Pivotal Flashlight Lights

7/16/07

I'm in Cast C! In other words, I'll be traveling to Thailand, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and several locations around the U.S. (including Arizona, New York, Washington D.C., and Georgia). Not to mention that we'll also be performing in none other than the Macy's Day Parade and on a cruise ship traveling from Finland to Sweden.
But even more importantly, Cast C is where most of the cast members I was hoping to be with ended up. Sure, there were some really amazing people I'd befriended who ended up in Cast B, but that was to be expected. But over all, I am very satisfied with the group of people I ended up with.
During the few hours after the casts were announced, I think I felt more emotions in such a short period of time than I ever have before. The staff threw an elaborate induction-like ceremony for both of the separate casts, and ours was such a rush of emotions: excitement for getting matched up with friends, euphoria for realizing the opportunities we'd have with the countries we'd visit, disappointment for those we were separated from, relief from the week-long anticipation, and jubilation for the fact that it finally felt like this whole thing was actually getting started. It was dark when we walked into the room after finding out our cast, except for the strobe light-esque lights dancing around from the flashlights held by the staff members. There was loud music playing, and we all rushed in accompanied by shrieks of joy and laughter. We all had a mini dance party before the Cast C staff gave a truly inspirational presentation by flashlight light. One of the staff members gave a very moving speech that brought several of us to tears (excluding myself - I was so filled with so many intense emotions that I was completely incapable of expressing just one of them at the moment).
Anyways, I'm really looking forward to making remarkable friendships with these beautiful, amazing cast members. At any rate, I have a feeling that these last several hours have been some of the most pivotal of my life thus far.