American Music Abroad Gold Tour 1997

It's been 3 weeks
Of sweat and tears
It's been 3 weeks
Of hopes and fears
Practice and performance
Traveling abroad
Experiencing new cultures
And finding them odd
From country to country
From town to town
At times with high spirits
And and times spirits were down
Hauling our luggage
Made life quite hard
Meter by meter
Yard by yard
Our arrival in Belgium
Had us starting anew
Finding all at once
That we really had no clue
Meeting new people
Starting new friendships
Set in our mind
This would be the trip of all trips
A true test of friendships
Both old and new
Getting comfort from people
We never knew
The trip has now ended
We're returning home at last
The sights were tremendous
And I had quite a blast

July 18, 1997

Sara R. Barthol