Category: 2017 Argentina-Uruguay Tour Blog

Anna McDougall: Houston, We Have a Problem

By the time the American Airlines group touched down in Buenos Aires, the United Airlines group was still stuck in Houston. It started innocently enough– a mild thunderstorm, a forty-five minute delay. But delays started piling up, and eventually someone with keen skills of observation mentioned that it was midnight, so we were technically on

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Queila Griffin: La Salida – Departure

I set my alarm for 5:30 this morning and I woke up two times before that because I was worried I would sleep through it. (Needless to say I didn’t.) We drove down to MYAC and gathered together in Youth Arts Hall as we arranged ourselves by the buses we were taking to O’Hare. For

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Meet Our Tour Bloggers!

We are delighted to feature the writing talents of these four musicians in our 2017 Tour Blog: Violinist Queila Griffin, of Racine, will be a senior at Case High School and just finished her first year in MYSO. Violinist Hayley Jasinski, of Sussex, has been in MYSO for six years, and will be a senior

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Welcome to our 2017 Tour Blog!

Hello! Welcome to the blog for MYSO’s 2017 tour of Argentina and Uruguay. You will be reading the perspectives of four of our touring musicians as they connect with different cultures and broaden their perspectives. We consider this tour MYSO’s investment towards a better world as our musicians become ambassadors by forging understanding through music. Check back to

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Livia Romanov: A Series of Relatively Fortunate Events

As the groups in Houston patiently wait approximately 12 hours for their delayed plane to take off, the American Airlines group (which includes me) has already landed. Excitement was in the air as we walked from our uncomfortable seats to exponentially more uncomfortable lines. Going through customs and yet another security check was a thrill

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