I'm still finding my rhythmn here on steemit. Trying to find the insparation to regularly post content here has proven difficult. I've never been much of a blogger, nor someone to keep a diary, so every post is a pretty big deal for me.
This week I find myself in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). I am sitting in a coffeeshop in the downtown area called "DSM Brew Coffee Company" sipping on a nitro coldbrew, it's like a beer coffee if you've never tried one.
(DSM Brew Coffee Company)
This is day three of the festival, yet I already feel as though I have been here for a week. The last three days have taught me a lot, but if I could only choose one thing, it is that networking at an event like this is a lot more difficult than I could have ever anticipated.
I've been taking classes and workshops, seeing new and original theatre pieces, the whole experience is fantastic. However, no one seems all that interested in meeting new people or making new friends. Granted this is a college theatre festival, so most everyone is here with other students and faculty from their respective colleges and universities, but the overall atmosphere does not seem welcoming to outsiders.
There are still three more days of the festival, which is three more days of chances to overcome this atmosphere of exclusion. There is a great deal of good art here, I hope to create with some of these people in the future.
(I took this photo last night while walking down an alleyway in downtown Des Moines, artist unknown)
I would love to hear other thoughts and opinions surrounding this idea of connection from the community here! I'll be sure to keep y'all updated on my adventures throughout this week!
Much love,
Jeremiah