6-21-09, In Transit from Philadelphia to Indianapolis
Sunday was truly a day of rest for Kantorei. We traveled 8 hours from Philadelphia to Columbus, OH on our way to Indianapolis. The seniors celebrated their Kantorei careers with Joel at the traditional senior dinner while the rest of the choir relaxed at the hotel. We needed this day to recharge in preparation for our final stretch.
We picked up the boys from their home stay families at Wayne Presbyterian Church, site of our concert last night. Each had their stories of interesting things they saw or experienced. For example, one group drove to Ocean City, NJ and dipped their feet in the Atlantic Ocean. They also saw Lucy, the hotel built in the shape of an elephant as a marketing stunt in the 1920’s that is now a national land mark. London has Big Ben, Paris has the Eifel Tower, and Ocean City has Lucy, the elephant hotel.
The ride was restful and uneventful. We stopped for lunch at a new wayside on I-76 in Pennsylvania then continued to Columbus.
We arrived at the Hampton Inn at 5:00, checked in, and got ready for dinner. The Seniors along with Joel and Mary Zammit at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus, while the rest of the choir ate at Jimmy Buffet’s Cheeseburgers in Paradise. The boys ordered burgers built the way they wanted it ranging from a plain cheeseburger to a burger loaded with jalapeños and salsa (that was mine) to vegetable burger to crab burger and everything in-between.
Senior dinner was a very happy occasion with lots of laughter, reminiscing, and bonding. The boys have come a long way in their careers in Kantorei developing as musicians, citizens, and men. Most are planning to continue their musical careers in college, strongly influenced by their time spent with Joel and Kantorei.
We returned to the hotel and served ice cream to the boys and enjoyed a couple hours in the pool. This was a perfect release of energy after being couped up on the bus all day. Bed checks were at 10:30 and we had a longer night of sleep to look forward to since we are not rolling out until 9:00 tomorrow morning. We all need a good night sleep.
Sunday was truly a day of rest for Kantorei. We traveled 8 hours from Philadelphia to Columbus, OH on our way to Indianapolis. The seniors celebrated their Kantorei careers with Joel at the traditional senior dinner while the rest of the choir relaxed at the hotel. We needed this day to recharge in preparation for our final stretch.
We picked up the boys from their home stay families at Wayne Presbyterian Church, site of our concert last night. Each had their stories of interesting things they saw or experienced. For example, one group drove to Ocean City, NJ and dipped their feet in the Atlantic Ocean. They also saw Lucy, the hotel built in the shape of an elephant as a marketing stunt in the 1920’s that is now a national land mark. London has Big Ben, Paris has the Eifel Tower, and Ocean City has Lucy, the elephant hotel.
The ride was restful and uneventful. We stopped for lunch at a new wayside on I-76 in Pennsylvania then continued to Columbus.
We arrived at the Hampton Inn at 5:00, checked in, and got ready for dinner. The Seniors along with Joel and Mary Zammit at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus, while the rest of the choir ate at Jimmy Buffet’s Cheeseburgers in Paradise. The boys ordered burgers built the way they wanted it ranging from a plain cheeseburger to a burger loaded with jalapeños and salsa (that was mine) to vegetable burger to crab burger and everything in-between.
Senior dinner was a very happy occasion with lots of laughter, reminiscing, and bonding. The boys have come a long way in their careers in Kantorei developing as musicians, citizens, and men. Most are planning to continue their musical careers in college, strongly influenced by their time spent with Joel and Kantorei.
We returned to the hotel and served ice cream to the boys and enjoyed a couple hours in the pool. This was a perfect release of energy after being couped up on the bus all day. Bed checks were at 10:30 and we had a longer night of sleep to look forward to since we are not rolling out until 9:00 tomorrow morning. We all need a good night sleep.
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