Hey all! Brenda and I are once again on different continents, although not for long. She flew off to London on Saturday after a few wonderful days of celebrating with family. It was great to be back home for Thanksgiving this year with all of my extended relatives. Around thirty people came to this year's feast, most of whom Brenda and I hadn't seen for almost two years. We took a lot of pictures, but our camera is in London at the moment and Brenda is dealing with a bad internet connection at her otherwise fantastic apartment. We did manage to get this picture...
Brenda, our niece Beatrice, and me
Two days later we celebrated another major holiday: Christmas. My parents were kind enough to move it up about 4 weeks since Brenda and I are going to be in Germany on the actual day.
A few hours after our Christmas celebration ended, Brenda hopped on a plane to London where she has already had two days of rehearsal and a radio interview with BBC 3. (You can hear the interview here. The show that Brenda was interviewed on discussed Brad Mehldau, La Serenissima, Rolf Hind, Sir Mark Elder. The segment that Brenda is involved in is about 12 minutes long and starts at 1:42:48 and ends at 1:54:28. They play a recording from the opera, but Brenda isn't singing in it.) Brenda said everyone has been really nice, and she's been enjoying their beautiful rehearsal room.
A picture of the rehearsal room in London.
I have my last classes of the semester tomorrow, which means I will be done with all of my law classes in Iowa. Did I mention that I'm studying abroad in London next semester? I figured that even if living in England isn't the same as living in Germany, it is a heck of a lot closer to Brenda than being in the U.S.
Next week is finals week for me and recording week for Brenda, so the blog entry may be brief. Until then, have a great week!
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