Led by dreams

June 19th, 2012 at 1:06 pm.

It’s been a while. The past two weeks have been incredibly busy with our two final rehearsal weeks for our end of year production. Long days, exhausted limbs and a grandma that wanted to go to sleep really early every day. Blogging somehow didn’t fit into that.

I have big news however. And no, I’m not pregnant, suddenly engaged or contemplating a sex-change (that first was actually asked by my drama teacher when I told him I had big news… erm… NO).

I got a place at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

To say I’m delighted is just completely and utterly inadequate. I found out last Tuesday really late in the evening and I think the dog of my housemate thought I was simultaneously choking, laughing hysterically and being murdered very slowly and painfully.

I kept logging in and out of CUKAS to make sure the words ‘guaranteed unconditional’ didn’t suddenly disappear. Same thing the next morning when I woke up: first thing I did, even before making myself a cup of tea, was checking CUKAS. It’s a miracle that their server survived. Yes, I might even have asked my bestie Julie to log in herself to make sure I wasn’t imagining things.

Ringing my mum was the best thing ever. She didn’t believe me until I started crying: ‘Mum, I’m SO happy!’ Calling Jules and my singing teacher was hilarious. It was late so they were both incredibly worried that something awful had happened. Crying and laughing at the same time at both ends of the phone: priceless.

I just feel so grateful to my friends, my family and my teachers for believing in me and supporting me (and oh God this starts to sound like a really bad acceptance speech…). It’s only today when I got home in Ostend and I had the letters from the college and CUKAS in my hands that it started to be real.

Is it January 7th yet?

16 cups of tea ( Reply )

  1. Chrissa
    Jun 19, 2012 @ 1:18 pm

    Congratulations Karen! That must be so exciting for you! All the best :)

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    • Karen
      Jun 19, 2012 @ 5:38 pm

      Thank you. Exciting doesn’t really cover it. Nothing really does. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious comes close but not quite… Eheheheh.

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  2. Laura
    Jun 19, 2012 @ 7:27 pm

    Yay! How exciting!!! Congrats lady ;)

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    • Karen
      Jun 19, 2012 @ 11:05 pm

      Thank you. I keep grinning. My cheeks are a bit sore…

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  3. Jenmarie
    Jun 19, 2012 @ 10:50 pm

    That is such wonderful news, Karen! I’m very happy for you :)

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    • Karen
      Jun 19, 2012 @ 11:08 pm

      Thank you dear.

      Reply

  4. liz
    Jun 21, 2012 @ 7:32 pm

    Yaay Yaay Yaay Yaay Yaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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    • Karen
      Jun 24, 2012 @ 12:52 pm

      Yes: that’s kinda the transcript of my Tuesday evening… :)

      Reply

  5. Jo(ke)
    Jun 21, 2012 @ 9:19 pm

    Woohoow! Proficiat! :-)

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    • Karen
      Jun 24, 2012 @ 12:53 pm

      Dankjewel :) Ik wil deze zomer nog eens in Gent geraken. Heb je ergens tijd om af te spreken?

      Reply

      • Jo(ke)
        Jun 25, 2012 @ 4:47 pm

        Ja, dat zou de max zijn. Vanaf eind juli zal ik volledig vrij zijn. Email mij maar wanneer het voor jou past! :)

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        • Karen
          Jun 25, 2012 @ 7:31 pm

          Ok. Will do :)

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  6. Amber Rose
    Jun 23, 2012 @ 11:49 pm

    YAY! You’re coming to Wales! That’s fantastic! So thrilled, and well done on the uni place!

    I might organise a Welsh bloggers meet up to welcome you. :)

    Amber xx

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    • Karen
      Jun 24, 2012 @ 12:40 pm

      I think that’s a great idea. I’d love to meet you!

      Reply

  7. ana magdalena
    Jun 24, 2012 @ 2:07 am

    Karen,

    Congratulations! You deserve this, and more due to your dedication and hard work :)

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    • Karen
      Jun 24, 2012 @ 12:53 pm

      Thank you so much dear. Big hugs.

      Reply

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