The first weekend of many

Ok time to set up the table, lets talk to people, alright now lets tear the tables down, eat, sleep, and repeat. This is basically what my schedule consists of on tour but what can I say it is the life on the road! As I posted before I was excited to see how life would actually play out on the bus. First of all I was expecting a tour bus to be a basic charter bus. I was not aware that there were bunks and couches and tables included on a tour bus. Surprise number 1. Spencer and I were flown into Nashville and picked up by an executive chaueffer. Pretty cool eh? The thing is he dropped us off at Walmart.... Our buses were waiting for us there which is when I learned that I would not be sleeping sitting up. We departed at midnight for Dayton, Ohio for the Nutter Center at Wright State University. I ended up being the last person to wake up on the bus. I had no idea what to do. So I grabbed my bags and headed off the bus. IT WAS FREEZING. So i'm running to the door because all I have on is my t-shirt, I'm not familiar with the area and have no clue where to go. Luckily there were signs everywhere which led me to our dressing room.

Spencer and I then went to the trailer to retrieve our stuff to set up the GCU booth. We get to the spot of our set up to find that we are placed directly in front of a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY sign. Perfect. Our display more then covered it up and it was time for dinner. Now on tour, and I was not aware of this, every arena or venue that we travel to must cater for us.... I think I am going to get fat, seriously. Not to mention that after the show and once everyone is on the bus there is finger food ranging from buffalo wings to stuffed chicago pizza...(Which we deliciously scarffed down in Chicago). Chicago was probably the biggest surprise upon leaving the bus. I opened to the door to find that it was snowing and even colder than Dayton. I learned from my last experience to wear a sweatshirt.... In Chicago we set up at the Sears Centre. Again set up, tear down, eat and sleep. Our computers at our booth decided to quit working 10 minutes into doors opening up so we had to switch to physical information cards. We had 134 requests for information that night, the most out of our three nights. Of course this was on the night when we had to manually enter each persons information seperately after the show. Spencer and I were up until 5-6am.

Lansing, Michigan was our last stop at the Jack Breslin Arena (MSU). Set up, tear down, eat, sleep. (From now on this process will be referred to as SUTDES). I stayed with family in Lansing that night and it was a wonderful treat to hang out with family that I had not seen in three years. One more thing to add... I had to run to my flight in Detroit... Made it with 5 minutes to spare but the sad part was that one of the Online Enrollment counselors decided to not run and walk to the gate. Well she didn't quite make it.

I take my Nursing State Boards tomorrow (NCLEX) So please be praying for me.

A New Beginning

So here it begins, a week earlier than expected and I couldn't be more excited. This first weekend is to get a feel for the whole process of being a Tour Coordinator. I will be traveling with my friend Spencer who is a Tour Coordinator as well but for the Rock and Worship Roadshow. This tour includes Mercy Me, Jars of Clay and Thousand Foot Krutch. I have had many meetings regarding my job description and what to expect but the experience on tour will be the real kicker. One can't quite come to expect anything while on the road as situations may arise at a moments notice. I can't wait to see what life on the road is like, to experience the joys and most likely the frustrations.
Destinations are as follows:
Dayton, Ohio: Thursday, Feb 10
Chicago, Illinois: Friday, Feb 11
East Lansing, Michigan (Home State): Feb 12

I will be returning back to Phoenix Feb 13 after spending a night with my Aunt Diane in Lansing, Michigan (the joys of having family in Michigan). I am extremely excited to see some family after three years of being away from them. Some may say though "Trevor, you just graduated from Grand Canyon University with your nursing degree right? Well do yo not want to be a nurse anymore?" Quite the contrary. I will be taking my state boards on Feb, 14 in order to become a registered nurse. So, no, I am not giving up on being a nurse but an opportunity such as this does not arise everyday so I decided to run with it and do something different. I figure the rest of my life will be based off of nursing so why not take the opportunity to live a little. Please be praying for me as I study this weekend for my big test coming up. God knows I need it.