Well, I’ve been with the circus for over five months now! I
realize more and more each week that there are both pros and cons of living on
the road full time.
Cons:
It’s really hard to try and find the post office, grocery
store, Walgreen’s etc in a new city .. every week. It’s definitely sad to get
wedding and party invitations in the mail that you know you’ll never get the
opportunity to go to. Taxes are gonna be killer this year. Since you have to
file taxes in every state you’ve worked in and we are in a new state just about
every week .... I win the complicated taxes game this year :)
But, despite the challenges, there are still So MANY amazing
things I discover while out on the road :) Here’s a few recent highlights and discoveries:
Pro: You get to visit old friends in new cities. I got to
see my girl Katie Stevenson in Nashville several weeks ago!!
Pro: Touring is kind of like a food and beverage tour of the U.S. In Charlotte, I found an AWESOME coffee shop ... it came complete with a FRIENDS reference. Winning.
Pro: Absorbing culture is so easy at the circus. There are
people here from China, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Peru,
Russia, the Ukraine, Mexico, Hungary, Italy, and more! Recently, I’ve been
eating as much Latin American food as possible and learning to cook it too :)
Pro: Learning a language is so easy because of the
aforementioned culture collision that is the circus. My Spanish is coming along
quite nicely. If you happen to want to
learn, I’d definitely recommend this Duolingo app and book ... and to get yourself a
native who will give you lessons. This has been a wonderful combination in my
experience. Also, the Latin Workout Pandora mix is awesome.
Pro: Vising cool landmarks across the U.S. Recently, I was
at the Georgia Aquarium, the CNN center, the World of Coca-Cola factory, and a
rotating restaurant that Whitney Houston used to frequent in Atlanta. Pretty
sweet.
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| CNN Center |
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| Some sort of Dragon fish at the aquarium ... you just can't escape the Dragon ;) |
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| View from the Westin Sundial Restaurant in Atlanta! |
Pro: You get to do things that normal people just don’t do
at work. In past posts, you can see pics and stories of me riding Cossack trick
horses, feeding a variety of circus animals, learning clown skills, posing on a
Globe of Steel motorcycle... and other things. This week, I hung out on a lyra
– used in aerial acts. We’ll see what act I manage to sneak in next.
We are just a couple cities away from hitting the Washington
DC area – quite possibly one of the areas I’m most excited about this year on
tour.
Until next time ... :)
