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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Tschüss, ICEC!
This weekend was the ICE Conference at BFA (International Christian Educators Conference). All day Thursday we scrubbed and cleaned the campus so it would be ready for teachers from schools all over Europe. They arrived Friday and Saturday. All of … Continue reading
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Spring Break is Here!
Today was the first official day of spring break at BFA. Though we had a short week, the first three days were very full. On Tuesday, I subbed for two of Rachel’s middle school classes. Her 7th grade life science class … Continue reading
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Music Festival 2010
This week was Music Festival at BFA. The music department brought in 5 judges (piano, voice, strings, guitar, woodwind/brass). From Monday through Thursday, almost all of the private lesson students performed solos; the judges provided helpful feedback to improve their … Continue reading
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Godzilla Eats Las Vegas
Saturday was the band concert in Schliengen. I’m borrowing a bassoon that belongs to the Schliengen band, so in addition to playing for Kandern, I decided to play at Schliengen’s concert. Band concerts in Germany have a different atmosphere than … Continue reading
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Rauchen Verboten
Today I was running home from HBR (at this point I had already run 16 miles), and I saw these 2 kids (7-9 years old?) up ahead. When they saw me, they turned around and tried to hide something. Not … Continue reading
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Rachel’s Birthday
Yesterday was Rachel’s birthday. A group of us went to the pizza place in Schliengen (the Grotto) to celebrate. It was a fun time! She opened presents: Enjoyed the company of friends: And ate amazing pizza: Actually, this is my … Continue reading
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Hadd énekeljen az egész világ
“Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” This was the theme of the ACSI Honors Choir and Strings festival in Budapest, Hungary. The three of us from BFA stayed with a family from the school. They had actually been … Continue reading
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Crazy Days
Yesterday and today have been crazy days. Why? I’m leaving for Budapest tomorrow, so I’ve been trying to fit a week’s worth of lessons into 2 and a half days. Today I taught 7 lessons, orchestra, study hall, and attended … Continue reading
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