Hello there everyone.
I have NO idea if anyone of you will see this, but I thought it would be fun to revisit the blog today. I found the letter I wrote to my future self 10 years ago, as a post for this very blog. The letter was dated 4/26/2011.
Updates about me:
I largely lived up to my 17-year-old self’s expectations… I still make music, still enjoy nerdy stuff, and I’m still pretty happy and optimistic. A LOT of life has happened since I was 17, and looking back at some of my old blog posts… I feel like I owe you all an apology for being very insufferable about college and music. I guess I was just a very excited little nerd!
I have lived in California for these last 10 years, but in just a week I’ll be moving back to Colorado. This is a big moment of transition for me, so it seems oddly appropriate that I am reflecting a bit on the past. I feel excited about the move, but nervous as well. I am a different person now, but I am returning to the place where I last lived as a kid. It’s strange.
On another note, I’m married now. It’s been 4 pretty great years with a partner who supports me, challenges me, and loves me more than I probably deserve.
I enjoyed my time in college writing music, and I went on to grad school afterwards to become a teacher. For the past 4 years I have been teaching K-8 music and band in California, and I will be doing the same this fall after I move.
It’s wild to think about how much the world has changed in the last 10 or so years. Many things have changed for the better, many for the worse, and some things, it turns out, have always been very very bad. I’m continuing to learn, and (as I put it at 17), doing my best to decrease World Suck.
I hope you all are well, wherever life has taken you. On the off chance that you read this, I’d love to hear your updates as well.
DFTBA,
Emily
