Lifey life! (so sorry for the delay)

Hello all!

I am so very sorry for the lack of posting, but school and life in general has just been swift and filled with activities that have consumed me entirely.

Since my last post I have completed 2 main lessons, One philosophy and one 20th century English lit! and now we are working on our play!!! We are doing Shakespeare's 'King Lear' and I am enjoying it immensely! I am playing a few small parts then my main part is 'The Fool', its great, I love getting to be silly on stage. My character Is King Lear's better half.  I am, to quote Shakespeare "Lear's Shadow" the King relies on me for not only entertainment but for life decisions and love. Lear and The Fool's love is pure and real, they are even a bit beyond best friends but Leer really relies on The Fool because in that day and age (and if you know the story) it was very difficult to trust anyone. Basically its great and I cannot wait to perform it in a week! :)

We just did our C.R.Y Concert which is a benefit concert the school puts on for a charity called Cardiac Risk in the Young that creates awareness in youth about being tested for heart problems.  Young people with heart problems are very common and thousands die each year, because they simply had no idea. This concert tradition started a few years back when one of the teacher's son was out for a jog with a friend then suddenly had a heart attack and died on the pavement. He passed away simply because he had no idea he had a condition so his friends and family coudn't save him. I have to say I was very proud and honored to perform in this concert, I love doing charity work especially for something that helps children and young adults( not that I dont like helping older people, but its scary to think that this could happen to me or any one of my friends at any moment,  its such a relief to know there are people out there really getting into helping).

This concert was also quite exciting for me, as I had a solo, the girls harmony group I am in Performed 'Field's of Gold' by Eva Cassidy, at first it was terrifying, the though of having to sing alone on stage infront of a large crowd, but with the help of my friends and teachers I felt uplifted and supported the whole time. I love it here, and I know that leaving will be one of the hardest things Ive ever had to do, but I will take with me a feeling of growth and maturity as I proceed into my years at University.


Thanks for reading, best wishes to you and yours as we enter this Holiday season!
Feel free to email or message me if you want to hear about anything in specific! :)
Lots of love,
Isabella Barber-Lowell