Monday

Monday was another day of greatness. It started out with the usual German class, but instead of a regular class, we had a breakfast, and learned about different foods and how to say them in German. It was a lot of fun. Then I didnt have any coachings or lessons, so i went up to the library and got a bunch of work done that i was behind on. I dictated lessons and score studied for a while and even took a nap, it was great! Then i practiced for a while and then it was time for lunch and we had Schnitzel and rice for lunch. After lunch we had a masterclass with this awesome mezzo. A week ago she had to fly to England to cover Denyce Graves in Carmen. She also had a lot of off the beaten path methods. It kind of blew my mind a little. After that we were going to go to the market to get fresh veggies, but it started raining so we went to Billa (the grocery store) instead. We got everything we needed and by that point it was pouring so we caught up with some friends and we split a taxi to go back to the lehrhaus. I cooked dinner and then decided to practice for a bit and then went to sleep super early. So it wasnt too eventful, but I did order at the bread counter in German, so that was pretty exciting . I know im lame, haha. And im starting to pick up bits and pieces of conversation. Well im off to do some more dictation and practicing. I cant believe i only have 2 weeks left. Why does shepherd have to always win the award for the earliest starting college? Seriously! A bunch of people are traveling other places before they leave and i have to go back to west virginia, lame. anywho, ciao for now!
Living the Dream,
Lauren Frick