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  1. Game plan: What to Wear

    March 23, 2010 by Jo

    Packing is such an ordeal now that I am trying to match my clothes and look presentable on a regular basis. I am sure at some point it will get easier, but as of right now, I still have to try on clothes, put together outfits, and see what I can combine with what. Guh….more work than necessary, and I am slow because I get easily side tracked (like now….I am blogging instead of packing).

    I am heading to Europe tomorrow and I’ll be visiting Cologne, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Dublin, Ireland; and Gothenborg, Sweden. Luckily I’ve previously taught in all of these cities at all of these camps so I have general idea of what to expect. It’s going to be a good bit colder than it’s been the past few weeks and there are beaucoup performances I have to prepare for which translates to “beaucoup de luggage.” I decided I wanted to write out what I was bringing in hopes that it would detour me from over packing (I’ll keep you posted on that). So here’s what I think I am bringing, what days I think I will wear it, performance info, and weather:

    Monday
    jeans + blue silk shirt (+ long sleeve shirt) + belt
    knee socks + boots

    Tuesday
    high waisted jeans + BCBG shirt (+ long sleeve shirt)
    Tuxedo jacket
    heels

    Wednesday
    gray dress + 2 pairs tights
    knee socks + boots

    Thursday
    leggings + white sweater + tank top
    (OR blue shirt with jewels + long sleeve shirt)
    knee socks + boots
    -night: gray skirt + white top
    tights + scarf
    black shoes

    Friday
    jeans + blue/white striped shirt + tank top
    Tuxedo jacket
    - night: red twirly dress (+ long sleeve shirt)
    VS tights + white shoes

    Saturday
    brown skirt + red/purple/long sleeve white shirt
    scarf + belt
    black shoes
    -night: dress (white check & black) + scarf + tights

    Sunday
    blue dress + black shirts
    footless tights + black shoes
    - night: purple dress + tights

    additional items:
    work out pants + 4 shirts + running shoes
    pjs + shirt + flip flops

    COSTUMES
    Stratosphere: dress, knickers, hat, goggles, boots
    Puttin’ on the Ritz: red lingerie
    Group number: black & red dress / gold skirt

    PERFORMING:
    Barcelona:    weather: 45-61 degrees
    Stratosphere
    Fan Dance
    Hawaiian

    Dublin:        weather: 39-53 degrees
    Intro #
    Stratosphere
    Fan Dance/PotR
    Hawaiian
    Finale

    Gothenborg:       weather: 36-50 degrees
    Stratosphere
    Fan Dance

    EEEEEk!! lots of stuff.

    More to come!

    Does anyone else do this or is it just me? Hahha, it might be.

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  2. Traveling – rant

    November 19, 2008 by admin

    One of the many exciting things about traveling so often is that so many things can happen before you arrive to your destination.

    Last week I came back from Quebec and it took me twelve hours to get home. I had looked at my ticket, but hadn’t quite focused on my return flight. Had I, I probably would have taken a 7:00 flight vs a 10:00 am flight and would have had a shorter layover subsequently. Gar!!!!!

    Currently I am in Europe and I have already had quite the travel experience. I flew into Paris and then took 2 trains to get to Grenoble. To get to the Lyon St Exupery airport, I had to take a tram to a bus and from there, I am scheduled for two more flights before I arrive to my next destination.

    For this tour, I arranged it I’d so I wouldn’t have to purchase my own flights. Unfortunately by doing that, I lost some control on how and when I travel. Normally I book direct flight for myself unless they are $150 or more than something with a layover because frankly my time is with something. I did, however, forget to specify that I’d like to check ALL the details of the travel plans and approve them before they are bought. So really it’s my fault that I have a travel schedule that I am not pleased with. Arg!!!!!!!

    Ok, that was my rant for the day. I might need to do it again when I switch cities.

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