Hello Hello!
I write to you as I wait at JFK...soon I will be boarding a flight to London and begin my adventure! My European Tour...a musical one!!
.....the beginning of a dream that I have dreamed for a very long time now....
gosh...travel is such a complex bit of emotions...it is for me at least...
I had not realized to this extent...
First I'm excited, then I'm more excited, then more excited still...
(Yes, that quite possible! Haha)
And yet I find all the ways to worry...
But I can't predict the future!..and why should I even want to try?
....knowing all the happy or sad moments before they happen... ? Nah ...not for me!
I like to think that good things will happen...because they always do.
So what did I finally end up packing for a 5 week tour??
Obviously I wanted to pack light...everyone does!
Not sure if I accomplished that..
The clothing is very basic:
2 simple dresses, 2 pairs of jeans, 3 tops, 2 sets of pajamas, a sweater, a light coat, one pair of shoes, 2 pair of socks and tights! (Oh my that doesn't sound light! Haha!)
I have all that in my soft guitar case protecting Garcia (my guitar)
Maybe I should have cut the list in half...but it all fit, so I went with it...
Then, I packed music, a small amp (Roland), a mic (Mikey), chords, batteries, CDs , business cards, art pad, and oil pastels!
And I still had room to bring my iPad, phone, umbrella,curling iron, toiletries, hair dryer , oh! And two cute saves!
So all this fits in my guitar case (yes my guitar is in it as well! Haha!) and a carry on bag the shape of a big purse. Wow...just listing all this stuff even amazes me...no wonder that my two bags are very heavy!! Oh well.....we'll see what happens... It is manageable ...I do hope!
I'll be arriving in London at 9:30 ...London time tomorrow June 23!
Oh my oh my!!! This will be my first time!!
Talk to you tomorrow!
With Love,
Andrea
