Love, Jacaranda: More Than A Charity Girl

One of my biggest regrets as a kid is not pushing to attend art school or music programs for the summer or for college. I did go to music camp as a preteen, but that wasn’t exactly the same and my violin skills were definitely not up to par for professional performance. University music majors intimidated me in college though the orchestra was fun and the conductor a great guy. I did sing in the choir and know how to play violin from various private lessons, but I didn’t want to turn either into a career. It’s always vicarious, then, to read about kids pursuing the same dreams in…