Cape Cod, Mass.

Woo Hoo!!! :) We are going to Cape Cod and our first day there is beach day with the cast and staff!!:) Yay!!!!!... LOVE IT!

Halo beautiful people!

I'm now in Cape Cod and it is gorgeous here! I seriously fell like I have died and gone to heaven!:)
My roommate this week is Abbey from Colorado - and when I saw that she was my roommate I was so happy! She is so so sweet and we will have so much fun together!

 Abbey and me together on the beach!! :) My roommate for Cape Cod!

We were really happy to be roomed together!! Love that girl!<3

This is my bed for the week and it is so comfortable. 

We live with Ellen and Joel and they are the nicest people ever - and funny! They reminded me of my grand parents back home so that was so nice. There house is huge and right down to the water:) I'm heaven right now. I love Cape Cod and everything it has to offer! We went down to the beach one night and the sky was so beautiful!!...

I could stay here for the rest of my life! 

<3

During one of Nicole's warm ups I twisted my ankle so I was not able to be in the show that weekend but I got to watch it and take pictures and take show notes! I was so proud of the cast and I know we can take our show to another level and perform much better than we already are!! :)

Our Mexicans introducing themselves! :) 

Alicia from Belgium performing on stage!:)

Nicole and our dance captain Miguel rocking Jump 'n' jive!! 

Jai Ho! Janelle and Chris doing an amazing job singing indian :)

Cassie and Isaiah singing a song from Africa. 

This is just a few pictures from our show! :) Hope you enjoyed!!

On our host family day I spent the day at the beach with Abbey and I had such a great time in the evening with Ellen and Joel! Oh - I'm going to miss them so much and the view I woke up to every single morning!

LOVED CAPE COD!! 

"If your lucky enough to live by the sea you are lucky enough" :-)

Next week it's Newburyport and new adventures!

Love,

Sarah <3

Lowell, Massachusetts

Hey guys,

Since my last post we have a had our first shows and they went great!! We were all so dumped after our first shows and we can't wait to show the whole world what we have put together in 5 weeks!:)
I said goodbye to my host family in Denver, Co. and was ready to leave for Lowell, Mass. I was super excited to go back to sea level and actually being able to breathe again!! :)
This was also a goodbye to Molly my roommate and halo to my new roommate Nicole my sister :)!! We did not think that that would ever happen through this entire tour but it did and we had so much fun together!! It was just like being at home = sleeping in the same bed, boring each others clothes, fighting, laughing at silly things only we think are funny and just the fact that we could be us again was amazing!! Nicole and I were sick one day so we stayed home and just relaxed outside in the sun and in our host families pool. It was such a nice day and our bodies needed that day badly..

I know, we don't look sick but we are!!! 

Our host parent were Joel and Dorothy and they were so so so nice and they made delicious food :) it was the best ever!! For host family day we went to Boston and OMG I love that city. It was beautiful and huge but not too big! We took the Freedom Trail, rode the duck boats and saw a IMAX movie about elephants and orangutans.. It was such a beautiful and inspiring movie. A good host family day in Boston and I hope to go back there one day..
For CI this week I went with a bunch of other people down to a river to clean up its surroundings - River Beautification Works:) We were there for 3 days and we cleaned up good!!

Love what UWP stands for!!! 

Janelle!<3 

And it was not only the wall that got painted!! :) This is Yazel from Mexico!

This was my first week on the road and I can't wait to go to Cape Cod!! :)

Lots of Love,

Sarah 

One month with Up with People!:)

I know it's really been a long time since a blogged but it was been one hectic month!

Since I got here I have learned 5 dances, done multiple workouts and vocal classes.. It's been very hectic but mostly a lot of fun and I have enjoyed learning new dances and dance styles. I have gotten to know so many amazing and wonderful people that just makes my day! They have so much energy and love to give and I LOVE every part of it.. I get to talk to 100 people everyday from 18 different countries, so it is so amazing to hear different languages and learn about new culture everyday! I'm one lucky girl.. So far this experience is the best ever and I'm having the time of my life !!:)

Garden of the Gods - It's such a beautiful place!

On the top at Pikes Peak with Molly and my host parents

Me on the of Pikes Peak :) 

Molly and I being STRONG women!!! 

Rockies game - they sucked BIG time but it was a good experience!

My host family is truly amazing and they have taken me and Molly in as a part of their family.. We have done so much and seen so much - like "Garden of the Gods", been to the top of Pikes Peak, been to a Rockies game (baseball) and etc.
My roommate Molly is absolutely amazing! It's so nice that her and I just clicked and we have had so much fun together!! She is so funny and she does this funny/weird face with a scary/weird voice but it is so much fun and makes me laugh so hard!!:)

So far I'm having the time of my life and I feel so blessed and thankful to be given this opportunity to travel, perform and impact others - but mostly to be a part in this amazing Cast B 2012 - They are so freaking awesome and I can't wait to hit the road with them all!!
We are all divided in to home teams which are going to be our "smaller family" we can talk to if something is bothering us or just to get hugs from and support! And I love my home team so much.. HOME TEAM is the BEST !! It's a great group of people from all over the world and I keep getting surprised every time they open them selves op to the rest of us.. And that is what I truly love about UWP - because we are no longer 100 individuals but one big screwed up happy family - and I have never felt more at home with so many different people as I do with this beautiful cast!

Molly and Alicia from Belgium  on their birthday - they both turned 18! 

This was also the opening of the Olympics !!!

Some of the lovely ladies from the cast!

Molly with her broken finger!! :) 

Our fist CI day - oh my god I was so exiting! We went to do CI for CUSP (Coalition for the upper south platte). Their mission is to protect the water quality and ecological health of the Upper South Platte Watershed, through the cooperative efforts of watershed stakeholders, with emphasis placed on community values and economics sustainability. So when we got there we were divided into 3 groups and I got in the best group ever!! :) We went to clean and build trails ! It was so good  to finally give back and to get out of the Pinnacle Center.. It was nice to do something else then dancing, singing and moving around:)

This is Sean working it! :)

We made this!! So proud of us:)

Georgie and Molly posing after a wonderful day filled with laughter, hard work and lots of fun!

I love Georgie - he is so much fun and has the best personality!

On friday we will have our first show for family, staff and host families -I'm super exited to show them all of our hard work and to be the first cast ever to be a part of the Show VOICES!!! 

So far I'm in 3 dances but they can change it - there are so many amazing dancers here and I feel blessed to be a part of the dancers because I feel we support each other and just have a special bond!! 

So far I have not been to homesick but I do miss home and especially in the night - I miss my goodnight hugs and kisses from mom and siblings - Victorias small arms around me!! Thank god for SKYPE!! Don't know what I would do with out Skype - It literally saves my week:) I really appreciate my family and I feel so lucky to have such an amazing and loving family that supports me in everything I do<3 

Wish me luck!:) 

Love,

Sarah Clark