Before I went to Chicago in 2012, I was not
a very confident person. Though I had been working in a theater group for three
years, and had some experience in the art field. However, I knew I was holding
something back and didn’t do my best to pursue my dream. Luckily, I had a close
friend who was an actress, and she encouraged me to go to Chicago to take some
short-term classes. I took her advice and managed the trip. I signed up for a
comedy school and became a student in the comedy club, “The Second City.”
Staying in Chicago was quite inspiring. I
didn’t realize that I could live abroad and write scripts in English. All of my
classmates in the Second city were Americans, which meant I had to work twice
as hard to keep up with them. I felt like I was a fish out of water, but
sometimes you just have to leave your comfort zone.
I wouldn’t say I was the greatest writer of
the class. Obviously, I’ve never grown up in the States, and there are just
some cultural barriers you can never cross. Even though, I still enjoyed my
class very much.
After the trip, back in Taiwan, my writing
skills somehow improved. But the most important thing I learned is, keep
writing and never be afraid of being myself.
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