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"Wake Up the Sun" I did a piece inspired by a vid recently posted by @avi_kaplan and @acappellacademy #sunrise #prismacolor #indiaink #avikaplan #acappellacademy

I led a song: "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder!

Lunch fam

Today we had this amazing moment in group rehearsal. Basically my group is singing this really powerful gospel song (no spoilers) and we had been practicing it for the past four days. What we had failed to do during practice was truly let ourselves connect to the song. Our group director, Hannah, had us all gather in a circle in our dark classroom and talk about what the song meant to us. We each took turns expressing our personal connections to the music and we got very emotional VERY quickly. After talking, we tried to sing the song again, but with added emotion. Long story short, I balled my eyes out. The experience left me in awe of how beautiful my humanity is, and how small we really are. I finally realized (FO REAL) how blessed I am to be at A Cappella Academy right now. So yeah I sat in that all day through practices,classes, a private viewing of Pitch Perfect, and a Q&A with the cast. But I couldn't quite seem to shake that beautiful feeling. Gotta love Him. Even though I didn't get the solo that I tried out for, or the recognition that I so long for from my peers, I felt accomplished and strong in a way that I haven't felt all week. A very rewarding day indeed.

Where are my glasses doe

Thanks to all of the kind donations and support from friends, family, and peers, I will be able to attend A Cappella Academy this year! I am very very very very very excited about making this trip, and I hope that I can take all who are interested on this journey with me yet again! Thank so much everyone! <3