Whoa...

OK. It's finally here. Pictures will begin to adorn this page beginning late tomorrow! The anticipation is building up and is almost too much to bear. Oh, this is gunna be sooo freaking crazy! Soon the charted unknown will be explored, along with the satisfaction of treating the peoples of Europe to some exquisite musical experiences. Yup, that's right. This isn't just a vacation to get away from it all. It's going to be a performance for Europe. I, along with a good 125 other high school students (yes, you read right) will be traveling Europe as a choir with another 125 students performing as a fully orchestrated band. And believe me when I say, these kids would blow your mind. I'm not even joking. We practiced together for the first time July 1, 2, and 3. By the end of day 2, we sounded like professionals who have been doing this their whole life. It helps though that days 1 and 2 were twelve hours long (again, you read right). From 9 in the morning to 9 in the evening we practiced. If any of you sing in a choir, you should know how much energy can be drained even from just 4 hours of singing. Yet, we managed to pull it off. Then after those two days of practicing, we practiced a few hours more and put on a concert for friends and family. Again, incredibly professional sound coming from high school students. I truly feel blessed to be able to perform with this group of wonderfully talented people. It'll be an experience forever etched into the design of my brain. Well, that'll be all for now. Gotta go finish packing for the uber long plane ride tomorrow. Farewell for now, and enjoy the day!