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It was cold yesterday – cold enough to snow! I was excited to see snow, but it made for an interesting time in the evening. Stadtmusik Kandern played Christmas carols in the Blumenplatz at 8pm. I hadn’t been feeling that … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the last day of school for the high school. Since we had just had the Christmas concert, I decided that the last day of orchestra should be a Christmas party! We brought in food and juice, wore slippers, … Continue reading →

It was a musical weekend! Saturday was Stadtmusik Kandern’s Christmas concert. We got there early and warmed up. The concert started at 8pm with the youth band. We waited outside the auditorium Our tubas were excited to be played. Daniella … Continue reading →

Yesterday (Saturday) was BFA’s annual Christmas Banquet. Banquet is a chance for all the girls to get dressed up in their prettiest dresses (or their friends’ dresses), do hair, makeup, and nails for half the day, and get worried about … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving to all who live in the good ol’ USA! I had my second Thanksgiving feast of the year with my WorldVenture family. It’s not quite the same as being home with my real family, but I am thankful … Continue reading →

1. I ran 9 miles this morning. 2. Stadmusik Kandern (community band) had a 5 hour rehearsal. I was playing tuba from 1-6pm! 3. BFA’s Music Recital was at 7:30. After a quick bite of dinner, I went over to … Continue reading →

On Friday it was announced that BFA would go into Swine-Flu Mode for the next week. This means that Monday and Tuesday we will not have school, and all students are to stay in their homes/dorms as much as possible. … Continue reading →

Last night I played a concert with Stadtmusik Kandern at the fire station. The occasion: An new fire truck! They used some kind of smoke generator to make the appearing of the truck more exciting, but everyone in the audience … Continue reading →

It has arrived. There is only one confirmed case so far –  a home student. This is good, because dorm students would quickly pass it on to everyone else in the dorm. The student’s whole family have been quarantined. However, … Continue reading →