Michael Lohaus Shares His Talent

I'm having a wonderful time in America and I want to share my story and a special event, respectively. I am a CBYX student from Germany and I have had a wonderful time in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The special event I wanna share is the trip to Berklee College of Music in Boston with the Jazz Band of my school.

In Boston, there was a big Jazz Festival and we participated. Because we have a lot of funny people in this Jazz band, even this long bus-traveling was a lot of fun and we were all busy. In Boston, we saw a bunch of old, historic buildings, but also many of the modern world. Among other things, we saw the harbor where the Boston Tea Party took place.

Then we arrived at the Berklee College of Music. The college is huge! There are many buildings with big studios, theaters and study halls that we visited with a college student.

Preparing and waiting for our turn, we were absolutely amazed by the huge amount of people that are trying to be a good musician and that are competing in this contest. To be honest, we didn't think we would win (and we didn't) because there were plenty of good Jazz bands. But then, we had to play. All in all it was a good performance because we had prepared for a long time, but in the end, we didn't win. But here is the kicker - one of us, the Vibes player, got an award for special achievements. Unfortunately, we had to be in school on Monday, so we didn't have a lot of time, but it was one of the most fun days I have had in the US, and believe me, I've had many already!!!!