What have I been up to?

It's been a while since I've last posted, so I thought I would do a post about what I've been up to.

(Not in chronological order by the way.)

My advising seminar FASAP (http://web.mit.edu/spair/fasap/index.html) has taken me to some amazing events.

For example, yesterday I went to go see the Berlin Philharmonic at Symphony Hall in Boston! (http://www.celebrityseries.org/CS_performers_2009_2010/berlinphil.htm and http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/) Yesterday was actually a beautiful day outside. It felt like it was about a month and a half ago, sun in the blue sky and everything, instead of the cloudy fog that's been hanging over the area last week. Today the sun is out again and I'm just enjoying it for as long as it lasts.

Tomorrow, I'm going to see Avenue Q, a musical that I've heard described as an adult version of Sesame Street. Puppets are involved, and parental discretion is advised. It's been at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis before so it may sound familiar. (http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/baa.site/City.aspx?CityId=1372&EngId=4706 and the show itself http://www.avenueq.com/, reviews are available under a tab on this site)

Last weekend I saw Carmen at the Boston Lyric Opera (http://www.blo.org/2009-2010_carmen.html), which was awesome and my first opera experience in a different language.

The week before we watched a screening of Sin Nombre here at MIT. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127715/) The director Cary Fukunaga, who is an artist in residence at MIT this semester, (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1560977/) was here and did q&a after the screening, as well as came to our class and had a conversation with us. He's relatively new on the film scene; Sin Nombre is his first feature film. I definitely recommend it, although it would be painful to watch for those that have difficulty watching violent scenes. His next project is a film adaptation of Jane Eyre, so be on the lookout for that in the future.

Near the end of October, we went to a reading/talk by Merlinda Bobis on campus. (http://www.merlindabobis.com.au/, the au on the end is because she is based in Australia). She spoke about and read from her most recent novel The Solemn Lantern-Maker (http://www.merlindabobis.com.au/solemn.htm), which FASAP was fortunate enough to receive copies of for the students, and I got mine signed afterward! Don't worry Mom, I'm bringing it home for winter break and we can both read it then. I read the first chapter already and it's good.

Since I've last written, I also went to see Lenelle Moise (http://www.lenellemoise.com/) at the Theater Offensive in Boston (http://www.thetheateroffensive.org/oote_09/shows/womb-words-thirsting) on Halloween.

Outside of FASAP, I've been initiated into Alpha Chi Omega (the MIT chapter website, http://axo.mit.edu/, and Nationals website, http://www.alphachiomega.org/). Within AXO, I got a big sister and now am part of her family line.

Besides all of that, I've still got classes which I should start getting ready for soon. Since I left plenty of links to click on, I'll just end this post simply, with a picture of the view out my window this morning.