i am in copenhagen.
i am far away from anything familiar.
i call a tour bus my home.
and i am happy.
being out on the road with a group of people that i never knew two weeks ago, and playing solo, and just being so far from family and friends is very hard and scary. at first i was sad and lonesome. but i got used to everything after a few days. and jason and the band and crew are such kind souls and look after me. so i am not so alone as i thought i would be.
i think it is a good thing to do things that scare you, that push you.
so i was jogging today, and the air was cool and smelled so sweet and everything snapped into focus. how lucky i am. it is hard to get wrapped up in the wrong head space. ticket sales, cd sales, radio spins, will people only know me for my "sweater song"...all these fears and thoughts scramble through my brain often. but i live for the moments like today, where i realize how fortunate i am to be doing what i love. IN EUROPE nonetheless.
the show was amazing tonight. the people were so sweet and i felt a genuine connection, which furthered my glowing feeling.
i will leave you with some things i have learned on this tour so far
1 - the catering in european venues is AMAZING...any kind of cheese you could ask for...
2 - almost everyone speaks english and gets my jokes...for the most part.
3 - i can sleep for over 13 hours straight.
4 - the toilet paper is very rough over here, but they have bideys in every hotel room...i cant spell that word...biday? bidie? the toilet that shoots water up into your undercarriage. i normally would check how to spell something on google, but it is in danish and i can't figure out how to switch the settings to english...
5 - google changes languages on you but i forgive them.
6 - music means everything to me. trite, but true.
7 - being alone makes you grow up. even just a little bit.
8 - i can be off stage and in my pjs and ready for bed in under 10 minutes.
9 - parisians and italians look cool no matter what they do. fact.
10 - putting yourself in an intimidating situation forces you to step up. don't let your apprehension tie you down.
there. that's that. i love copenhagen. i love you all. thank you for reading. i hope i see some of you americans out at my
BE OK TOUR this fall. i know the economy is in the pooper, but i promise 1,000 dollars worth of good times. maybe even more. definitely free hugs.
xoxo
ingrid