Day 1 - Back to NYC!

Hoorah! It's the first day of the senior sem challenge! I had no idea it started today...but I'm so glad it did. It couldn't have come at a more perfect timing. At the end of April, I open Next to Normal. With the 30 Day Challenge now on its way, this is the perfect time for me to get in vocal shape for the show. This show requires so much stamina and tricky pop/rock styles and mixes that I'm glad that I get to work on the material for at least half an hour every day. I'm also super excited to get my health & fitness game on because I'm already a health & fitness fan to begin with, but I'm excited to start eating clean and working out again after coming back from eating and drinking terribly over spring break while I was in the city. This feels like a total detox and cleanse that came at the right timing! And hey, it is almost bikini season...looool but it's true. I want to move to New York feeling fabulous in the inside and out, emotionally and physically. As for feeling fab on the inside, I am so excited about this spiritual cleanse and being able to do charitable work in the local community before I graduate. Ok, I LOVE this kind of stuff especially after having traveled on Semester at Sea. That whole trip was literally an unplugged service trip. We didn't have cell service or wifi all semester, and in every third world country we visited, we would do something charitable.

Today's Challenge Accomplishments:

Sumi's Daily Practice: 1/30
Minutes: 40 mins
Repertoire: "Maybe/Next to Normal" and "Hey #3/Perfect For You" from N2N
Technique worked on: chest mix, middle voice, light mix, transitioning between mixes, dynamics, memorization of words
Musicality worked on: straight tone, diction, breathy quality, edgy attacks, rip offs.

Health conscious meal 1/25: Chipotle burrito bowl (no tortilla)
Brown rice (healthy!!!)
Black beans
Tomato
Corn
Lettuce (leafy-green ohhh yes it is)
Guacamole (a must)
NO cheese or sour cream :)
(Picture will be on FB comment cuz I can't figure out blogspot from my phone and I didn't bring my computer to NYC with me...)

Ok - about to go on airplane mode as my plane is about to take off to NYC! I can't believe I'm already going back. It's going to be a busy weekend, but I can't wait to get back to Elon for Easter weekend and find some zen time for myself :)

Ciao!