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Choir Tour

Dear Readers,

I must say that tour turned out to provide much more enjoyment than I had expected. The bus rides passed by quickly on most days and Disneyland highlighted a big day of the trip. However, it did highlight the funnest parts of the trip. Those times came at the least expected times.

Riding a bus for 8 hours straight does not sound particularly fun, but it can go a lot faster with people who know you and how to provoke a smile. One can observe many things about people when sitting next to them for that long. It's unfortunately very revealing about some people. Some wrap themselves up with tedious things that won't help them at all. On the other hand, I got to know some people who are already set pretty well and we talked about their families or just their interests.

One thing I hate about Tour involves relationships. You guessed it: Tour Romances. at lunch on the way to Vegas, a couple of guys were comparing numbers of girls they had kissed on that trip. The 'winners' were up to 3 or 4 apparently. Don't have tour romances. They're just stupid.

Disneyland remains the happiest place on earth! It was rather surprising when one of our friend's mom showed up with her little brother. They tried to pull a joke on her by having her brother just come up and say 'I'm lost.' I was surprised when her mom was coming straight at us with her video camera and I didn't recognize her at first. We spent a good portion of the day with them and had great fun before we preformed at the California Adventure Backlot stage with the Ensemble. That went better than any of us expected.

As much fun as tour provided, it's relieving to be home where I can eat whatever I want, not feel rushed every second of the day or spend time with Ms. Belnap. Welcome home, everyone!




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