tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14902174754009035642024-03-05T03:48:37.799-08:00Lauren Chertudi and DancersLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-31478272816671677912013-05-28T08:12:00.000-07:002013-05-28T08:12:13.561-07:00And now we Follow the Wind!
The time had finally come to begin our big adventure! On Friday May 24th I officially received my Master of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College and spent the weekend cleaning and saying goodbye to the city that has been my home for the last 2 years.
Our first official stop will be in Washington DC where we will be visiting the Memorials, Monuments and the Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-57393851676036634792013-05-01T15:53:00.004-07:002013-05-28T08:13:18.307-07:00Follow the wind... a dance film
COMING SOON:
more information on my upcoming road trip and dance film and how you can help
Follow the wind...
How You Can Help! CLICK HERE
Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-76569415781754173422012-02-19T14:02:00.000-08:002012-02-19T15:41:54.557-08:00Chicken Stew for the body
Last night I saw LEVY dance from SF and they were AMAZING!!!! The audience sat on the stage and interacted with the dancers. We were encouraged to take photos and video during the show as long as we promised to post them on their Facebook page. If you get the chance to see them DO IT... the piece I saw was called Romp, which is exactly what it was.
Chicken and Lentil Stew 2 servings
1/2 T Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0Yonkers, NY 10704, USA40.9199758 -73.85954940.871982300000006 -73.938513 40.9679693 -73.780585tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-9329844695761770302012-01-29T14:04:00.000-08:002012-01-29T14:04:28.331-08:00Catching up on... it allHoly cow where has the last 2 months gone...
Therefore a quick update is in order:
We had our winter concert and it went well
I fell in love with this song...
I completed my first semester of Grad school only slightly worse for the wear... but done!
Went to the Sheepherder's ball in Boise, and felt extremely out of place. Most of my friends weren't there or occupied by their new Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-56611236640178485152011-12-04T15:35:00.001-08:002011-12-11T07:41:01.884-08:00All the pretty lights
Ross arrived in New York late monday night the week of thanksgiving. As soon as he arrived I got him settled and went to bed... because I had 4 hours of dancing the next morning. After my classes ending I got home we got some food and then walked to school so I could show him around.
It was really cool to be able to share my life in New York with him.
After touring aroundLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-49023568757039502082011-11-17T07:24:00.001-08:002011-11-17T18:42:35.141-08:00Ross is the most amazing man in the whole world ever...it's true... This morning he surprised me big time. It seems he has made a liar of me in the best way, this will not be my first Thanksgiving alone... But instead, my first Thanksgiving with Ross.
I'm so excited and happy, every time I think about it I get pterodactyls in my stomach, smily like dopey (seven dwarf style) and begin to cry. I feel bad because Ross asked me if I was happy this Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-25512751409993450542011-11-14T17:03:00.001-08:002011-11-14T17:45:13.801-08:00Karma Balances ItselfYou know those days when you have so much to say and no where to start... therefore you feel like you have nothing to say. Yeah, today is kinda like that.
I guess I'll start from the last post.
my motivation and inspiration lately...
Read more for a quick recap of my week
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I am healed and hamstrings and I are back on theLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com1Yonkers, NY 10704, USA40.9199758 -73.85954940.8959793 -73.899031000000008 40.943972300000006 -73.820067tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-55432591263085267542011-11-06T17:50:00.001-08:002011-11-08T18:45:03.022-08:00we speak the same languagego read this now!
this is one of my favorite websites in the whole world
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/weekend-meditation/weekend-meditation-how-to-eat-your-way-to-happiness--160129Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-50797370943462272252011-11-06T16:37:00.000-08:002011-11-06T17:04:38.151-08:00Another day, another injury...
It amazes me how quickly the weeks pass here... I feel like I just moved and getting through orientation. In reality I am in the thick of final papers and projects, with my final showing for my dance tuesday. AHHHHHHHHH how did that happen?
