News très exciting: Tomorrow, I become a bulldog!
A Yale Bulldog, that is. (The more appropriate expression is, I think, “Yalie”?)
In no more than seven hours from now, I will officially join the Theater Management department at the Yale School of Drama. (Yea!) The three-year graduate program was one of quite a number of amazing opportunities that were presented to me in the early months of this year. (It broke my heart to turn down the other offers extended to me; I can only hope to be so fortunate in three years’ time.) The notoriously demanding and rigorously intense programme at YSD certainly promises to challenge me in ways that I’ve never before been challenged. Consider, for instance, my first (hunormous) hurdle: catching up on a lifetime’s worth of theatrical history and dramatic knowledge. (Eeps!)
I’ve so many ideas floating about in my head that I want to share. These I will save for another time and for a separate post. For now, my thoughts are buried beneath renewed impressions of Yale University and the town of New Haven, Connecticut. (The luxury of first impressions was, for me, exhausted during my many visits here during my brother’s time as an undergraduate student at Yale College.)
Still, the architecture of the school and the beauty of the neighbouring town never fail to strike a certain awe. Here are some glimpses:
The ever-dominant (and always-domineering) Harkness Tower.
Phelps Gate–the official entrance to Old Campus.
The Bridge of Sighs
The gate leading into Memorial Quadrangle.
Saybrook Tower.
Memorial Hall at an angle.
The New Haven Green.
More to come in a later post (though, hopefully, at an earlier hour).
Wish me luck for tomorrow!
mbb
wow, what an opportunity!! great pics too!! good luck!!
Aug 28, 2008 @ 13:39
Jennifer
Merde tomorrow, for sure! I finished my undergrad at Yale in 2002 (hooray for Branford!) and have missed it ever since! I’m so envious! “If you will it, it is no dream!”
Aug 29, 2008 @ 00:53
jennifer
best of luck susan! hope to see you back in cali in a few years
Aug 29, 2008 @ 04:51
miki orihara
That is so great! Have a great experience!
I have a afriend who is a dancer in NY but she lives in New Haven. I will visit her sometimes soon. Do you live in New Haven? or somewhere?
Aug 29, 2008 @ 12:02
deborah friedes
Good luck and enjoy - I hope it’s a great 3 years for you!
Aug 29, 2008 @ 22:30
susan kim
let me know when you come to town, miki! i live in new haven, right next to the university.
can’t wait to see you!
Aug 30, 2008 @ 04:33
Zara
Awesome, Susan! You won’t miss the California sunshine or anything. Don’t worry about that.
Aug 31, 2008 @ 18:47