Barangaroo and Gruen Planet

I am back to class/ "real life," yet all I am doing this week is field trips. I have 5. That is serious. Anyways, yesterday I went to learn about the new Barangaroo development in the Sydney Harbor area. It was interesting, but I thought the coolest part of the development is that the cultural center they are building will be underground because of high rise laws and aesthetic value reasons. Today, I worked on a presentation for my Global Media class focusing on ethics, wrote 2 articles for the Washington Square News, and attended the taping on Gruen Planet. Gruen Planet is an ABC (Australian Broadcasting Network) show about media, marketing, and advertising. The host, Wil Anderson, is a hilarious 38-year-old who really liked engaging the audience. I attended as a field trip, which I had been slightly concerned about, but I am really happy I went because it was so funny and interesting. It seems like a show that I would love to watch and even work for. I actually realized that I would love to work in television and might even take a Tisch producing class next semester if I still am keen in a week and a month and later :) Wil reminded me a lot of Jon Stewart in the sense that he was such a quick and funny tv host. I would love to be part of something so fun, snarky, and on a topic I am obsessed with like media and marketing.

Missing my 4 back teeth: My first post

Perhaps to set an odd but accurate tone to this blog, my first post will attempt to be short and explain why I started this new blog now:

It is about 5 AM and I cannot sleep because the pain in my jaw. My 4 wisdom teeth were pulled nearly 48 hours ago and my mouth is still killing me despite the pain medication that I have been prescribed, which is causing me to sleep all day. Like a cat.

Anyways, my odd sleeping schedule will not effect my sleeping patterns too badly as I will be involved in a 22 hour plane journey from JFK -> LAX -> SYD (Sydney, Australia). I will be in Australia for the next 3.5 months studying abroad with NYU. Sydney is 14 hours ahead of NYC time, so it is really like 8 PM there. Hopefully, my teeth will not hurt any more come Friday when I have to leave for the airport.

View of NYC from Met rooftop- memories!

Of course I am excited for Sydney, but I am also filled with many other emotions regarding my leave of absence from the beautiful US of A. I spent my last semester abroad in Florence with NYU and it was a great experience. The two things I wish I did were keep up with photo postings and writing more (ice skating would be a third thing, but that is another post). I have been trying to remedy the situation by starting to keep a journal again this summer, and deciding that if I could keep up with it (I have and it is currently about 42 pages single-spaced), I would commit to starting a blog. Hence, this blog. [Also, I had major computer issues including the death of 3 laptops and one email hacking in the last 5 months-nbd]. Yet dear reader, I would like to inform you that I have had blogs before, but not one where I felt I could use as a general platform (aka not a 'I'm a Freshman in College!' or 'Food' specific blog, just whatever I feel like writing and sharing). This will be the current resting place of my thoughts/moments/ memories to share, like this amazing summer filled with berries and brunch, which the flowers below remind me of at Roses Berry Farm in Glastonbury, CT.

Anyways, I might share oldie-but-goodie photos, articles, and other things every once in a while; things that interest me or make me laugh; and of course, the latest in the life and times of SarahEvaK. Follow me @SarahEvaK on Twitter.