Opa!

Last night our school had a music night. A band performed Greek songs from 1960s to present time. The band consisted of a guitar player, a singer/ tambourine player, and a bouzouki player. If you don’t know what a bouzouki is- it is sort of like a mandolin. I was hypnotized. Here's an example of what it sounds like:

The band clearly picked good music- the CYA staff was singing along, yelling "opa! " and dancing and even dragged the some of  guys from our group to dance with them. Jean even surprised all of us by joining in on the 6-step! I wish (not for the first time) that I understood Greek. I know I would have enjoyed all 2 hours of music had I been able to distinguish between the songs better. The show got a bit long after about the first 30 minutes.

After the band finished, Open Mic Night began. Four kids that go CYA did a hilarious medley of American songs throughout the years. Highlights included “My Girl” by the Temptations, “Don’t Stop Believing “by Journey, “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, and “Umbrella” by Rihanna (which they translated into Greek for the last verse). It was a fabulous sing along and was just the pick me up everyone needed after the long 2 hours of not understanding anything sung!

Derek and I were last to go on. With our CYA borrowed guitar and a makeshift capo out of a toothbrush and a shoelace, we graced the stage. We turned Jeremy Messersmith’s “A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard” into a duet. We had thrown it together quickly before our trip to Delphi and it was a bit rocky, but it felt so good to sing again.  (Sorry- no video Mom- You'll have to use your imagination!)

This is the song Derek and I sung: