Personal Narrative: My Trip To Colorado Children's Chorale

In the early morning, at the Colorado airport, I sat waiting with a bulky suitcase and some very anxious kids. Today was the the day I set flight for Europe! I could not be more excited! All the packing, planning, and fantasizing had finally come to fruition. The Colorado Children’s Chorale was going to perform in Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The other kids were ready, the staff was ready, and I could hardly sit still. Suddenly, the choir staff rounded us up and we headed to the airplane entrance. Once aboard we sat into comfy seats destined for the eight - hour flight to Frankfurt, in Germany. While on the airplane, we watched movies or talked to a friend to occupy ourselves during the long trip. Gradually nearing Germany, the choir staff suggested taking a nap for a little bit since the time zones had changed. Agreeing, I snuggled as best as I could next to the airplane window. Trust me, the window was not a good pillow and I couldn’t sleep a wink! On approaching the Frankfurt airport the plane had massive amounts of turbulence. So much, in fact, that one of the girls in my choir screamed! I was so embarrassed when people kept looking around to see who had done it. After a very fast and confusing transfer onto a different plane, we got seated again for our much
I met people from many different countries and I ate many unusual and exquisite foods. So many interesting things happened that I can’t even remember them all, though many of them will always stand out in my mind. Our return flight was bittersweet for all of us, because although we all wanted to go home to our families we also didn’t want to leave Europe and all of our new friends behind. I learned a lot about the world and became more confident in myself on this trip. My dad said that I came back different; a little more mature. I am so happy that I got to go and hope to get back there again, one