Well, I know it's been a while since I posted properly on my blog, and I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit longer to get a serious post. I'm currently very heavily involved with NAD (North American Day). I think I explained the premise of the day in one of my previous posts, but I'll explain it again briefly so that you know what I'm doing.
At UWC, the world is divided into 5 regions--NAD, CLAD, END, AND, and MADD. Needless to say, these are acronyms that represent each of the 5 regions. Each region has a culture day (bi-annually) which is a very big deal. It's the only opportunity for people from that region to express and show off their culture to the rest of the school and the community. There are events the week leading up to the day (it's usually on a Saturday), designed to get everyone really excited. The day itself consists of a meal and a show. The meal is cooked entirely by students, and showcases that region's foods. Immediately after the meal comes the show. It's the culmination of NAD. The show is about 1.5 hours long, and it produced, directed, prepared, and acted entirely by students. We create all the material for the show--there's no "script". It's a very intense, tiring, and stressful process to prepare and pull off the show.
Why am I telling you all of this? Well, NAD is this Saturday, November 13th. I'm currently in the middle of "Hell Week"--the week prior to a show is called "hell week" by all of the participants due to it's stressful nature. This week, I have rehearsals everyday from 9:30 PM to midnight. I also have to help prepare dinner, make props, lead events...the list goes on. As such, I have very little time to post on my blog. Once NAD is over, I'll have a lot more time to catch up and post about the end of October and November.
Wish me luck in NAD!
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