Here is one of the many perks of college: You don’t have to wait until Easter for Spring Break.

And boy, was I ready for it! All of my professors scheduled midterms the week (actually, the day) before break started, so Friday afternoon was one big sigh of relief. One of the nice things about having exams before the break was that I didn’t have any real work to do.

I don’t know about you, but I absolutely HATE having to do schoolwork over a break.

So what did I do with myself over nine glorious days of freedom? Well, I actually wasn’t that free. As I have mentioned before, I am in the Furman Singers, and we always take spring break to tour.

So, I spent my break singing.

Which, although it may not sound like it, was more fun than I would have had sitting at home. We traveled all over the southeast, through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Just one of the many churches at which we sang.
I have never been on the road so much in my life.

But on the upside, I have mastered the art of sleeping on cramped, loud charter buses. Now there’s a life skill.

In all seriousness, though, tour really was a lot of fun. We all became very close to each other, (who couldn’t, when trapped on a bus for two seven hour bus drives within 24 hours of each other?) and, as cheesy as it sounds, I grew on tour.

Living with 80 people on a bus will teach you a lot about adapting and compromising, and there is nothing like going home with a family that you have never met to hone your small-talk skills. As a singer, you learn when to push yourself, and when to relax a little. As a musician, you learn the real beauty of your art, which is touching people through sound. As a Furman student, you learn how much this school means to those who have come before - alumni came and sang with us every night. And you learn what amazing opportunities this school affords you – not every school would be willing to finance a tour for their choir.

I spent my spring break with Furman, and I have to say…

…I kind of like her…

…a lot.