"Castles in the Air"

Yes, music! By this musical group who (according to wikipedia!) is "The group known for its specials on PBS. Is a singing group composed of male soloists who perform both solo and ensemble numbers." (Particularly Irish classics and other music that they compose themselves. They are all Irish, which contributes to their name: Celtic Thunder)
 *Sorry, no vid is available for this song because like I said, they do some covers of classics, and this particular song is a cover, and nothing really comes out that show them singing it on Youtube :/ Here's a picture for now :)
 

PBS? Thats Public Broadcasting Service, something that I tend to watch late at night when infomercials are all that plague my television...   Anyways, I am currently listening to a playlist full of their music, and I remembered how angry I was when I last saw their program on TV and they announced that they would be here right in LA in November, a good 2 months after my departure! BUT! after some investigation, I found out that they will be in Charlotte, NC in September! That gave me the biggest smile because I have never been able to see them live, and I always have wanted to! (Yes, I am excited hence all of the exclamation points!)

I am sure that many of you have the same quizzical look that some of my family have when they see their cousin/niece (its usually from my aunts, uncles, and cousins) listening to Irish music and not some Mariachi. That's Mexican folk music performed by a group of men and women. Or like the happy group of people here! Its not that I don't like the music of my heritage, in fact I love it! My parents even got a live group to play for me during my Quinceañera (like a sweet 16 but this is traditional in Mexican families to celebrate a girl's 15th birthday).

What has any of this got to do with this post???
Lots, that's what! I come from a world where I haven't really gotten a chance to explore all the things that I've wanted to due to lack of resources. Like, going to a HUGE public high school where I have to study whatever I get lucky enough to have doesn't really harbor a choice in anything. Our graduating class this year was 835 students, and that's about 1/3 of what the incoming freshman class was in the beginning of high school.

What I've always known is that I want to explore, make discoveries, find things that I have never seen or heard before. I know I sound like a kid, but I can't help it! I don't know what I want to do with my life. Since childhood I've always been fascinated with Ancient Egypt, so that is why I want to get into Archeology. But when applying to schools I put Psychology as intended major.
 I often hear this from my friends: "How does that apply to you wanting to make discoveries?" And well, because you make discoveries about someone's lives that eventually can help them. How? with psychology I specifically want to work as a Clinical Psychologist. I've seen the things that they can do to better people, which is something that I want to do. But then again, I want to write as well which has been a goal since high school started. And dance, and sing, and .... You get the point.

My class schedual for this year at Davidson looks as follows: DANCE 240 (modern dance), PSY 101 (general psychology), ANT 251 (mesoamerican studies), and GER 101 (Elementary German). I remember when our very own Natalia Spark told me that I had a "very interesting group of classes", which I'm sure she meant as a very hodgepodge collection of classes. And I couldn't agree more. I can't see myself sticking to one thing at a time, sitting still and being content and learning about something that I already know about. "I'm tired of Castles in the Air, I've got a dream!" And I'm tired of not being able to reach for the things that I want because they are not at my reach. With Davidson, I know that they are now, and its time to finally seize them! I can't wait to study all the things that my school was never able to provide me with, see the things that my town couldn't offer me (like the seasons and a complete new group of people). I want to explore the things that seem so strange to me and make it all my own. And obviously share the little that I do have to anyone that wants to explore the Cali and Mexican life.

Can you tell I'm pretty excited?