life’s not a paragraph

gah! in about a month i will be on a plane to the czech republic! it’s strange how sudden this seems. i feel like i still have a few more months until i go! although, i guess that it’s all starting to come together. i bought my plane ticket a few weeks ago (which i am going to have to work my butt off this summer to pay for). i just got all of my art supplies. this saturday we have a pre-departure painting class.

i am so excited, but actually i am really nervous at the same time. i have never really painted before. what if i get to prague and i am an awful painter?! i am going to come home from this amazing place with ten poorly rendered paintings. okay, i know i am being a bit irrational. like drawing, painting is something you have to learn how to do. and i am sure the more i practice, the better i’ll get at it. but still, this little ridiculous fear has been nagging me lately.

i guess i’ll just have to try to be positive about it. i have done so many new things this semester! some have been more successful than others, but i don’t think i have ever failed… hmm. let’s hope i don’t start.