I think it's time to get out of town. They're threatening snow/ice/rain whatever in the forecast on Sunday when I'm supposed to fly so I'm a tiny bit nervous. I don't think anything will get cancelled. Worst case scenario, I'm delayed and I miss my connecting flight and the airline puts me on the next flight and I just have to call my hotel and have them send the cab driver a little later in the afternoon and maybe it's a tiny bit later when I finally touch down at my hotel in Granada, where it's likely going to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 90 degrees F.
It's going to be fine. I'm so excited about this trip, as long as I can get there some time on Sunday I'll be happy. This is the first time I've done anything like this. Completely solo (as in, traveling solo, not meeting anyone when I get there, no one dictating what I do or when), very little Spanish under my belt (just enough to get by), everything planned to a T. I'm going to have a blast. I'm hiking volcanoes and learning to surf and exploring ancient petroglyphs and visiting coffee plantations. And hammocks. Lots of hammock time. Maybe a massage...of course a massage! Horses. Sea Turtles. I'm going to see some freaking monkeys if it kills me.
So, yeah, despite all that excitement, I admit. There is a little nervousness. But it's abating for the most part. I mean, I've prepared for a lot here. I even bought Skype credits in case I have to call someone while I'm there (I'm trying not to use minutes there at all because Verizon charges $2.89 a minute in Nicaragua while Skype is only 23.5 cents). If I'm worried about my Spanish not being sufficient, a lot of people will speak English (hotel staff, ex-pats, etc.), I have Google translate, Duolingo, even a Learn Spanish in 7 days book saved in my Kindle app. Puedo escribir en español right now if I really wanted to.
Before I run off to Nica land for a spell, though, I really wanted to drop in and update on what's been going on in the music/voice over/TV world.
The commercial I wrote music for? It won that competition so now I'm going to get royalties when it starts airing on the web in UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in March. Awesome, right?
The new voice over demo is in the hands of one agent and one casting director so far. The casting director I met at Marla's voice over class just the other night, an old school guy who likes to listen to all of his submissions on his car CD player (necessitating a scramble to find my old CD labels and a case I could put the disc in). The agent is a co worker's agent over at Access talent (a place that was on my list of places to submit to anyway, so when he offered to pass my demo along, I said, "hell yes!") When I return I will submit to about ten more.
And lastly, I have an interview at CNN today for a full time position. Please wish me luck.
For now, that is all. I will most likely update again after I touch down in Nica. Expect some video this time around. I'm going to be peering into an active volcano in a few days. You're gonna wanna see that.
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