Chasing Butterflies

Adventure of the Lil' Sushi Roll: Year One August 30th, 2017:  Still living in Buena Vista, VA. I had graduated from SVU in May of 2014. I felt stagnant. Stuck. I wanted to get out of my rut, but I didn't know how, where, or when. I was just stuck. I planned a last minute trip to see my family in Utah. I was missing them and going through some hard things. I wanted a break and I wanted to be with the people that I know love me more than anything in the world. So I called my mom. We made a plan to go camping while I was home. August 30th, 2017 is the day my flight left from DC (I think... It could have been Roanoke... I did a lot of flying when I lived in Virginia) to see my family for about a week. One of my dearest friends graciously took me to the airport after bribing him with a free meal at his restaurant of choice when I got back ;). On my last flight, I was crying. I had an entire row to myself (not why I was crying). I laid down and pretended to sleep while silently l

Background: I work at a theatre. Brigham's Playhouse in Washington, UT.  I moved out here in September and haven't really looked back (though I've tried looking forward without much success 😂). I do whatever I can for them though I tend to be a bit useless (as far as tech goes), BUT this summer I had the terrifying opportunity to spend 3 weeks teaching 46 children in Acting and Musical Theatre classes. Then I spent another 3 weeks directing 80 children anywhere from 9-18 years old in Beauty and the Beast Jr . I only had 2.5 hours a day, 5 days a week. It. Was. Terrifying. But I had an amazing team around me for both camps and somehow we pulled all this off. First, teaching. I've always been scared of teaching and thought I would do a pretty horrible job of it. I like coaching individuals- especially ones that already have some training or at least a HUGE desire to learn. Usually peers. I've had so many people tell me they think I would be a great teacher. I have