Big Thank You

The concerts are finished in the US, now its time for me to write a short summary of my trip and hang on to the amazing memories. 

First a big Thank You for the Organization of the Night of the Proms for taking me to the US and being able to see this venue.  I seriously had a great time all week in Dallas and definitely enjoyed the concert, wish I could travel with the full orchestra and get to know a bunch of them, would have been a lovely experience.  Apparently, they took a bus to get to the other cities, Little Rock, Kansas City and Omaha.  On the way one of the tour bus has had a puncture, not sure if they made it on time to the event but sure it was ok as have not read anything different from that.

Second big Thank You to my friends in Dallas, I had a superb time with them.  It was lovely to be able to visit them after many years and their unbelievable support, not just that they accommodated me but they helped me with transportation and also took me to play tennis and visiting Waco, Texas (where I was able to see the Baylor University, real American campus).  I was pretty lucky, ended up on a birthday party with them Saturday night and met a Texan who I have also known for a few years, what a great surprise!

Third big Thank you for my landlord for looking after my cat all week, he missed me but at least he was still at home nice and comfy.  I received a photo in my mailbox from them during the week, my cat being on the roof staring at the sky, obviously waiting for my plane to arrive...

Last but not least, thank you for everyone reading my posts and all the support, patience I got from friends before and during my time there.  Hope to see you all with my next adventure!

My connection with the venue

Lots of people asking how I got connected with the venue.  Well, great question.  Let me start with a little introduction about myself:  I am originally from Hungary, have lived most of my years there.  Also lived in London, England for 2,5 years and same period in The Netherlands.  I have currently moved back to NL, was living in the US before, including Las Vegas and Alaska.  I am always searching for great entertainment opportunities and have already heard about the Night of the Proms while living in Hungary. When I moved to the Netherlands, I came across the venue through a TV commercial in 2011 and have checked their website.  It sounded amazing, with all those great singers like Angie Stone, James Blunt, Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), John Miles performing in Rotterdam with the symphonic orchestra.  I absolutely love special events which stand out from the mass and this is certainly something different then a concert itself.  I booked my ticket straight away and was curious to see how can classical music meet pop.  It was an amazing and outstanding experience, though I was little sad that Seal has only performed in Belgium and not in the Netherlands (we always long for more, aren't we?)  Since then, I am always curious to check the line up for the next event and that's exactly what happened this time too...on the website stood the little article stating the opportunity to be an Ambassador and win a trip to the USA as this will be the first time they appear on stage in the States.  Because I am still a little "homesick" , this sounded like a fantastic opportunity to go back to my latest homeland, so I had to give it a go.  Look, where it took me!  I am flying over tomorrow to enjoy the Premier of the Night of the Proms in Dallas, Texas.  Really can't wait.
What did I learn again?  Never give up your dreams! You can fail or loose if you try but if you don't try, you don't even have the chance to win!