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Yesterday was a momentous day in my life – I finished a marathon! All 42km (26.2 mi.)! My total time was 4 hours, 29 minutes and 6 seconds. I went to the marathon with Stephanie (dorm mom at BFA) and … Continue reading →

Grease Yesterday (Friday) after leading staff devotions and teaching orchestra 2nd period, I went to the Stadtmusik Kandern (community band) tent at the horse show. I helped decorate tables…. and spend the rest of the time in charge of the … Continue reading →

Most teachers jump right in with everything on the first day of school. In the music department, however, we do things a little differently. During the first week of school, we auditioned new students and prepared for the year to … Continue reading →

BFA has its own culture. There are certain phrases that get thrown around here a lot more than anywhere else I’ve ever been, but I think part of that is the nature of this school – the transience, the high … Continue reading →

To kick off the year, student council hosts a Friday afternoon hang-out time after the first week of school. The kids played games in the gym . . . Musical chairs revised Wheelbarrow race / spin 7x on a bat … Continue reading →

After wandering around the school the past 2 weeks with NO students around, the emptiness has finally been filled! They’re back! Today we had our Opening Ceremony. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. The “Welcome and Address” from the … Continue reading →

This week at All Staff Conference, Phil Peters (BFA’s interim director) talked about the time Jesus fed the 5,000 men that came out to hear him preach. He examined the story in such a way that gave us a new … Continue reading →

Teachers at BFA are required to get ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) training and certification. As part of the  certification process, we have to read 5 books and write a paper. Throughout last school year, I plugged through the books. … Continue reading →

I’ve barely landed back in Germany, and I’m jumping right back into the swing of things! Visit! Abby (my friend from high school) and Chris (her boyfriend) came to visit, which was really exciting. I got to show them around … Continue reading →