Chantal's Hollywood Adventures

Hey my lovelies, Today is a pretty exciting day for me as I have officially enrolled and sent off all my forms for The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. I am now just waiting for my I-20 form so I can finally apply for my visa. The next step for me is to get a start on my fundraiser as I now only have seven months until I leave. I know it sounds like ages away, but there is still so much to sort out and with my third year at Central coming to end, I really have to focus on my dissertation. When I started fundraising I thought it would be as simple as setting up a page and people would donate, however, I was sadly mistaken. It involves so much more than that and can be quite disheartening when you don't get any donations. Back in November I sent out about 200 letters to a variety of organisations in the arts and I only received three replies, which unfortunately were all rejections. It did make me lose confidence in my fundraiser. I soon realised that I had managed to get t

Hey Everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and brought the New Year in with a bang. It's crazy how fast the last year has gone. I have been so excited for 2015 for the last six months that I can't believe that it's already here. I'm so happy that I can finally say I'm moving to LA this year, but I'm sad that it now means my time at Central School of Speech and Drama is almost over. Being at Central, I have learnt so much about myself and I've had the most amazing experiences and opportunities that I will cherish forever. As a little dedication to Central and a throwback of 2014, this weeks post is going to be about one of my most amazing experiences of 2014. As part of my university degree we took part in a unit called 'Collaborative Outreach Program'. This was a unit that I was extremely excited about as it allowed us to broaden our drama skills by working with all sorts of different communities and embracin