back home for the night

Hey All! Once again, I’m writing the blog from a train. Brenda and I aren’t switching cities yet (that happens on Sunday when we head to Hamburg). I’m just popping back to Frankfurt for the night to check the mail and visit some friends. Oh, and I have this job interview thing tomorrow, too. No big deal. (Was that nonchalant? Probably not.)

Now, I know you’re probably thinking, “But Chad, you’re a professional student! You don’t work!” And you’re absolutely right about that, but I thought since I got this law degree, it might be a good idea to put it to use doing something. I mean, at least for a little while. I don’t have any idea what my chances are for getting the position, but I’m excited to be doing the interview all the same. By the way, the German word for interview is Vorstellungsgespräch, which is about as hard to say as it appears. I don’t know yet if my interview will be in German or English, but I’m expecting to speak some Deutsch. Wish me luck on that front.

The last time I wrote a blog entry on a train was two weeks ago, which was before Brenda had begun rehearsals for Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Brenda is now finished with the rehearsals (three) and performances (also three) for that production and has moved on to The Tales of Hoffmann. Hoffmann gets five days of rehearsal with the first performance on Saturday. Brenda did this exact same role and production in February 2014, so I think she’s feeling pretty well prepared.

 And here's another curtain call. This time with the curtain. I took this picture after Brenda's performance on Saturday.

Brenda was kind enough to put my name on the backstage list, so I could visit her in her dressing room after the show.

 As I mentioned last week, we've been spending a lot of time walking and jogging in the English Garden.

We even went for a walk today before I caught my train.

Like I said at the beginning, we head to Hamburg on Sunday for Brenda’s next opera, Die Entführung aus dem Serail. I know she just sang it in Munich, but the folks in Hamburg want to hear it, too. Brenda has to bounce back and forth between Hamburg and Munich a couple of times for her second and third performances of Hoffmann, but she’ll be able to take a break from traveling (at least for a little while) after Easter. 

I hope you all have a great week, and we’ll talk to you next Tuesday!