First Week Blues

Okay so I've had my first week in Los Angeles, California; I wish I could tell you all the exciting things that have happened to me but it is too hot and steamy for the web..... just kidding.  Since I really don't know anyone here yet I haven't been doing that much, just trying to learn my way around the city via GPS and driving aggressively on the interstate.  I do have an uncle here so I've been spending time with them which has been awesome, but I have yet to find that one person that I click with to hang out with.  I've met my roommates, who are all cool but are all 18, since housing put me in the freshman dorms ( Thank God that I requested my own room). It's been a bit hard to connect with them since I've already been through what they are now going through and am on a totally different chapter in my life.  

So what does a bored girl in my situation do?  Buy a box of wine, ( since I left my cork screw in Shreveport) drink it, and watch movies. That can only be entertaining for so long but luckily Friday there was a meet and greet for the T.V.,  Film, and Theater department where other writer's, actors, and directors will be able to get to know each other.  I meet a few other people and realized very quickly that everyone has way more experience than I do.  Although that is very intimidating I have to remember that everyone is in the same situation that I am in.... We are just trying to make it in this crazy world of entertainment. 

Any who, I met some really cool people from all different types of backgrounds and Countries.  It was really cool but I have to get used to being the only black person in the room.  It's not horrible since I always considered myself a very diverse person who gets along with all types of people but it's a change coming from an HBCU in the South.   I'm not the only black person in my classes but I can defiantly count them on one and a half hands.

I took two of my classes today, and it seems like I will be doing a lot of reading and writing; and according some of the students who previously had the class, I won't have much of a social life outside of school.  The professors say that the heavy work load is to weed out the slackers and get to the people who really have what it takes to work in the demanding field of Television, Film, and Theater.  This is going to be an interesting year people.... Please stay tuned and thanks for reading my first blog.

Love,

Mo Mo