Work hard, play hard. I’m young and in London so why the heck not! Despite all the aching body parts from long days of practices I’ve been managing a good amount of girl time to blow off some steam in my dance shoes – and I had Sunday off.

I’ve managed to do a whirlwind of fun, hot spots over the last few weeks: Boujis, Jalouse, Maddox, May Fair, Nobu, Bungalow 8, and one of my fav from this weekend: Sketch. It’s a little bit of Alice in Wonderland, but in a good crazy grown up way. The bathrooms are little private pods that you step into. Very funny.

Next up…practice, practice, practice.

I’ve only been in London about two weeks now, but that didn’t stop me from being so excited to have my first house guest to join me from Vancouver. So many amazing things are happening right now, but as you can imagine it’s just that much better to share with a friend.

She barely settled in before I made Shelley shake off the jetlag and head out to the theatre. My friend Lauren is in the chorus line of the show Wicked the Musical. The costumes were amazing!! And trust me we checked out the details – we had 5th row seats (thank you Lauren!), and had the pleasure of sitting with two lovely Strictly fans. Then Lauren and another cast mate joined us for apres-show cocktails to celebrate being with friends in London.

So it’s vacation time!!!! – I’m off on an Alaska Cruise. My first time.

To be honest the last few weeks have had me on a killer schedule. The Gemini congress in Portland was crazy fun, running two back-to-back dance camps, my dance school’s end of year show, and booking a few acting gigs in between (more on that soon). You know…the usual!

Did ya know the Port of Vancouver is homeport for the Vancouver-Alaska cruise, one of the world’s most popular cruises. Annually from May to September, more than 900,000 passengers on some 275 sailings. Make that 900,002 if you add Adrian and me.

It’s that time of year again. To shout out what you love most about Vancouver – fill out a ballot for the Georgia Straight’s 2009 Best of Vancouver.

Until July 29 have your say about the best of the city. From Best Kept Vancouver Secret to Best Romantic Dining, your most cherished Vancouver people, secrets, and landmarks; AND your fav dancer. VOTE! for Katya Vishilas

Enter now and spread the word. Grand-prize draw for a $3,000 Flight Centre gift cert.

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