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I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES!!

I know- WTF. As impulsive as this may seem to some, this truly wasn’t a hasty decision at all. When I first decided to audition for Summer on NCL, it was with an entire grand scheme in mind that’s ultimate purpose was to cost-efficiently get me to LA. I knew from previous work in the industry that cruising is GREAT money for a performer, and I also knew that I could get a free flight to LA out of it when I was done with the contract. Bing, bang, boom- the plan worked and here I am, baby!

My decision to move out here was easily the hardest decision I’ve ever made, and I’d be lying if I said I still don’t have flickers of doubt about making it. As y’all know I had been in NYC for 7 years, and I found myself extremely comfortable there. You’d think that sounds like a good thing, and in some ways it really was, but I found myself just unable to jumpstart my motivation and commitment to my larger life goals that I had moved there to achieve in the first place. Despite the numerous, honest attempts to dig myself out of the rut of comfort I was in, I never could completely do so, all the while being completely self-aware that I wasn’t working toward my goals and was too comfortable.

I had kicked around the idea of moving to LA a lot over the past couple years, so when I saw the audition notice for Summer, knowing immediately that a job like that could comfortably get me to LA, then subsequently weighing the pros and cons of following through with the plan, it became very clear to me that I needed to do everything I could to enact it. Once I booked the show, the next, and hardest, step was to begin to come to terms with the reality that I would be leaving the one true love of my life, New York City. Not saying “goodbye,” of course, just “see you later,” but still, I had to do a lot of self-healing to get over the idea that leaving before achieving certain goals was somehow an admission of failure and defeat. I’ll tell you why it isn’t: I never owed NYC anything. The only one I owe anything to is myself, and the very reason I’ve moved out here- to feel that fear of life again that drives my creativity, motivation, determination, and action more than anything in the world- is the greatest testament that I have not and will not give up on myself and my dreams.

The path to success is not a straight line, so I’m trying my best to trust the process and the path. I’m very happy to be here, and very excited for this next chapter of my life! Wish me luck, peace and love!