June already!!

The 1st day of June was great! My upper division writing class started today, and that was a lot of fun. As usual we started the day with 2 hours of German. Bridget and I were a little late, so because all of the seats were taken in the classroom that I was in yesterday, I got switched to a different class. It worked out great though. I really liked the teacher, and I'm starting to understand it fairly quickly. But, thankfully I'm not being graded on it, it's just a part of the program. 

After German we went to the Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof, a very big cemetery where many famous composers are buried. 

... Well, there are some that they are unsure of, but for Mozart for example, there is a beautiful monument.

I learned a lot of interesting things about the art of grave stone

or the memorial, and what certain things mean. 

It is an indescribable feeling to be standing at the final resting

place of so many famous composers. 

We visited a funeral museum. That was interesting, but I got a weird feeling from it. The Viennese celebrate death, and they have bigger funeral processions that we do, I think, but still. I took 2 pictures, but I couldn't handle it any more. We had some time to get dinner afterward before we performed, and had some free time. Since the 3 friends that I was with had class I didn't, I stayed behind and got some post cards and some amazing chocolate. I'm accumulating quite the collection of chocolate here, because it is so good and so cheap. I'm not eating very much of it, I'm saving most of it to share when I get back. **Wayne if you are reading this, I did get you your chocolate you requested, and searched all over town for it ;)** Our 1st performance was tonight. Dr. Millan and Maggie started it off with a flute and guitar duet, followed by a clarinet solo, and a small ensemble. Student composers had there pieces premiered by an ensemble. The Flute choir played, and we were awesome. It ended with the choir, conducted by Dr. Millan. It was interesting because I have never seen him conduct a choir, because he is the conductor of the orchestra at UM. 

Now I am back at the apartment, relaxing with a glass of cranberry juice. I am going to read 

the information that Dr. Randal gave us for his class, and maybe

go over some German. Having it for

2 hours a day is a little intense, but I had a lot of fun today. 

Thanks for reading. Love and miss you all....

..... Can't wait to share with you in person my experience, 

and of course, chocolate :)