I have been wandering around the Interlochen campus all day, and listening to music of every sort. The Interlochen philharmonic was playing next to my hotel room. Maya's friend was in the Intermediate chorus so we ran into each other in 'The Chapel', to hear the young mostly girl group harmonize together. The singer/songwriter high school performance gave me chills. These students are expected to write a song every two days and perform it, and play their best piece to the mostly parent audience. Some of the songs were so impressive and moving, some of the voices truly remarkable. Maya has been a delight, but clearly prefers to spend time with her cabin mates. I lured her off campus for lunch, and we ate just a mile away, at 'Bud's', which had much better food than the cafeteria, although I do not think Maya noticed that. She is entirely content with the food she is offered. She was then my navigator in my efforts to find my hotel, which was further away than I imagined, right in Traverse City. One has no idea when booking a hotel online where one will end up. The hotel is serviceable, right on Lake Michigan, and I hope I will find it tonight after the concert. I am so accustomed to GPS in the car, I am at a loss otherwise, although my iphone does the work, I feel nervous reading my iphone while driving.
Traverse City is much bigger than I imagined, and full of visitors. Perhaps there is a convention in the town, but it is also a vacation spot, and many of the hotels are right on the lake and water sports are the main attraction. There is a film festival in town, but will end tonight, and I will not have the opportunity to check it out. We drove through the downtown area, which was quaint and touristy, and perhaps tomorrow Maya and I will have the chance to check it out before we catch our flight.
Interlochen is a remarkable place. Maya insists that she wants to return next year. We are flooded with art of every sort, and talented young people reveling in it. The parents are here in full force this weekend, and the venues are full of admiring relatives. It is unfortunate that Eric is not here to experience it. I had no idea that this would work for Maya when I arranged for her to participate. It felt right to me, but not until I heard her first phone call when she reported that it was 'awesome', did I feel reassured, and now that I am here, I wish I had had the opportunity to be here as a child. It is truly awesome!
Traverse City is much bigger than I imagined, and full of visitors. Perhaps there is a convention in the town, but it is also a vacation spot, and many of the hotels are right on the lake and water sports are the main attraction. There is a film festival in town, but will end tonight, and I will not have the opportunity to check it out. We drove through the downtown area, which was quaint and touristy, and perhaps tomorrow Maya and I will have the chance to check it out before we catch our flight.
Interlochen is a remarkable place. Maya insists that she wants to return next year. We are flooded with art of every sort, and talented young people reveling in it. The parents are here in full force this weekend, and the venues are full of admiring relatives. It is unfortunate that Eric is not here to experience it. I had no idea that this would work for Maya when I arranged for her to participate. It felt right to me, but not until I heard her first phone call when she reported that it was 'awesome', did I feel reassured, and now that I am here, I wish I had had the opportunity to be here as a child. It is truly awesome!
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