My name is Vinh H. Nguyen; I was born in Canada, grew up in South Carolina, and now live in Atlanta, Georgia!

 

​In 2015, I started my first year at Wofford College. For the most part, I was a good student, but my biggest mistake was always forgetting to set the alarm to wake up for important events. One of these times I forgot to set my alarm was the morning of Interim registration. Interim was a period between January and March where students took one class from a list. The list ranged from the most normal to the most outrageous classes you can think of: "Moby Dick Explained Through Legos", "Scrabble Class", "Trip to Rome", "Introduction to Breakdancing", and more! Since I woke up late, only a few classes were left available, but all those classes except one were closed off from me because I didn't have the prerequisites.  The one class that was available to me was a theatrical acting class.

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I was horrified.

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I've never acted before. I hated speaking in front of people and I  had stage fright.  Initially, I despised the class, but as I learned more about its beauty, I grew to love it. As the class ended, the departure from it was bittersweet. I was glad to not have to worry about performing and people judging me, but at the same time, I enjoyed the thrill and the self-discovery I made from each lesson. Not wanting to let acting go just yet, I decided to continue my education in theatrical acting while pursuing my Biology Degree.

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As I got through senior year, I thought I would be done with acting and finally continue my life as a medical student, but the moment never came.

 

I still wanted to have acting in my life.

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Then came graduation: As I walked across the stage to receive my degree, I saw the theatre building from across the yard. 

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That's when I knew I had to keep pursuing acting.