Monday, January 25, 2010
Busy Busy Busy
Right now I'm on my 15 minute break from German. We are being challenged really hard right now. I got an A- on my first German Test. Thats good I guess. I'm not really good at it but for some reason I'm really intrigued by the language and I sorta want to become fluent but that will never happen. I had my audition for the music program on Wednesday and I found out that I got in. My voice teacher is Ms. Elizabeth Bice and I have my first lesson on Friday. When i talked to her she seemed like a very nice and funny lady. I hope the chemistry between us works. I also at the end of the semester I will have to do a recital. I'm really excited for it. It will be about 30 to 45 minutes. I will videotape it and hopefully perform it at home this summer to raise money to do another music program next summer in Italy. Everything is great here. I saw two operas this weekend. Both were Mozart - Don Giovanni and Marriage of Figaro. They were both great. I'm not a fan on how Mozart drags the plot out but none the less it was amazing. Life is very interesting right now. It seems sorta like a fairy tale. On Thursday I will be going to a ball at the Hofburg (the imperial palace). I will be waltzing and prancing around like a Prince. It is sorta unbelievable. I really haven't eaten here a lot. I went to the Naschmarkt which is the flea and farmers market. It is HUGE! I bought 7 apples and 4 oranges for 5 euros. It was really cheap. I haven't eaten a lot and I think I have lost weight but I'm not sure. There is a weigher by a tram stop that I could weigh myself in kilos for .20 euros. I will do it when no is watching of course haha. I have basically just survived on the off brand of Nutella. It is weird that I have almost been here for 2 weeks and it is weird to think that I have 18 more weeks here. It really feels like I have been here forever. I still haven't gone out to a club ( Mom and Dad, be proud.) I will go out sometime. I went to my first bar, 1516 and had leitungswasser, tap water. hahaha it was free. Everything here is just so expensive, but I'm managing my money very well. I still have a lot from when I got here. I will update maybe later today. I have to go back to German for another hour. Here we go!!!! Auf Wiedersehen
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I love reading your blog! Two operas, a ball, an A-, in the music program, future plans for Italy.... Let it suffice to say that your life is a lot more exciting than mine right now! LOL Bryn spent most of today coloring pictures for her favorite people. She brought one in to me and said, "This one is for Uncle Ben." (that would be you) I told her that we could mail it to you, and she said, "No, I will just keep it at my house for when he comes over to play next." Then I had to remind her that you're going to be gone for a long time, and she got all sad. Very cute! Email or Facebook me your address when you get the chance. :)
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