Hello everyone,

I was recently informed that, sadly, the India trip will not be happening until the Spring. They had to cancel the Fall semester due to not having enough students. I have known for a little over a month that it might not happen so it is a relief to finally be able to make new plans for the Fall. And hey! I miss fall! We left for Ecuador last year just as the leaves were turning so I am looking forward to the changing colors. There is something about Fall, a smell or feeling in the air that brings back memories from my younger years. The "crisp, frosty air" that all those poet types like to write about. I could never live my life in a place without all four seasons.

To tell the truth, I am relieved to have the Fall to myself. I got back from Ecuador and, after recovering and settling in at home, I went right into fundraising for India. The past month I was also finishing up high school (I graduated on the 17th) which was a frantic, time consuming endeavor. And now, without high school or India suddenly I don't have any thing I have to plan or organize or deadlines I have to worry about. After months of feeling like every moment had to be productive I suddenly don't have to do anything.  I feel better than I have in a long time.

So what am I going to do with myself in the next couple months?  Well, I am planning on doing lots of music.  I want to take some online film scoring college courses and I am already scoring films for a young filmmaker I met at a meditation retreat.  I know I'll find some other projects to keep me busy.

I love life!
Clayton