Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Even More Massive Update from Sweden!


Ok, so Europe has very spotty wifi. But here goes. The rest of Belgium was wonderful, I spent 3 days in Vise and 4 in Gistel. That was a marathon week which ended in me Djing warmups for the cast. I stayed with a host family in Vise that spoke very little english, but the son played mad bass. In Gistel my younger host brothers loved the show and claimed I was the best friend they ever had :-) That was the first time I saw anyone directly impacted by me through UWP, amazing.
In Denmark I was alone for the first time, which proved very....lonely, for lack of a better word. My host family was a single dad with 4 kids, ages 4, 5, 8, and 10. I loved Denmark, and getting to do Community work at a zoo!
In Oslo I stayed with my mom's castmate. Norway was beautiful, and I heard some fantastic stories from my mom's travel year. We performed in a 5-star theater which blew me away. Took public transportation everyday which was surprisingly easy to figure out.
Next I stayed in Stockholm for the 3rd week alone in a row. Awesome city, reminded me a lot of Colorado. Similar landscape. My host sisters were both dancers and gymnasts, so I introduced them to my sister via skype. So cool to have them connect.
Now I am in Eskulstuna Sweden. This is the last week of my sound internship, so I will be running our set up and take down of the sound, as well as part of rehearsal. We have 4 mini shows this week, followed by a full show. So I'm gonna be really tired by the end of the week. Until then, stay cool yo.
--Spencer