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— Boston Marathon (@BostonMarathons) April 15, 2013

Hey Everyone,

 It has been FOREVER since my last posting. But I am back and this time with an actual CD! Yes, the time has finally arrived and my debut EP is out for everyone to pick up a copy :) I am soooo very excited and cannot believe that this is all actually happening. It doesn’t seem that long ago that my friend and I were writing down some life goals for ourselves on a Starbucks napkin (one of those goals being to record a CD). Who would have known that two years later I would have a REAL CD? I certainly did not. I mean I had hoped that it would happen, but didn’t expect it to come about how it did. I am so grateful to everyone who was involved in this project from the very very beginning until the launch party last weekend. 

The party was a GREAT success. I thank my dear friend’s family for hosting the party! People came, people ate, people bought CDs! and it all seemed to go by so fast. It is almost all a blur to me now, but I know I was there (thanks to smart phones and Facebook), I know it really happened lol. Needless to say, this time has been crazy and an amazing way to kick off 2013! This will be the year of MORE MUSIC! Inchallah (God willing) of course :) 

You can purchase a physical copy at www.cdbaby.com/cd/socorra

OR you can find links to buy MP3s at www.socorramusic.com/store

Thanks to everyone again for their continued support to for listening to my CD in their cars, even though I am so embarrassed :) 

Peace and <3

Socorra 

Get it TODAY!

(Source: Spotify)

Hello All,

 I’m hosting my first CD Launch/Fundraiser party at my friend’s house. $5 from every CD sale will go towards The Center for the Protection of Girls in Fez shelter. I spent some time with these girls before I left Morocco and had a great time. The money will be used to purchase supplies and pay for teachers and trainers. There will also be a performance, so come prepared to jam out! 

Read more and RSVP here:

http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=507

Peace,

Socorra 

In honor of my brother’s 8 year anniversary, I’m releasing another track off of my EP. Miss you brother! Enjoy! 

Peace,

Socorra 

Look out for links to buy the album on iTunes, Amazon and Noisetrade soon! A percentage of the proceeds will go towards a girls shelter in the city of Fes, Morocco. The shelter assists abused and abandoned girls.

(C) & (P): Socorra Camposanto Music

The 2012 Presidential Election is coming up! We are about 44 days out and have 4 debates to look forward to. I know that politics can be dry and boring, and perhaps watching shows like Meet the Press and reading articles and watching speeches doesn’t seem like a great way of spending your time, but I implore you to try. 

I agree with you, politics isn’t my cup of tea, but I want to be an informed voter. I want to exercise my right, the right way. So if you are not registered to vote and want more information about that, click on the link below. 

And in case you are not aware, the Presidential Election is between our current President Barak Obama and the Republican Mitt Romney. 

The choice is ours! 

ROCK THE VOTE 2012!

1. This is awesome, true and makes me miss Peace Corps! Check out the article here: 

http://freshtodeathindo.tumblr.com/post/29458186199/photos-by-rpcv-truong-nguyen-id4

2.

If you have the opportunity to next summer, VOLUNTEER HERE! 

Bay Area Girls Rock Camp! I had the chance to volunteer a couple of weeks ago as a Band Coach. I had an amazing time! The girls in my band are so talented and they wrote a beautiful song. I’m so proud of them. If you are down with teaching empowerment though music, consider donating to this amazing cause! 

http://www.indiegogo.com/bagrc-2012

3. As for me, I’m looking for jobs, getting over a cold, enjoying Shark Week and working on an awesome CD fundraiser with a fellow RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer), and friend. Look for those details later! 

