I am done translating that durn article. It's not so much the vocabulary as the syntax that hangs me up. Sometimes I have to sort out all of the pieces and put them into a different order in order to figure out a sentence. German must follow grammatical guidlines, but every sentence has quite a few templates to choose from. Some are easier for ( Read more... )

I SKIPPED THE THRILLING RECOLLECTION OF HOW IP SAVED THE DAY IN A PERFORMANCE OF LA FAVORITE ( Read more... )

Last night in Wien: Don Giovanni.

I just spent two hours in church. Again. Today is the last big holiday of the church calendar--Fronleichnam. Or Corpus Christi. After a full mass, a procession formed with Viktor holding the cross in the front, a group of children following behind. The priest was under what looked like a carpet held by four men. The rest of us strolled behind a ( Read more... )

The experienced combinations of Fleischers that are fun ( Read more... )

I have had a really fantastic day. The weather is just gorgeous. The sun is hot, but the humidity that had plagued us earlier in the week is gone, leaving the air tolerable. I am wearing a long sleeved linen shirt and a skirt and feel perfect ( Read more... )

As much as I love this place, I am horribly frustrated at my ability to communicate. I am about three clicks behind speaking pace. I have to sit and process. I hate that. Ich kann aber sehr einfache Saetze machen. Nur langsam... Na ja ( Read more... )

Dirigent Christian Thielemann

Tristan Thomas Moser
Koenig Marke Robert Holl
Isolde Deborah Voigt
Kurwenal Petra Weber
Melot Markus Nieminen
Bragaene Petra Lang
ein Hirt Michael Roider
Stimme des Seemans John Dickie
Steuermann In-Sung Sim

I want to go to Curtis.
I want to go to Curtis.
I want to go to Curtis.

And then I woke up.

Today is lazy, most because it's hot, but also because Viktor and Basti left for Hungary. I was supposed to go to a piano recital of Basti's yesterday. I went to Brenda's in the morning, and didn't get home until around 4. I tried calling Viktor to figure out what was going on, but he didn't answer his Handi ( Read more... )