Thanks to the wonders of jet lag, we again woke bright and early. After a quick breakfast and an early morning run, we trekked the 7 minute walk to Waikiki strip. It's stunning.
Dylan bought a $20 water football, because what better way to spend $20? We played water football (or got down and dirty, depending on your perspective). Aidan got attacked by an octopus and had ink squirted in his mouth, but he's better now. After the beach, we went back to the house, ordered some high-quality Domino's pizzas, and got ready for the Super Bowl. There is a clear majority of SIM members who are Patriots fans, despite the fact that the Patriots are cheaters and have no sense of morality! The minority of SIM, Christian and Josh, were pretty happy at halftime. Needless to say, they were less happy at the end of the game. There was yelling. Love hurts. After the game, Harrison and Dylan (and Mike? and Christian?) helped to make our dinner: beef tacos, with all of the accoutrements. They were very good. We then prepared to pick up Roger, our other missing member, from the airport. We are now complete. We were sort of like the Power Rangers without the Pink Ranger. The most important one. Also, who is psyched for the Power Rangers movie later this year?!?! Definitely going to be Oscar-worthy performances from Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks. Sending love <33
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SIM awoke (or did we ever sleep?) in the early morn, tending to the farm chores before we left for JFK. After being treated to some fresh New York bagels, SIM got into the van, ready to take on the world.
Riddle: How many people does it take to figure out how to unlock a parking brake? Answer: 13 Middlebury students and 1 MD. Apparently, large vans have a separate "release" for parking brakes. Fortunately, Peter DB used his special skill of "reading" the vehicle manual. The value of a Middlebury education, in practice. We're so very proud of him. We arrived in the airport, and spotted a wild Mike Nunziante! Mike was abroad during J-Term teaching young Himalayan children how to use abacuses, so we were pretty psyched to see him. He hasn't changed a bit. He still looks like a little chocolate chip muffin that has been only slightly bitten. We knew the flight was going to be awesome as soon as we saw that "The Angry Birds Movie" was available on-demand. Otherwise, not much happened. Nathaniel was afraid of the peanuts that they were serving, so he moved seats. Peter DB almost got the number of a 60-something year old flight attendant. Aidan almost was arrested by a flight marshal. All in all, nothing too exciting. After an approximate 12-hour flight, we landed at 4:30 PM Hawaiian time to beautiful Oahu: 76 degrees.and sunny. Just the way we like it. We met up with Dylan's relatives, who welcomed us with the traditional Hawaiian spirit. We already feel like part of the "ohana". Ohana means family, or so I've been told.* We arrived safely at our residence for the week, Dylan's great-grandfather's house. After a dinner at Zippy's a few blocks down (think Korean fried chicken, teriyaki beef, and other miscellaneous food items), we settled in for a nice, relaxing night. Perhaps bubble baths are in store? *courtesy of Lilo and Stitch. Welcome to Day 1 of our Hawaii blog! Follow us to keep up with our daily misadventures as we pretend to be mature adults who are capable of planning and executing a trip to a place halfway around the world!
With two vans, thireteen boys, and an infinite amount of love for music in our hearts, we left beautiful, breezy 21 degree Middlebury to head down to Josh's house on Long Island. Most of us made it, although there were a few casualties. See below. Josh's parents treated the group to a lovely home-cooked Shabbat dinner, exposing the group to some lively Jewish culture. We all know how to say Kiddush now! After a short performance for Josh's parents, we retired to our quarters, exhausted and excited for our (early!) day tomorrow. If you want more frequent updates, follow us on Instagram at Stuckinthemiddlevt. Sending all of our love to you, the fans. You're for whom we do this. We're happy to welcome SIM's newest members: Ian Scura '19.5, Aidan O'Brien '20, and Christian Chaing '20. Praise be unto them. We're excited for a new semester with friends, old and new.
Look at him. All ready to face the big bad world. We're going to miss Drew, our graduating senior for the class of 2016. He holds a special place in our hearts, and to us, he'll always rock. Wishing him the best as he tackles all that's in front of him.
We just returned from our annual Fall Tour. This year, we took a trip through the great state of Vermont and had the opportunity to visit with Nathaniel's family. We also stopped by Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, Vermont (you can see us with some of our fans after the show above) before traveling down to Simsbury, Connecticut to sing at the Westminster School. Now we're back at home in Middlebury College, getting ready for our final show tonight!
SIM is happy to welcome our three newest members, Jamie Lumley (Class of 2019), Mike Nunziante (Class of 2019), and Raul Rico (Class of 2017). This was one of the most competitive audition pools SIM has ever seen and we're extremely lucky to have them! We're looking forwards to a great semester together.
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