THE DREAM
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Summer Rehearsal and Closing Ceremonies Performance (6 weeks)
The goal for the summer rehearsal and performance was to raise $4500. That was a pretty bare bones budget, but I made it on less by being very frugual. In fact, for the six weeks I was in Greece, it was really not quite enough. I looked for jobs, tried to find housing with hospitality club members, of course tried for free housing. While housing was very tight and often quite expensive, in the end I spent most of my nights at the Athens International Youth Hostel (8,15 EUR then 22 EUR during the Olympics), a couple of nights on a ferry, a few night at an apartment of volunteers, and a few nights just "hanging out" without any real accomodations. Meals were covered by freeze-dried food I took with me, shopping at a discount supermarket that accepted credit, and my free meals as a volunteer. There were times I only had one meal/day, I only ate out once, and once/week I bought a souvlaki pita or gyro pita.
| Donations for Summer Rehearsal and Performance | |
| Cost | Item |
|---|---|
| $1254.84 | - airfare, round trip Lafayette, LA to Athens, Greece |
| 151.30 | - visa/work permit, travel insurance, express mail |
| 713.14 | - accommodations |
| 92.69 | - transportation (metro, ferry, bus) |
| 277.80 | - food, freeze-dried, groceries, meals out |
| 205.24 | - supplies (batteries, dig cam supplies, flashlight, current converter, film) |
| 169.95 | - miscellaneous (PayPal fees, calling card, internet, postage, gas) |
| 332.27 | - gifts, postcards, international postage |
| $3197.23 | - Total Outgo, as of 10/03/04 |
| $1901.24 | - Total Donations, as of 10/03/04 |
| $599.55 | - Total Sales, as of 10/03/04 |
| $696.44 | - Total Expenses out of pocket, as of 10/03/04 |
Audition (1 week)
The goal for the audition was to raise $1000. I raised $385, plus non-monetary contributions. Non-monetary contributions were rides to/from Lafayette airport, pet care, sox, costume assistance.
Here's the breakdown of where your monetary donations went for the seven days of travel and time in Athens:
| Donations for Spring Audition | |
| Cost | Item |
|---|---|
| $759.80 | - airfare, round trip Lafayette, LA to Athens, Greece |
| 86.35 | - clothing (sweat pants, sweat shirt, t-shirts, support wear) |
| 55.50 | - travel supplies (duffle bag, fanny pack, luggage tags, film, travel journal, books) |
| 92.65 | - 5 nights at a youth hostel, includes $38 youth hostel pass (pays for itself over time) |
| 4.59 | - international phone card |
| 11.11 | - local transportation in Athens (I walked a lot!) |
| 88.13 | - food including food supplies I took with me to economize (minimal eating out) |
| 55.80 | - gifts, postcards, postage (these were small gifts, but postage added a good bit to this) |
| 3.64 | - bottled water in Athens |
| $1157.57 | - Total Outgo |
| $385.00 | - Total Donations |
| $772.57 | - Total Expenses out of pocket |