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My life in a suitcase for 192 days is over. At last, after hundreds of performances, hundreds of mistakes of made, hundreds of people met... it's done.

Now I am back to reality. Like the Hobbits after their quest in Middle-Earth.

Bummer. I'm ready for more.

Thanks God! Thanks world! Thanks Korus! Thanks friends!

*Maori greeting ( Read more... )

Just finished our performances in Aberdeen, Scotland, and it was the most unforgettable in my entire life. I missed my girl friends from Norway (Scandinavian women are the best in the world! I love them all), the Hungarian dancers, the cute Celtic musicians from Canada and Ireland, and the ecstatic performers from Africa (Zambia, Ghana, Zimbabwe ( Read more... )

Finally! Internet access worth five pounds!

It's been several days since we left Italy and we here in Aberdeen, Scotland for Aberdeen International Youth Festival! I met several performers from Norway (I love those girls from Happy Feet!), from Zambia (though they smell kinda bad), and from China (Tianjin choir). I also met many of our Kababayans ( Read more... )

Unfortunately for us, we're living in a countryside, miles away from the city porper. Staying here in Cascine San Pietro is like living in a sauna room for days. good thing we all survived the heat stress! Quarrels, arguments, etc. those were so... Anyway, few days left and we will fly to UK.

Visiting the city of Milan is like walking in several ( Read more... )

Yesterday was one of my worst experiences I had here in Europe. I just found out that I was mugged by an anonymous European while running to the train station in Venice. My wallet was stolen, and inside are my hosts' business cards, my graduation picture and 30 Euros.

My 10-Euro gold Buffon jersey had a little hole, thanks to the mosaics from the ( Read more... )

Last monday we went to a butterfly zoo called "Casa Delle Farfalle", in the province of Ravenna, Italy (no joke), not only species of butterflies are found there but also different species of frogs, snakes, and other insects. Too bad I didn't buy a souvenir. We went to Lago Dei Tre Comuni (The Lake of the Three Common Ones) in Udine province, Italy ( Read more... )

I made my first church service and also attended my first mass in Italy and in Europe this morning. My roommate and fellow chorister O'Neal were the earliest to arrive (That's seven Euros for us!. The responsorial psalm was from Ezekiel 2:2-5 on refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house, the second reading was from the second letter of apostle ( Read more... )