Travel Writing Exercise 4

Travel Writing

Exercise 4

The most intense part of my story I think was the beginning, when I was describing Times Square, but I hadn’t yet said that it was Times Square. In order to tell that whole story, you have to know the back story that led up to it. Why I was even in New York City in the first place.

I love Musical Theater. I have been singing, dancing and performing since the fifth grade. My fifth grade teacher was the best. Her name was Mrs. Lipps. She made us all class t-shirts and as a holiday gift once, I got her a KISS Lips pillow. She loved the arts just as much as I do now. She loved it so much that she had our entire class work on putting on a show all school year long. It was called Over the Rainbow. It was a kind of spoof on Wizard of Oz. There was still a Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion, Scarecrow, and Witch, but instead of Munchkins, there were Discokins. I was one of them and we got to dance to Boogie Shoes by KC and the Sunshine Band. I was also the Big Bad Wolf and I was going through the forest and I asked the Wicked Witch if she had seen a little girl walking through. She thought I meant Dorothy, so she pointed offstage and said, “Yes, she went that way.” I said, “Thanks.” And went on my way. I thought it was funny that we added that.

That’s what started my whole love for performing. After that, I joined my middle school choir at Turkey Foot and absolutely loved it. My teacher was really cool and fun. I’ve been singing in choirs ever since the sixth grade. I was in choir two years at Turkey Foot, Beginning Choir because of scheduling issues in eighth grade, Senior Choir in ninth grade, Men’s Ensemble in tenth grade, and Cincinnati Children’s Young Men’s Choir now.

I did more shows in Middle School following my first show in fifth grade. The summers of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade I did the drama part of Camp Coney at Coney Island. We would pick a show, cast on day 1, rehearse all week, then perform it on Friday. Those were really fun. I also did Beauty and the Beast in seventh grade. I was the Prince.

So, I ended up in Times Square in New York City because that’s where I want to be someday, performing on Broadway.