Prepping for Spain!

Hey class! It's crazy, thinking that I will be in Spain in just a few short days! Tonight is filled with last minute responsibilities - packing, setting up the plans for my substitute teacher (who you will treat with the utmost of respect, right?!), and making sure my family has everything they need to be successful in my absence. Leaving behind your life to travel for two weeks is a lot more work than you might think! I'm excited about the time I'll get to spend, singing in Europe, but I'm also looking forward to my free time, when I plan on catching a train to somewhere. I don't have a clue where I'd go. I speak Spanish, well, I speak Mexican Spanish. In Spain, they speak Castilian Spanish, and in the Basque region I'll be in, they speak Catalán. That's more like French than it is Spanish. For example, in Spanish, the word "please" is "por favor". In Catalan, it's "si us plau". That's like French, where "please" is "s'il vous plaît". See the differences? I'll be relying on some serious Google Translate while I'm there. I'll be posting regularly on this website for you. Some days it'll just be text, but I'll try and post some videos, also. We are going to be singing in some amazing locations, so I'll post video of some of it as I can. I'll also try and continue to relate my experiences to what we are learning in the classroom, ok? Your job will be to continue to work hard in class, work on the holiday music, and continue to check my blog. You'll get some time in class each day to read/watch the latest video/post, so don't worry if you can't do it from home. Ok. Enough for a first posting. See you soon!