Brenda the Berliner

Hey all! Brenda and I are once again on different continents. My visit to Germany came to an end on Sunday, although I got to stay a few hours longer than I had expected. That morning I woke up to an e-mail telling me that my flight across the ocean had been cancelled. I was rebooked onto a different flight that left later in the day but involved one less layover and still got me back to Iowa around the same time. As far as flight cancellations go, this was a great one.

Brenda and I had a wonderful week together. We spent a lot of time with friends, we ate at Germany's only Chipotle (twice), and I got to see her perform. Speaking of which, there are some production photos on the Oper Frankfurt website as well as a promotional video in which you get to hear a little of Brenda's singing. Just click here and scroll to the bottom of the page to see both the photos and the video.

In two and a half weeks Brenda will be coming to the U.S., which I'm obviously excited about even though that means I will finally have to clean our Iowa apartment. Before she takes off, Brenda plans on doing some traveling. In fact, she took her first trip yesterday. Some people wanted to meet with Brenda about a possible upcoming gig, so Brenda hopped on a train to Berlin and came back today. She'd never actually been to Berlin before (unless you count taking a cab from the train station to the airport), and I think she liked it. We'll have to go again sometime when she has a little more time to explore.

I should call it a night. I hope you all have a great week, and we'll talk to you next Tuesday!