FAQ's

FAQ's

I thought I should address some of the frequently asked questions about my future chaperone adventure:

DO THEY PAY YOU PRETTY GOOD TO DO THIS?
My position is actually a volunteer/missionary position. I will be raising support for my personal and travel expenses.

SO WILL YOU BE TRAVELING AROUND STAYING AT HOTELS?
The Choir tries, as much as possible, to keep costs at a minimum so that the majority of the funds can go directly to where it is needed most. Therefore, the children and chaperones stay with "host" families the majority of the time. These are families (from the church that is hosting the concert) that have invited a few children and a chaperone to stay at their home.

WHEN AND WHERE WILL YOU BE TRAVELING?
My tour will begin in mid September when the choir arrives from Uganda in Chicago. Next ,we will travel up to Minnesota. Rumor has it that we will be doing concerts in North and South Dakota and Kansas after that and the rest of the tour is TBA. I will keep you updated!

HOW DO YOU TRAVEL?
Most of the time we will be traveling in The ACC bus. It sounds like it will become my home away from home soon. This is a picture of Choir 28 infront of their bus.




HOW LONG WILL YOU BE GONE?
I have committed to at least 1 year of travel with the choir. Sometime during the year I will take a 2 week vacation to come home.


WHAT WILL YOU AND THE CHILDREN DO ALL THE TIME?
The children give 4 concerts a week (Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday nights and also Sunday mornings). We will spend some days traveling of course but other days will include time spent doing school work, dancing and singing practice, rest, and play. Every few months we will have what they call "camp" where we stay at a retreat or camp-like place and the kids don't have class or choir practice all week. Here is a picture of a Choir kids (and a chaperone) having some fun at camp.