November Vlog

What a way ti start the holidays with November! I lived my first Thanksgiving and Black Friday experience! 

It feel very weird because I felt like I knew a lot about it from before, you know what you get ti see in movies and since my school worked with a very "american system," it was as if I experienced ir before, but not reeally.

Eveb though my Thanksgiving dinnee was not to anerican-ish it was still a beautiful dinner with my Ucranian/Mexican/American host family. We had a little taste if every country so it was like home for me.

That morning I also went to the SO famous Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. I thiught there would be A LOT of people, but I got there and found a spot where I was able to see everything. I loved it so much, it was lovely and so festive. I really, really enjoyed it, so much that I almost filmed the entire thing! (Yiu will notice in my video).

And for Black Friday I was soooo ready to "shop until I drop"! But the truth is I couldn't find any good sales. Well I guess I wasn't ment to spend any money at all. I went with Ariane and some of her friends from New Jersey. Even though we didn't buy anything we had so much fun. By the end of the day we went to Batery Park and had the most ANAZING hot chocolate. We sat by the ice skating rink and chat for a while. It was more than beautiful.

I also included a little bit of stage combat! I joined the club in August, and we are getting to do some real cool stuff. I am not good at it but Hod do I enjoy it! Besides everyone is so nice and funny, they care so much that we learn and we are able to maybe use it in our careers. On December we are filming a Short, the fight starts with an argument related to the Stabucks' "red cup" thing. It is si funny can't actually wait.

I just can thank enough for everything that has been going on. I just can believe how much God loves me and blesses me with every single day. At times I honestly think I might wake up of this dream, but I am still here, which is insane. Thanks, thanks, thanks for another beautiful month. Next month would be half NY and half back home! Get ready for Christmas!

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Happy Holidays!

Well... I know it might be too soon but still it is starting to smell like Christmas! It is one of my favorite seasons of the year! And since in less than a month I'll be back home for the holidays I thought I should share a video from last year! It seems like this was yesterday, I can't believe it is going to be Christmas again! So back home we have many different traditions from other countries.

Posadas

In my family we have this tradition where we do 9 days, of this sort of party, in representation of the nine months of Virgin Mary's pregnancy. Each day it's in a different house, and what we do is sings songs, do a representation of what Mary and David did, pray, eat a lot and hit the piñata! 

I love doing all of this because I get to spend a lot of time with my family and friends and I get to see everyone having such a great time.

Can't wait to go! I mean I'm having an awesome time here but I could have a big hug from everyone back home.

I have in the works a video from September - October here in New York, and also I should start doing the November one... oops! Last week my American/Ucrenian/Mexican adoptive family took me to the zoo in Central Park! It was such a beautiful day, so perfect! The video won't make justice to it but still you need to see it!

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2 Years Ago...

Hello!

2 years ago... well, not exactly two years ago, but yes at the beginning of this month I celebrated that I arrived to Spain! Is in it crazy how fast time goes by? I wrote a small post thanking everyone, since this year I am not there I still wanted to thank everyone. It has been a crazy ride, but the most wonderful one. Of course there are days that I miss home so much, but it is also true that I have without even noticing, built my home there. My school, friends and adoptive family back in Spain, I love you so much and I miss you so incredibly much.

Hoy, hace dos años, llegué (por primera vez) a España! No lo puedo celebrar justo ahí porque la vida nos lleva hacia nuestros sueños, pero aún así para mí es de celebrarlo porque ha sido un paso muy importante en mi vida y uno de los sueños más increibles. No solo he podido hacer lo que amo sino que he conocido a la gente más increible y que me han ayudado a crecer. 

A mi gente en Nebrija, que aprendo de mis compañeros mucho y hacemos de las nuestras en clase. A mis profesores y directores que me han ayudado e instruido a mejorar en lo que más me gusta: el teatro. A mis Bernardas, que a pesar de la distancia nos hemos visto evolucionar y llegar a nuevas metas. 

A mi hermana del alma, Ari, que siempre digo que me haz enseñado a ser un poquito más mala, pero en realidad es a ser ma yo. Gracias por tantas aventuras y locuras, por siempre escucharme y sobre todo soportarme! 

