Student Blogger Reflects on Self-Discovery and Values Through Writing This Semester

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As the semester comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on what I've learned as a Student Blogger with BroadwayWorld.

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If someone had told me on January 1st of this year that I would be a student blogger for BroadwayWorld, I would not have believed them. In my mind, I never thought of myself as a writer. And during that point in time, I was still a Flute Performance major at my college and feeling incredibly discouraged and unaligned with my career trajectory.

So at the halfway point of 2026, reflecting on the fact that I had both the courage to switch my career path to be more theater-oriented and the ability to share my stories about it makes me feel incredibly grateful for everything life has given me so far. Through this uncertain and daunting journey of navigating a new career path and discovering myself in the process, writing for BroadwayWorld this semester has surprised me with so many lessons about myself and my values.

When deciding what I wanted to write about this semester, I was able to notice that I was more motivated to write about certain topics than others. I never realized how passionate I am about advocating for mental health and well-being until I started writing my feelings into words. I always knew it was something I could talk about, but seeing that passion get documented and published somewhere made me very excited. I’ve realized that even outside of my writing, I would love to start creating more content online and sharing more about that side of the industry because I believe it is important for everyone to address in the process of finding their potential.

With that, just seeing my passion shine so much in what I wanted to share was highly encouraging for me. I like to think that I know what having a passion feels like, because I’ve experienced the feeling of being both aligned and unaligned in how I spend my time and resources. I’ve experienced both passion and burnout intensely, and know how that feels for me.

Keeping that in mind, writing for BroadwayWorld this semester has given me the chance to see my passion shine so deeply. As someone who just made a big decision to change my career focus, knowing how much love I have for theater and how deeply I love speaking about it has solidified that decision. And through all of the doubt and uncertainty that came with all of this, seeing this side of me has reminded me this semester that I need to keep going and that I’m on the right path.

My whole life, whenever I was asked about my “why”, I didn’t have much of an answer. I knew I loved what I did and was excited by the feeling of it, but I couldn’t pinpoint the reason for that. Through writing for BroadwayWorld, I discovered that a big value of mine is storytelling. I realized that when I feel that I’m making a positive impact to someone through the stories I share, that fires my spark more than anything.

Writing this semester definitely helped me discover that. One highlight of my semester came from publishing my article about my journey to changing my career path to musical theater. When I wrote that article, I had people telling me that they felt inspired and reflective through reading it, and that feeling of knowing that I am capable of making a positive impact on someone’s life was something I hope to have forever.

In general, I want to become the voice I needed growing up. Someone to inspire others to trust the most authentic version of themselves and their abilities. And whether that is done through performing, writing, sharing content, or just having conversations with people, that’s my why. To be a light in the industry. To tell meaningful stories. To inspire people to find and trust their voice.

To end this article, my last article for the Spring season with BroadwayWorld, there are so many people I want to thank. I want to thank everyone at BroadwayWorld for giving me the chance to share my voice with the world through my journey.

I also want to thank everyone who has led me to this point in my life and brought me to this version of myself, including all of my professors, mentors, peers, castmates, family, and friends.

And, of course, I want to thank you, the reader. Thank you for being here and for letting me share my stories with you. I hope that the things I have written have given you at least a little bit of inspiration and insight. My DMs are always open on Instagram (@angelinakardos) if you need anything at all from me. You are amazing and more than capable of anything you have the passion to pursue.

I hope you’ve had as much fun reading my BroadwayWorld articles as I’ve had in writing them. Thank you for a great spring semester!

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While that uncertainty hurts the Type A side of me, the fear is motivating, and I find it to be extremely helpful to be somewhat on the side of the unknown.

Something that I feel is overlooked for actors is developing skills aside from acting. There's the pressure to just choose something and stick with it. I decided to share my experiences of trying things other than performing and how they have benefitted me, both as an actor and as a human.

Writing about theatre has not made me an expert, but it has made me a far more attentive observer, and that has been the biggest surprise of all.

So looking back, what has surprised me most is how much truth and knowledge I already had in me, even if I didn’t fully believe it or see it all working out at the time.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Student-Blog-Self-Discovery-Through-Writing-What-Ive-learned-as-a-Student-Blogger-this-semester-20260526)._