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Monday, August 14, 2000
Leaving Mendoza, Argentina
Today we
went to the airport at Mendoza to fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
We would
then drive to La Plata, Argentina. The hotels there would be our
home each evening
for the
remainder of the tour until Saturday, when we would start our journey home.
At the Mendoza airport there were TV cameras so we sang a song.
The American Youth Choir sings for the
media at Mendoza airport
Sing for the camera!
After singing, Tom Sandidge did an interview
about our group
Jennifer Holland, Ruth Bryant, Marissa
Reyes and Stephanie Darbo (TGC) shop at Mendoza airport
Hello, Buenos Aires!
After arriving at the Buenos Aires airport we waited for our luggage
Good Buds - Marissa Reyes and Stephanie
Darbo (TGC)
Patrick Withers (Longmont Chorale), Sarah
Rogers, Kathryn Kuczaj (TGC), Shannon Mullins (PGC) Jennifer Holland (TGC)
Our guys are ready!
Today is Marissa's 16th birthday
TGC girls give her a card signed by all
American Youth Choir members - they pose with Dr. Ackerley
We stayed in 3 hotels in La Plata
- 42 of us in one hotel, 12 in another
and Dr. Ackerley and Dr. Kukuk
in a third hotel
TGC girls with new "friends" - members
of the Argentina choir
That evening at our hotel, Texas
Girls' Choir girls had a private party for Marissa.
We had pizza and a South American
birthday cake!
Happy Birthday, Marissa - "Sweet 16"
Ruth, Joleen and Jennifer with left over
pizza
The hotel manager was also the pizza maker.
He was extremely nice to us!
Tomorrow will be a busy day - our first in Buenos Aires!
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