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Last year, 6 of us hiked up to Sausenburg for Castle Camping with Jazz. This year, we decided to repeat the excitement, except without the rain, and instead of Jazz we had Disney as our soundtrack. Last night was beautiful … Continue reading →

Last weekend was also Budenfest, Kandern’s annual food stand festival. It’s an opportunity for local clubs to raise funds and for the entire town to socialize. I enjoy people watching at these events. Emily and I ate a lot of … Continue reading →

The theme for 2012-13 at BFA is Transformed, from Romans 12:2. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good … Continue reading →

Today was a beautiful day for a drive in the German countryside. Since lessons hadn’t started up, Marit and I had space in our schedules in both the morning and the afternoon to pick up instruments. First thing in the … Continue reading →

Wednesday was Emily’s birthday, which happened to coincide with the first full day of classes. It’s a bad time to have a birthday, especially since there was a meeting in the evening on top of a full day of work, … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the first day for all the new students. In the music department, we answered all kinds of questions about lessons, auditions, and ensembles. Today was the first official day! 8:00 – Met with the worship team to rehearse … Continue reading →

Wednesday was our work day – all the staff members basically do the equivalent of a detention duty in order to get the campus looking clean and ready for the students and parents to come Monday. It wasn’t really like … Continue reading →

Last week, we had our first official music department meeting before the schedule got really full and crazy. It was a good time to set the tone for the year and to talk through some logistics. Katie gave each of … Continue reading →

This morning we had the first session of All Staff Conference, in which half the new staff (a huge number this year) shared their testimonies of how God brought them to BFA. In the afternoon, I worked on a small … Continue reading →

This weekend I traveled with some German small group friends up to Bremen in northern Germany to see our friend and fellow small-grouper Rebekka get married! In German, Hochzeit=wedding. Carpooling can be an efficient way of saving money and protecting … Continue reading →