Celebrity Career

I don’t know how it all happened. One night I’m choreographing dances and charging my parents and grandparents 25 cents to watch… convincing my brothers that yes, one day MTV will want me for their music videos and maybe, just maybe, Broadway will ask me to lead their sold-out show. I’d get an award and have to give an “I’d like to thank” speech. In fact, I had even practiced it. “I’d like to dedicate this award to Daniel and Josh, my two older brothers who thought I would never make it.” Like most things though, they were right and my current dancing career has been restricted to impromptu room dance parties and formals.

I’ve finally accepted the sad realization that Chris Brown and I will most likely not be best friends anytime soon and that I will probably not be able to charge more than my 6-year-old admission price to one of my performances. And maybe it’s the lack of practice or the absence of flashing cameras, but I am no longer accustomed to speaking in front of large groups.

So when I found out I would have to be giving tours to sometimes large groups of students and families, I was excited but incredibly nervous. Most of the other interns have already been tour guides but I have no such experience. An hour of talking? I didn’t want to just give the facts or statistics… that’s why the reputable Wikipedia exists. And I have lots of stories, more than most would care to hear, but which to tell? And walking backwards? I can’t even walk forward in a straight line, let alone backwards!

It’s been a week now and I’ve realized that I can’t go the whole summer without leading my own tour. Thus, tomorrow, I will once again reignite my celebrity career- leading my first tour around campus in front of a group of some of the best friends I could ask for (I had to promise them dessert after). And who knows… maybe I’ll even get to sign some autographs after.