Maui

Life on Maui? Hmmm... That is definitely something very difficult describe. I know that Hawaii is still considered to be apart of the US, but sometimes I feel like I've been dropped into a entirely different world, full of sun kissed people, warm beaches and creepy crawlers...literally! 

The Art School

Art school has been very different that what I had expected. Actually, I really don't know what I expected.  Maybe I thought that my instructor was going to teach me to draw pretty pictures, but that's not what has happened. For the last two weeks, Semyon has been molding my mind how to see, analyze, interpret, and strategize my drawings. Sometimes, it is hard to understand what he is saying, but I think some of it just needs time to soak in. For example, This morning he said, we must jump into a drawing like trying to catch a chicken... With the sense that we aim for one spot initially, but might quickly need to go left or right.  I have become a sponge, trying to absorb not only what he tells me, but others too! After 6 hours of this, my brain feels like mush... But somehow fresh the next morning! 

My Apartment

Here are a couple of pictures of my apartment! I have 2 roommates inside the apartment and 2 that live in separate apartments outside, but share that bathroom/kitchen. 

This is Nicki, she is my favorite roommate! We have so much in common, from attitudes to similar morals to upbringings. She is very sweet and we just talk and talk and talk... Like we've known each other for years.... It's weird. 

Last but not least...

This is Mucha! He is my teachers outdoor cat and is named after the Russian artist Mucha. I have adopted him as my kitty for the time I will spend here and i think he has done the same fime too! After being corrected that Fechin is pronounced Fe-shin, I think that the cat's name is pronounced  Mus-ha, but everyone calls him Moo-ha.