Many thanks to my betas luvtheheaven and MrsWemmaMorrison, and to everyone who reads and reviews. I still don't own GLEE.
July 4, 2012
Dear Finn
Happy 4th of July. You may be wondering why I am writing to you on this very important day for our great nation – or maybe it's just an excuse for everyone (besides me) to party. New York is amazing with tons of things to do – all of the theatre, shopping, exploring. But I still find myself lonely. I haven't really had a chance to get to know many of my dorm-mates at school. Those who are staying here over the summer are all occupied doing their own thing; it feels like I am somehow intruding on their space. I haven't really met anyone in the city in the short month that I have been here so far.
In case you are wondering how I occupy my summer days, I go to the New York Public Library quite a bit –it's so much more evolved than the Lima Public Library. Sometimes I go to the NYADA library on campus – it is the most beautiful building that I have ever seen. Creamy white on the outside, with elegant spiral columns in the front. It rests near a lovely flower bed that is peppered with tulips, daisies, roses, peonies, overlooking a beautiful lake. My favorite part of the library is the stacks. The stacks are a few floors above the lobby of the library and contain shelves and shelves of books, newspapers, journals, records, and tapes. The stacks are only accessible by an old elevator in the back of the library – the city fought to keep the elevator for historical and sentimental reasons. They're practically abandoned during the summer, so the stacks are my own private utopia – like Narnia or Oz. The only downside is that it is unbearably hot with very little fresh air. Oh well, a small price to pay to be near such beautiful work. Musical composition books, biographies, scripts, photo albums – a treasure trove of information.
School starts in a little more than a month; I'm anxious for it to begin – it will give me something different to do, and I'll be able to hone my craft further. Maybe I'll go home to Lima for a week or two before summer's over – my dads said that I could visit whenever I need to. They've really been more than generous about everything – paying for school, personal expenses. All they ask in return is that I mention them when I win my first Tony – which is naturally a given.
Glad to know that you're working so hard in Georgia, even though the very thought of guns is simply barbaric and should be unnecessary in a society that promotes peace and understanding.
Stay safe. I love you,
Rachel