right after school ended, to do some front country camping and whatnot. We first stopped at Mammoth Caves in Kentucky and camped there. Then we went on to see Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe National Park, where we camped and hiked. We continued on to New Mexico and Arizona where we saw White Sands National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, and finally the Grand Canyon. To wrap up the tour we drove through Flagstaff, Arizona by Mt. Humphrey and through the Navajo Reservations, stopping a few times to shop along the way. It was an absolutely amazing trip that I definitely want to do again.

Mammoth Cave Formations

Another cool formation at Mammoth

Mammoth Cave

Carlsbad Caverns formations

Carlsbad

Carlsbad

Guadalupe Mountains

Me at Guadalupe

Hiking back down at Guadalupe

Reading plays in the van

Ross and I at White Sands

Sunset behind the Mts. at White Sands

Me at Chiricahua

Rock Formations at Chiricahua

Holding up the pillars

Chiricahua

Ross at Chiricahua

The Grand Canyon (South rim view)

Ross and I at the rim

The Canyon at sunset

Grand Canyon sky

Grand Canyon sunset

Donkey rides down the Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon as we hiked down

Grand Canyon Angel Bright trail

Grand Canyon hiking back up

More recently, a few days ago, I went out for gelatos with Ross (my boyfriend), and accidentally knocked my scoop off the cone and tried to catch it but just hit it so that it landed on the gear shift for my car (p.s. this is while Ross is driving). My next (totally epic) move was to proceed to pick up the scoop of gelato and put it back on the cone, checked it for hairs, and then continued eating it. A day in the life.... lol


Also, I just landed a job at Rider Pharmacy in town working at the back register, which is pretty cool. I've never worked in any kind of retail and I've never had any job pertaining to something as complex as medicine can be, but hopefully I'll catch on quickly. I have only been training for 2 days, but I enjoy it so far. They are really great about being flexible with my rehearsal schedule and the work schedule I already have with my job at the Admissions Department of Fairmont State University. They hired me on to work for this summer (at least until I leave in August) and then again when I come back around Christmas. That means I'll already have a 2 jobs lined up for when I come back from Ghana (Admissions and at Rider Pharmacy) which is freaking awesome. AND it means I while probably have enough money to pay for all of my vaccination costs. So I have to re-schedule an appointment for that and start on all those. Not exactly looking forward to it but I'll deal.

Where I work now : )

More news- I have my plane ticket now (thanks to my father who graciously loaned me the money to pay for it- meaning he bought it and I will pay him back).
I officially leave Thursday, August 4th from Washington Dulles International Airport at 2:40pm. Arriving in Accra, Ghana on August 5th at 11:10am.
That means it's legit now. I am seriously going to Africa for 5 months!!!!!

Map of Ghana

Sign at the University of Ghana

Beach in Accra

Market in Ghana