Growing up, my entire life was focused on theatre. I went to rehearsals for two shows at a time, six days a week, with dance classes on Sundays to supplement that one free day. My 7th grade best friend had to make me a playlist of \u201creal people music\u201d for my iPod, because most of my music library was dominated by various Overtures, Entr\u2019actes, and Finales. All of my friends were in theatre, and I never thought I\u2019d be interested in anything else. Especially not sports.<\/p>\n
While my parents watched the New England Patriots play on Sundays, I stayed as far away as possible. I was totally ready for the game food, for sure. But the game itself? No, thanks. I\u2019m good with my \u201cIn the Heights\u201d soundtrack. Despite the fact that we spent free summer nights watching farm team pro-baseball and every New Year\u2019s Eve watching farm team pro-hockey, I was more interested in the fried dough than the actual games. The Tom Brady jersey I\u2019ve had since age 12 was simply for showing off at school, where I hoped nobody would actually mention last night\u2019s great play.<\/p>\n
This all began to change when I moved to Boston sophomore year of college. Friends had extra tickets to Red Sox games. BU Hockey became a part of life when I joined The Daily Free Press and sat next to the sports editor. My whole life I had avoided sports pretty much like the plague, and now it was all starting to make sense. The fandom and the team spirit radiated through Boston. But it wasn\u2019t until my boyfriend began religiously watching the Patriots that I started to as well.<\/p>\n
What all of this rambling is getting at is the idea that it\u2019s never too late to pick up a new hobby. Now a senior at BU, I take back what I said as a kid about football being boring. There\u2019s something really special about a whole community of people coming together and rooting for something bigger than themselves. This Super Bowl was one of the craziest games ever, and I had the opportunity to witness it! I\u2019m the first to admit that it isn\u2019t worth being stubborn and avoiding something just because I disliked it in the past.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t to say that theatre wasn\u2019t or isn\u2019t still an integral part of my life. I used to write a theatre blog, and I spent a summer in New York interning at a theatrical public relations agency. I still listen to \u201cIn the Heights,\u201d too. I certainly don\u2019t forget where I came from, but it\u2019s nice to have a new sort of hobby that brings me closer to my dad and many of my friends. It\u2019s nice to be in the know, and it\u2019s never too late to find new interests!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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