Peace and <3

-Socorra 

It’s July 27th, 2012. I’m sitting on my bed (in America), reading BBC News and listening to Spotify. This isn’t much different than last year when I was in Morocco sweating my brains out as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Except I didn’t know what Spotify was until I got back.  My internet may be faster, but my morning routine is about the same. It’s been about three or so months since I’ve been back home and time seems to have flown by. Sometimes I still feel like I’m in Morocco, most times I know that I’m in America. I drive around, I speak English, I eat Mexican food all the time, I hear my brother singing in thee shower and I meet up with friends for swimming days and beer. A world of different from my life just a couple of months ago. Honestly though, I miss Morocco now. I miss my life there sometimes. I miss being a Peace Corps Volunteer. I don’t miss the stress or the heat but that could easily be something I don’t miss in America or anywhere else in the world. I will say though that there is nothing like living in the Bay Area during summer! We get a little heat, a little cool and a lot of sunshine :) 

Since being back I’ve managed to see almost all of my friends who are in town which has been awesome! Everyone seems to have changed a bit but at the same time stayed the same. I will say that at first I felt very much behind, as if I had been held back. It felt like everyone was running by me and I was struggling to even pick up a decent pace. I think I’ve started jogging now, but barely. I’m not sure if I even want to run or at what speed yet. I suppose that is just something I need to figure out as time goes on. 

Let’s see, what else have I done? I been wine tasting a couple of times, out to dinner, coffee dates, family time, river floating, 4th of July fireworks, BBQ, drinking beer, playing music, etc. I guess normal summer stuff. People have been asking me, “So whats’s next?” and I’m not sure how to tell them politely to calm the hell down! Or do I need to take things more seriously? I’m not sure. I’m a pretty serious person but I’m also a complete goof. In Peace Corps, being goofy kept you sane (in my opinion), in America being goofy keeps you from getting that high paying job sometimes. LAME I say! Maybe I’m just not getting it? Not yet anyway. 

So aside from fun summer activities, I bought a NEW acoustic guitar!! Well I guess that counts as a fun summer activity. Any who, I bought a Taylor 110E and it is LOUD! It’s so awesome. I hated spending so much money on a guitar, but I consider it an investment in myself. I’m so happy that I bought it. It’s my new baby. I still have my first guitar, a black Rouge acoustic and I left my 3/4 Hohner in Morocco. Now looking back, it was weird leaving the guitar in Morocco. But I felt like it was the right thing to do, to pass it along to a friend. It brought me so many good times and helped me write the CD I eventually recorded this past April, that I had to leave it in Morocco. I miss though, but I know it’s in good hands :) 

I’ve been writing some new songs on the Taylor which has been awesome! I tell you having nice equipment kind of changes your sound a bit, changes the types of things I write about. It’s weird. I been exploring with new percussion sounds and using my Mac to record them, which is always super fun. Listening to new music at home is amazing as well. Thanks to Spotify I can pick and choose what I what to listen to. So right now I’m really in to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. I know they have been around for a while, but I’ve only listened to their two latest albums. I plan on catching up though. 

The CD project that I started in Morocco is wrapping up. I did a photo-shoot last weekend in San Francisco which was so awkward! I’m not good at that kind of stuff. But I had a dear friend and my brother around to help me out, so it was all good. My brother is working his magic to create the front and back cover for the CD. He is too awesome! I can’t wait to share it all with you. Things are becoming more real now with the CD. I mean it was real before but now it’s REAL! Looking back, writing the songs was the easiest part. It took the least amount of effort haha. I never felt pressured to write songs and hit a deadline because at the time, there was no offer to record a CD. I was just writing songs to write songs like I’ve been doing since I was 12. 

What else is there….oh yeah Cover Letters! What in the hell!?!?! I mean I know what they are, I’ve written some before, but geez. They are hard to write in a way that makes you sound awesome but not too awesome. Don’t be too perfect because if you get an interview and can’t speak or back up the claims you’ve made, you are a FOOL! So for now I’ve got my resume all fixed up and I’m working on some basic cover letters. I’m trying to get back into the swing of things or a swing of things, whatever that may be. 

Oh, I also have a NEW music website/blog that will be the focal point for the CD and all the music related stuff to come. It is www.socorramusic.wordpress.com  So check it out, sign up for the mailing list so that every time I update, you will know :) 

Thanks for reading, chat soon :)

Peace,

Socorra