This week I was nursing a strained left hamstring which was an interesting challenge for me. I learned how to modify and take care of my body while still Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0Yonkers, NY 10704, USA40.9199758 -73.85954940.8959793 -73.899031000000008 40.943972300000006 -73.820067tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-59541867873123560952011-10-30T17:42:00.000-07:002011-10-30T18:51:13.097-07:00Blizzards, Lights, and Beef Stew
What a strange week it has been... Starting with the fact that Sara Rudner wasn't there all week because she had a show in the city. I got A LOT of feedback about my dance and ended up changing and shifting the whole thing. Ross got his gift on wednesday and loved it (thank god!). His phone was being weird all week though and I never heard from him on monday or tuesday really until late Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com1Yonkers, NY 10704, USA40.9199758 -73.85954940.8959793 -73.899031000000008 40.943972300000006 -73.820067tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-74281329179876676032011-10-26T20:08:00.000-07:002011-10-26T21:05:21.021-07:00Who doesn't love a surprise of all your favorite baked goods?I'm hoping Ross loves it... because that was the main portion of my anniversary gift to him (makes sense, since it was cooking that started this whole thing)
Saturday morning for 3 hours my hands worked non-stop to bake 3 of his favorites, all of which I have never made before and was slightly nervous (especially the toffee since that is easily ruined)
However! it all came out well and I reallyLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com1Yonkers, NY 10704, USA40.9199758 -73.85954940.8959793 -73.899031000000008 40.943972300000006 -73.820067tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-69007990926254661672011-10-23T11:02:00.000-07:002011-10-27T20:16:05.999-07:00companion cubes make the best assistant bakers
my new companion courtesy of Ross...
and my halloween decoration...
and my new coffee maker...
I spent 3 hours yesterday morning working on Ross's anniversary package and once he receives it I will post the details on here... be excited because I tried new and scary things (keep you mind out of the gutter!)
This week's baking project!!!!
Feta, Red Pepper and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0Yonkers, NY 10704, USA40.9199758 -73.85954940.907977300000006 -73.87929 40.9319743 -73.839808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-52162250951058944312011-10-20T11:30:00.000-07:002011-10-24T05:27:47.001-07:00A weekend in Pleasantville...
My weekend in SLO was EXACTLY what I needed. Even though there was some stress and drama just to get there. I was an hour and a half delayed getting out of La Guardia, however I was being told by the flight attendants that we should make it and they are going to hold the flight in Denver for us.
Once I get to Denver I RACE to the gate for Santa Barbara and luckily they were still Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA35.2827524 -120.659615628.6652339 -130.76703759999998 41.9002709 -110.5521936tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-83145810610793867632011-10-13T14:44:00.000-07:002011-10-13T14:45:07.963-07:00The leaves begin to change and I'm thinking about my eyeballsThis week has been such a change from last week, it's almost hard to believe. I had an amazing meeting with the program director, Sara Rudner, monday. I talked to her about my stuckness in my choreography and she helped me think through ideas and now I have so many ideas they are bursting to be worked on. I also talked to her about my tendency to over think things and panic. She gave me tips on Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0Yonkers, NY, USA40.9312099 -73.898746940.8832249 -73.9777109 40.979194899999996 -73.8197829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-79757319804974695592011-10-09T09:21:00.000-07:002011-10-09T14:25:59.746-07:00Baking Project Part 5: Carrot Muffins
This weeks Baking project is savory because I realized I really don't want something sweet during my break. I want something hearty and substantial. So I saw a recipe for carrot muffins, a less sweet version of a carrot cake. I have adapted this recipe only a little, I used 100% whole wheat flour in stead of half wheat half white. I also switched vegetable oil out for olive oil. Next time I Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com075-87 S Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701, USA40.9312099 -73.898746940.8832179 -73.9777109 40.9792019 -73.8197829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-12896145700581490042011-10-09T00:00:00.000-07:002011-10-09T09:05:04.050-07:00Tis the season... for apples and cinnamon
Weekend Meditations
I love this tea pot and it's brightness. Teapots have slowly become my beacon of homeliness. I find that it means "there will always be tea or coffee at hand and the whistle will make sure to break through any fog." Teapots make me happy (I may start keeping a list).
