Today was a great day. I spent great time with friends through rehearsals, bus rides, and getting food at Mostaza (my beloved) but the most rewarding part of it all was our second performance for the San Juan Canta. Our performance yesterday was one of the most meaningful experiences I've ever been a part of, so to follow up something which felt so special made me genuinely nervous. I think I ended up putting a bit too much pressure on myself, and my playing (in my opinion) suffered somewhat because of it, but I still feel great about the performance, and my friends in the choir sang just as amazingly as the night before. Even if I don’t feel as confident in myself as I would’ve liked, I learn a lot about myself from performances where I feel that way, and it helps me to understand how to shape my mindset for future performances. I am so unbelievably proud of this choir, the musicianship that has been shown in these two performances helps me remember the reason why I chose to commit my life to this craft.
Today we landed in Buenos Aires and got our first taste of the new sights, sounds and cultures we get to experience on this tour. After finishing a long 9 hour plane ride -and getting through customs- we took taxis to our hotel which lies right in the middle of downtown. Just walking through the streets of downtown was a great experience, many beautiful buildings surround the area. Some standouts for me were the museum and the cathedral. Packed in between the wonderful architecture were so many little shops and food vendors it was hard to choose which ones to stop at and which to walk by. Eventually the group I was with stopped at a bookstore. The store was decorated from top to bottom in antique signs and furniture, and the whole store had that old book smell. We even found a shelf full of classical music recordings, full of a bunch of composers and pieces a bunch of music nerds on a choir tour instantly recognized. After leaving the bookstore we found a small restaurant to grab ...
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