Germany Retrospective

An apology is in order...

I am very sorry for not posting this past week. I was truly very excited to make some video blogs, but outside circumstances have made that impossible. The hotel we stayed at in Italy had inaccessible wi-fi until the last evening, and my computer had a great level of difficulty accessing it. Here in Germany, my host family does not have wi-fi available either, and their internet hook-up does not work on my computer. I have not been able to find consistent and reliable public wi-fi in Bietigheim-Bissingen either. I apologize sincerely.

However, I am still recording video, and I am still excited, because I will be posting a longer video as a summation of the whole trip when we return (not the moment we return, but a few days after. It will take a bit longer to edit)! It won't be a day-by-day recap, but expect a complete review of the experience and what I thought about the trip as a whole. Sorry again, and thanks very much for waiting!

A Prelude to the Trip!

I will be making videos for this trip, instead of text posts. Hopefully everything works out technologically!

Team Blogger!

As we near departure, you will begin to see our tour blog gradually pivot from an 'announcements & logistics' communication tool, to a more dynamic journal of the group's travel experiences.  The goal of our faculty is to turn over primary responsibility of documenting this adventure to the wonderful and very capable students of the District 99 Honors Band.

We've assembled a terrific team of six student Bloggers: three from North - three from South - three men - three women ... who are all excited to serve as your eyes and ears while the D99 Honors Band travels through Europe.

Introducing 'Team Blogger' ...

• Marjorie Fera, DGS French Horn/Trumpet (Senior) 
• Stephanie Gillen, DGN Flute (Graduate)
• Cameron Nichols, DGN French Horn (Junior) 
• Dan Reeter, DGS Clarinet (Senior)
• John Shimanek, DGS Trumpet (Junior)
• Joe Vitti, DGN Tuba/Trombone (Senior)