Secondly I realized yesterday that this dance blog has slowly become a food blog so my question is... Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0Yonkers, NY, USA40.9312099 -73.898746940.8832249 -73.9777109 40.979194899999996 -73.8197829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-15053016377948680832011-10-08T15:45:00.000-07:002011-10-08T19:31:14.929-07:00The hand that burns probably holds the knife
I've created this challenge to myself completely unconsciously for some reason that I want to cook something new and different every week. I guess it is a way to keep myself busy. Food is very comforting and challenging; it has played a large part of my life. I figure if I fail as a dancer or choreographer I'll open a bakery or cafe. Sometimes I wonder if food was my true calling, I watched Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com075-87 S Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701, USA40.9312099 -73.898746940.8832319 -73.9777109 40.9791879 -73.8197829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-61511922222084918972011-10-02T09:10:00.000-07:002011-10-09T14:29:19.286-07:00One by one the seasons change and peanut butter begins
I woke up yesterday morning to Fall. It seems like Mother Nature woke up Saturday morning and realized it was October and needed to cool things off a bit. Walking to the grocery store and back home brought back so many memories of France. In many ways I am living a parallel life to my time in France. However I don't have the luxury of having Laine here as a piece of home to hang out with and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com2Yonkers, NY, USA40.9312099 -73.898746940.8832249 -73.9777109 40.979194899999996 -73.8197829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-71330614979665484392011-09-25T19:00:00.000-07:002011-10-02T09:26:53.632-07:00A much needed change of sceneryThis morning was a big day for me, my first trip to the city. Holy shit did I need this trip. Turns out my good friend Spank from SLO was i town this weekend for a family wedding in NY and luckily had free time sunday morning to meet with me before I had to be back in Yonkers for rehearsal.
And so my adventure began...
I took the Metro North Harlem line into grand Central station Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-44076990216083314772011-09-25T18:43:00.002-07:002011-09-25T20:10:11.520-07:00Back to the grindThis last week has been NUTS, three 11 hr days in a row capped by 8 hr days and my "free time" spent studying and working on my research paper.
Tuesday was the real shit show of a day, I had grad sem II then composition which I left early for a training conference with Liz Rogers which was so amazing and beyond valuable. From there I went straight to dance meeting for the whole department and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-50323542261710833912011-09-18T15:15:00.000-07:002011-10-02T09:29:43.032-07:00a river of tears... and a lot of cookies
So this weekend I was pretty sure it was going to be a solitary weekend and quite lonely. Saturday I watched ridiculous sad movies and while I hate to admit it, cried most of the day (let's not bring it up again shall we). Mainly I was sad because I feel very out of place here, I've mentioned this before but it's worse. I am in a totally new, unfamiliar place where people are less than friendlyLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0Yonkers, NY, USA40.9312099 -73.898746940.8832249 -73.9777109 40.979194899999996 -73.8197829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-22491476373226465552011-09-18T14:33:00.000-07:002011-10-02T09:30:41.258-07:00new wheels, old pillow, future wings and some spacewalksLast Saturday night I bought a bicycle!!!! It's a diamondback luster 1 hybrid bicycle. Riding around here is terrifying though. The NY drivers are psycho and there are no bike lanes and the sidewalks are super uneven and tiny. However it is nice biking to and from school, though I have to carry my bicycle up and down from the 3rd floor. Let's just say I'm going to be super uber fit by the end of Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-24502174637603770692011-09-13T10:58:00.000-07:002011-09-13T20:14:53.233-07:00buckling down, settling in and a search for a cureWell, I have completed my first week of school, and it was completely overwhelming, terrifying, and fantastic. Week 2 has now begun.
my schedule is a lot crazy to say the least... I basically dance from 9am-8pm every day with maybe an hour for lunch or so. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to handle all of this physicality and I am concerned for the stress on my body. Every night I elevate my Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-35655572790407523462011-09-03T10:58:00.000-07:002011-09-04T09:50:30.050-07:00one of those restless daysI don't know if it's just me or if everyone has them... those restless days where you can't figure out what to do, where to go, what music to listen to, etc. Today is one of those days...
I was maybe going to go to the city on a tour, but it is supposed to be stormy this afternoon/evening and for some reason I don't want to go on their tour... I want to go on my own kind of tour. That, and it's Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com0Yonkers, NY 10704, USA40.9312099 -73.898746937.8281954 -78.952457900000013 44.0342244 -68.8450359tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490217475400903564.post-76542774069359617562011-08-24T13:06:00.000-07:002011-08-24T21:05:10.861-07:00Miss Lonely New York pt. 2Saturday 8-20-11
Power outage from around 5am-7pm... so I simply lounged at home until I was starving and walked to the store for food
Sunday 8-21-11 Stormy all day... So I read my friend Mara Truslow's book Fifteen Fragments. If you want to read an AMAZING, honest, and heart breaking-ly beautiful book look no further. It took me essentially 1 day to read (2 afternoons). Now I am not much of a Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954184708474670616noreply@blogger.com1