When forging a path, make sure to wear the proper shoes.

The weather is back to normal. It was 30 degrees yesterday and down to 15 degrees this morning. On our morning walk, we got a double sunrise. The snow was falling in the mountains, so when the sun rose on our east side, the snow reflected the light giving us a western sunrise. It was beautiful as it shifted from purple to rose to a pale pink.

This evening brought on another delightful snowstorm. When we got off the train for our walk home the snow was over an inch deep and had no footprints in it. That may not seem like much until you realize that the train before ours was there only 15 minutes before us. My roommate and I were both wearing canvas shoes and were shuffling along in an attempt to not slip on the now-hidden black ice.

Earlier this week we had a guest speaker, Steve Farber, issue us a challenge for the semester. He was a very dynamic speaker with excellent examples and some very interesting concepts. His basic message (and challenge) to us was when working with others to make them greater than ourselves. It's definitely something to keep in mind as we're working, and I'm sure it will help us to be more selfless and giving.

Today we had more dance workshops, which definitely challenged me physically. The dance we worked on involves lots of partner lifting, which we'd previously skipped over. Today was the day to add in our lifts. I wouldn't consider myself gymnastically inclined, so naturally I was hyperventilating in anticipation of one particular lift that involved us flipping over our partners arm. I did not die and I only hit my head once (which was more due to disorientation than anything else). I feel like tomorrow will be a spin of the roulette wheel to see which part of my body is most sore/bruised. I'm putting my money on the stomach for soreness with a side bet on arm bruises.

As you can see, it's been a week full of challenges. Some good, some not so good, but overall it's been a really good week and the rest of the week holds lots and lots of performing arts. Hoorah!

~Molly