Day of Silence

I woke up this morning with no voice—Absolutely none. I have been sick for a few days and yesterday I pushed my voice to the limit. So I have been acting ridiculous all day long to try to communicate with people. It wouldn’t have been that bad if I was at home and it was a weekend with nothing to do, or even a weekday and I could have stayed home from class. But no. I was in a different state with a group of girls and traveling home that day. We also had to give a few vocal performances. Vocal performances are hard to do with no voice... So I had to lip sync my way through four songs, which was a really interesting experience. When we took out two hour car ride to the airport I fell asleep. When I woke up I forgot I have no voice, so when I tried to talk I ending up having a coughing attack. But it was really interesting to realize how much people know what you’re trying to say even if you can’t use your words. But it is SO frustrating when you want to say something but you can’t. I would be a little more hopeful if I thought I would have a voice or even a whisper tomorrow, but I know better.