Monday October 6, 2014
The shrill of my alarm clock woke me up at 6:00 this morning. After getting ready for school I walked out my back door with my sister. The autumn air filled my lungs. My mom drove my sister and I to my sisters' friends' house to walk to their school. At 7:15, my mom drove me to school taking the normal route. Left onto Chelmsford Street, passed the Lincoln School and the intersection of Westford street and Chelmsford Street, straight through the Lord Overpass onto Appleton Street. Then left onto Gorham Street and straight onto Central Street, passing Market Street, Middle Street, Prescott Street and the Dunkin Donuts at the corner of Central Street and Merrimack Street. After Dunkin Donuts, we take a left onto Merrimack Street and a right onto Kirk Street where the Old Building is. I walk up the six flights of stairs to the third floor and go to my locker where I drop my violin and unneeded books. Then I head to my first period class.
Thursday October 9, 2014
Today I left my house at 5:50 pm to go to String Project rehearsals. Sinfonia started at 6 with Derek as Conductor. Upon arriving in the Rehearsal room of Durgin Hall, I took my violin out of its case, attached the shoulder rest and rosined my bow. I took my usual place in the second violin section, third chair. Then I was asked to fill in the seat as assistant section leader since the normal person was absent. We tuned in the golden colored room that has terrible acoustics. We ran through our Nutcracker selections and discussed places that needed cleaning up and work. When 7:00 came, the Sinfonia members left and the LYO members were the only ones left. From 7 to 8:30 we rehearsed in the same wooden room as the Sinfonia kids. Before class starts, we take our 10 minute break. We talk about how our days were and other things that happened that day. As we tuned we listened for overtones and played our "Gloria" by Vivaldi selections. After rehearsal I talk to my friends as we pack up and walk to our parents.
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| The LYO preforming background music before the Meryl Streep Event in April. (I'm the 11th person from the left.) |
Sunday October 12, 2014
Today my mom took my sister, my brother and I to Brandeis University to visit our other sister. After so many phone conversations and late night text messages, it was so good to finally see her again. She showed us her room which is larger than the other rooms on her floor. She also showed us the castle where we took some pictures. Then she showed us the view of Boston from there. The campus grass was still green and the leaves were turning red, orange and yellow. Behind the castle, we took more pictures. At the end of the visit she took us to Dunkin Donuts. The autumn air and foliage made the visit perfect.
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| The sign at the main entrance of Brandeis University. |
I think it would be very hard to keep a detailed journal for a long time because I would rather experience something and enjoy it in the moment than to worry about having to remember every little detail about my day. I also don't pay attention to my surroundings very well which made this very hard. Also, my days usually consist of doing homework all day so I usually don't get to do much. I would not enjoy keeping a detailed journal because it would feel like an obligation. It would feel like I had to do something everyday.
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