A mi familia extendida, mi familia adoptiva que tanta falta me hacen. A mis tías y tíos adoptivos: la increible y poderosa tía Patty y tío Gustavo, la amorosa tía Anita y tío Turco, los graciosos y atentos tía Mariana y Jackie, con las locuras y ocurrencias de Almudena, y la cariñosa de Clarita y al tan ayudador de Jackie . Y por supuesto mis primos adoptivos! Además a mis hermanos adoptivos, Manu y Rodri por todas sus atenciones hacia mi. Y la la granDiosa Dessi, por hacerme reir siempre y tus paseos! Y a mi sobrino adoptivo Mateo, que su creatividad y talento me sorprende siempre. Y sobre todo a mis padres adoptivos, 

María y Julio, no me queda más que darles gracias, gracias y mil veces gracias! Me hacen tanta falta todos sus consejos e historias, el cariño infinito de María y su singular alegria y manera de hacer las cosas. A Julio, sus ronquidos y gritos al ver el soccer me hacen falta pero sobre todo sus anecdotas y locuras. Gracias España, por llenarme de tantas alegrías y logros, te haz vuelto un hogar y un gran pedazo de mi corazón!

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Dreams do come true

Hello

Yes, I know I always do this and I always say I will stop and do this frequently and I don't. Soooo I will stop promising that I will and I'll do it when I can do it. With this said I can start with my bla bla bla ;).

I always say that dreams do come true, of course there is hard work involved, but they do happen. I look back and I remember my 12 year old self dreaming of acting just on the school stage. Later on I day dreamed about acting on Broadway. I always said to my friends how much I would love to travel the world, act all around the world and live in New York. 

Now I see my life and I have no clue in what instant it all became true. It al started when I moved to Spain and since then all my dreams started coming realities. I have about a month and a half living in New York... NEW YORK. Of course I have to do a lot of sacrifices because everything is SO expensive, but in the end it is worth it. 

Also, I am attending to a University in New York... WHAT? So now, I did an audition, thinking that by any chance I would get a role. Then I got a callback and that on it's own it was insane, and then I got the read for the two leading roles on the play... CRAY-ZY.

Today I got the news that I am in the cast... as a LEADING ROLE. The role it is not important to me at all, I have learned to have fun doing what I love, no matter what the job involves. But of course, I won't lie, it is very satisfying to get this responsibility. I have been acting since I was five years old, and I have many joys but also many struggles. 

This have just started, and I am incredibly blessed. Full of joy, couldn't ask for more. I know this is just the beginning and I have to work three times harder.

Lot's of love

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Back in Spain!

Hello! I'm back in Spain! I got here on Monday, my trip was terrible I felt I've traveled for an entire week, but well I'm back and the year started great. We're rehearsing again Bernarda Alba and I couldn't be so happy about it. We'll be performing in a festival in Madrid.

I must say right now I really miss home, I want to be with my mom and siblings but I now I must keep strong. As I said before this year I have a big goal: New York 2015-2016. I'm hoping I can go on exchange, and I'm working very hard for it.

Well I must go back and learn some monologues... sight* I'm officially back.

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Going away

It's sad going away from home because many things are going on home. I feel divided. I love what I do, school, the play, but there are issues at home and I don't wanna go. I miss my friends so much, my grandparents, my siblings. I've always been a "home person," I don't go out to crazy parties or stay out too late. I need MY people over there, but I need to follow my dreams and goal because I know it's all gonna be for good. I'm kinda confused and it all feels very weird, I have many and different feelings at the same time.

Its weird because I feel responsible about whats going on in home, but I've always been like that. I know I must follow my dreams because I know it will all pay back.

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Hilary is officially back!

Hilary performed at the Australian X-Factor with her newest single All About You! I've always loved her and I'm so happy she's back. And she performed awesomely well! Here's her performance.

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Fainting...

Hi! Ooooook, so I was very proud of me cause I was posting blogs daily buuuuut something happened...

So I got this big pain in my neck and when I went to the doctor, she did some weird move in my neck and I fainted for a while. The thing is I've been resting a lot and that why I couldn't blog. But I'm back and the countdown continues till I leave, I have a week left and I'm already feeling nostalgic. 

I also wanted to share with you guys what I did now in my makeup class.

This one was sooooo much fun to make! Sadly on tuesday I'll have my laaaast class.

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So the count down starts for me to leave my home town. I'm going back to (my now second year) in Spain. I must say times goes by so fast and I can't believe it's been a year now. It also make me sad that I have to leave again, I miss everyone around here very much because costumes are very different from ours. Still I having so much fun in Spain and I enjoy studying what I love and my adoptive family over there is so cool. Also in october we'll be doing our Bernarda Alba adaptation in a theater festival and that makes me so exited and happy.

I have 13 days left *cries

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