Off the Map

Personal Update

G'day and Servus!

Just wanted to deviate from my usual blogs of thoughts, observations and experiences to throw out an update on what's coming up in the next 2 months.

This Wednesday I'll be heading out to Hamburg to stay with some friends of my American Grandparents and their daughters (all about my age). The parents will give me the day-tours, and the girls are going to show me the NightLife. I'll be gone until Tuesday the 7th. This will be my first ICE experience (but I made off with a killer price!). Look for lots of photos next week!

Then on the 20th of December I participate in my first German Choral Concert - Bach's "Weinachtsoratorium" (a massive Christmas choral/orchestral work). Let me just say "Thanks" to Mr. Revier for all the choral experience - otherwise I'd be completely confused every rehearsal.

A couple days after that I'll be off to the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Buhlertal to be specific, to visit relatives of my Great-Grandmother (94 years old in Florida) in the house she grew up in before fleeing Germany as a 19 year old, for Christmas. Should be a revealing experience.

On the 27th 3 of my friends (Justin, Alaina, Michael) are visiting me in Regensburg. We'll enjoy Germany for a couple days before heading off to Prague for the New Year (Silvester). Will be a total blast (albeit Freezing)!

Later in January I'm going on a trip with my Choir for the weekend to Windberg to sing a concert, check out the town, and party with a bunch of musically inclined students!

After that, my first semester ends, I go with the CU students on an official trip to Berlin for several days, and then its my 2 month semester break (approx. Feb 15- April 15). No specific plans for that as of yet.

Wish me luck, safe travels, and an inexhaustible well of energy!

posted by Jason @ 5:01 pm