The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

I think we all know the very famous musical, The Sound of Music--I know its one of my favorite movies. But as most people can guess Hollywood probably made it more dramatic then the story really was, or at least that is what I thought. But surprisingly enough the Julie Andrews version was pretty close to the real thing, there were some changes here and there though. Unfortunately, the movie ended before the Von Trapp's journey began. In the book, it summarizes their trip to the Americas, their adjusting to a different culture, and living in Vermont. I think it was interesting to go into the mind of a foreigner, seeing America for the first time. The best example of this is when Maria Von Trapp first goes to Macy's and encounters the escalator. She recounts that she is very scared to step on and informs us she still is to this day. The other unique thing about their story and family is, not their size, but how many opportunities they got through out their lives because of their unique family. Even though the family was low on money constantly, the Von Trapps were a choir, made a temporary craft shop, ran a farm, built a home, and lastly created and ran a summer camp. With so many abilities and talents in the family, it isn't that surprising I guess. Usually I do not like memoirs, but being able to see into their exciting adventures was entertaining.