Dear Friends,
Thank you for visiting the Baylor University Men’s Choir Argentina blog. The choir has been looking forward to this trip for a long time and we are waiting with great anticipation for 9:10 on Sunday night when we take off from DFW International Airport. My name is Clint Kimmel and I am the BUMC’s Public Relations Chair for the 2009-2010 school year. I will be writing daily updates and posting pictures on this blog while we are gone. We hope that you will daily look at this page and see how we are doing. (Note-if you do not see the entire post, you may need to click the “More” link at the end of the page.)
Both before we leave and while we are in Argentina we ask that you pray for us. Below, I have a posted a general itinerary to give you an idea of what we will actually be doing. Currently, please pray that we will have a safe plane ride to Argentina and throughout the trip we will be good witnesses for Christ and good representatives for both Baylor University and our nation.
Sincerely,
Clint Kimmel
Here is the itinerary. Please remember that Argentina is two hours ahead of Waco time.
Baylor Men’s Choir Argentina Itinerary
May 17th – June 1st
Sunday May 17th
3:30 P.M. Meet at Dutton Parking Garage at Baylor University and depart for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport [DFW], Terminal D
4:00 P.M. Leave for Dallas
6:00 P.M. Bus and individual drivers arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport [DFW], Terminal D
9:10 P.M. Depart from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport [DFW]
Monday May 18th
7:40 A.M. Arrive at Santiago Chile International Airport
9:15 A.M. Depart from Santiago International for Mendoza
11:00 A.M. Arrive in Mendoza – Go to hotel
12:30 P.M. Lunch, Rest/Settle in hotel & drive around Mendoza
7:00 P.M. Reception at Hotel with main contacts
Introduction to Argentine Culture
Sing for reception
Tuesday May 19th
Morning Paint and carpentry at Children’s home
8:00 P.M. Sing at the Baptist Institute music school concert (45 min)
Conference on ministry of music Q&A (Dr. Bradley only)
Wednesday May 20th
Morning Shopping in Mendoza
6:00 P.M. Go to local High School to sing (Monica Tamayo)
9:00 P.M. Teatro Alina Alba (Ministry of Culture) – Formal Concert
Thursday May 21st
8:00 A.M Check out of hotel
9:00 A.M. Master Class in Choral Directing (Dr. Bradley)
Music School Tour
Afternoon Travel to Uspallata
Paint church building / pass out flyers
Sing 15 min’s at school
Have supper with church
Friday May 22nd
Morning Uspallata Tourism
5:00 P.M. Concert in the open Uspallata
8:00 P.M. Dinner at restaurant in Uspallata
After Return to Mendoza
Check into hotel
Saturday May 23rd
AM Sleep In / Shopping
Noon Asado at Thomas Prat Gay’s “finca”
4:00 P.M. Rodeo del Medio – Improv. Concert by Bolivian Market (ths is half way from the lunch location)
8:00 P.M. Concert (IBAD) at NH Hote
Sunday May 24th
AM Churches
Norte
Covimet
Lunch @ Covimet after service
PM First Baptist Church & Sudeste Church
Supper At Shelton’s Residence
Monday, May 25th – Argentina Independence Day
AM Check out of hotel
Leave for Airport
8:50 A.M. Fly to Buenos Aires
10:24 A.M. Arrive in Buenos Aires
Check into Hotel
4:00 P.M. go to Andrecito (90 min’s away)
Perform & eat supper
Tuesday, May 26th
Iguazu Falls All Day
Wednesday May 27th
AM Local shopping and sightseeing at around Iguazu Falls
2:10 P.M. Fly back to Buenos Aires
4:00 P.M. Arrive in Buenos Aires
Supper at restaurant together
Thursday May 28
Noonish Sight see congress building (possible performance)
7:30 Concert at a theatre with two other choirs
Friday May 29
Morning sight seeing and local shopping
7:00 P.M. Concert at local church
10:00 P.M. National TV Presentation
Saturday May 30
Morning – Go to Tigre Delta Area
8:00 P.M. Concert at Barrio Norte Baptist Church
Sunday May 31
9:00 A.M. Concert at church
3:00 P.M. Head to hotel to pack for airport.
4:30 P.M. Head to airport.
9:35 P.M. Leave Buenos Aires
Monday June 1
6:15 A.M. Arrive at DFW Terminal D