I love traveling with friends, it's still a great experience with your family, but when you go out of the country with friends without your parents tagging along, and you get to perform it makes you feel a little more independent, and as long as you feel safe, it's a good feeling. Tess Woodbury, oboe

The opportunity to venture on this tour due to my musical abilities has made me appreciate my many musical opportunities. It makes me sad to see music in schools failing because I have had such amazing opportunities, such as the Spain and Portugal trip with Santa Rosa High, that many younger generations will never be able to experience. Jill Reisner, trombone

The feeling of accomplishment is of course there. It felt like all those years of work really did amount to something, and it was even nicer to be able to work with people internationally through that music. Suzie Li, violin

It was sweet-awesome! Kirsten Skabelund, violin