Week 3- Ohana

Spencer and I waiting to start filming at Younge-

Dundas Square.

Much to my utter delight, I got to start my week with the always lovely Spencer Swanson, who accompanied me to Toronto to film background footage for a concert. It was fun and we ate SO MUCH Cora afterwards, because Cora is basically the greatest restaurant chain ever created. I love the days when I get to see Spencer. They're so few and far between, but they're the best days.

Motown at Mirvish, September 23

Anyway. There was something about this week. I don't really know what it was, something just sort of happened. I'm not sure when it was, either. It could've been in Toronto, or on the Motown buses. It might've been in Design, but suddenly, we weren't 75 people who all had classes together, we became a family. As John Green says, it just happened "the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once". I think we really started to feel it in Design class though.

Bryce and Caitlyn in their costumes. 

For Bryce's costume we took our 

inspiration from the navel officers in 

Pirates of the Carribean. For 

Caitlyn's dress, we took inspiration 

from both Elizabeth Swan's 

wedding dress in Pirates of the 

Carribean, and Mme Thenardier's 

dress in Les Misérables.

Thursday morning, we finally get to class, and there's Magi waiting for us, with huge tubs of tissue paper, butcher paper, tape, ribbon, and so much craft supplies, and an assignment-- 2 hours to make costumes for a certain time period, and we could only use what was given to us. Maybe there's something magical in reverting back to childhood and making costumes out of tissue paper, dolies and ribbon, but it was so much fun!

Look at all the pretty costumes! All of them are 

made out of tape, paper, and craft supplies! (L-R: 

Eriq, John, Ryan, Alysha, Sedona, Dana, Kenzie, 

Sabrina, Luciano, Bryce, Caitlyn & Scott)

Everyday, we just become closer and closer, not only as a program, but as a family.

When I came to school, I knew I'd get an education, maybe some friends in res, and a few in my program. What I wasn't expecting was a family. The people on my floor, in my squad, and in my program aren't just random people, they aren't even friends. They really, truly and honestly are ohana. Because after all, "Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."

Ohana.