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Laura Farmer
Marcia Kämper
Flute
For this player , it ’ s all about the next trip .
BSO flute Marcia Kämper has taken some pretty fabulous vacations . One of her favorites was her honeymoon in Venice with her husband , Dolf . The newlyweds were tireless tourists , traipsing through the pedestrian-friendly city , relishing the ancient town ’ s history and beauty . Yet even with such diligent sight-seeing , upon their last night in Venice , the pair realized that there was still much more they wanted to see . “ We didn ’ t want to miss a thing , so we spent the entire night walking around looking for specific churches or statues in the dark ,” explains Kämper .
That trip was nearly 10 years ago . In the intervening years , the Kämpers have enjoyed more vacations , such as trips to Dolf ’ s native Germany , or traveling to Marcia ’ s performance gigs in places like Spain , Italy , Austria and Slovenia .
They have also added some new traveling companions : their young sons , Heiro , 7 , and Hannes , 5 .
“ My sons share my enthusiasm for visiting new places ,” says the doting mom . “ Since both boys are now in a French immersion elementary school , many new French-speaking countries are on the travel list !”
Kämper ’ s most recent journey last August , however , was a solo one .
“ I had the experience of a lifetime attending a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat in Auckland , New Zealand ,” says Kämper , who has been passionate about the benefits of meditation since first introduced to it nearly 10 years ago .
Yet even a meditation devotee like Kämper was intimidated by the rigor of the 10-day meditation retreat .
“ If somebody had told me that getting up at 4 am , sitting for over 10 hours a day meditating , eating only two meals a day , and not talking at all would lead me to great insight , I would not have believed them . But it ’ s true . This trip was truly an amazing journey for me in every way ,” says Kämper .
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