at the time. I'd never been to Vancouver before, and I was 21 years old and living in a foreign country for a month and a half by myself, and it felt magical. I went and got candles the first day and incense and did some grocery shopping, and I was like, this is my life now. Throughout the games, viewers have been pointing out the similarities between American diver Michael Hixon and theHigh School Musical was for me, you give, give, give, give, give, give, give, expel so much energy. Then you wake up one day and there's like literally nothing left. You're just like, I am a shell of myself. I learned that the hard way, taking care of myself and not burning the candle down to the very wick. To be a good performer, I need to have my energy and I need to feel okay mentally as well. Schiller can still recall the names of several of her favorite haunts — dance clubs, bars, and coffeehouses. She remembers seeing LGBTQ people at the docks on Christopher Street and a park in the Bronx.