Zwölf Tage bevor Deutschland/Türkiye'den önce otuz üç gün

Merhaba!
     As I lay in my bed staring at my pile of clothes that still need to fit in my bag somehow, listening to the wind howling while I read the weather report of 65F and sunshine in Potsdam, and looking at my schedule for the last week of school with all the auditions, accompanying, teaching, and performing, it is no wonder I do not want to get out of bed! 
     Currently, everything is in place and smoothly sailing towards May 13th. I and my Turkish liason are still searching for sources of funding, but, as always, God will provide. I am setting up dates on which to study with teachers and conduct interviews. And, for the first time last night, I was watching a movie in which people started speaking German and I did not have to drastically "shift gears" to understand what they were saying. That was a very exciting moment for me. My grandfather used to say that to learn the language, think in the language. This seems tedious, but it is absolutely true!

• Here is a challenge for this week: The Turkish word for water is "su." Everytime you come across water, whether it is to drink water or use it for cooking, or you just see water, think "su." After a couple of days, you will not have to think about thinking about "su"-it will just happen automatically. Step 2: Send me your feedback on this experiment! Step 3: Try it in a different language! German-"Wasser" or for those foreign speakers following the blog, English-"Water".

Sadly, I must leave my blog for today and start working on this week's tasks. What is in store this week:

Sunday, May 1
-Bach's St. Johannes Passion
-Opera Scenes Dress Rehearsal

Monday, May 2
-Classes, teaching, and accompanying
-Opera Scenes Dress Rehearsal


Tuesday, May 3
-Classes, teaching, and accompanying
-Audition for the regional opera company
-School of Fine Arts Banquet
-Full Dress Rehearsal for Opera Scenes

Wednesday, May 4
-Classes, teaching, and accompanying
-Full Dress Rehearsal for Opera Scenes

Thursday, May 5
-Classes, teaching, and accompanying
-Voice Masterclass
-Opera Scenes Performance

Friday, May 6 (LAST DAY CLASSES!)
-Classes, teaching, and accompanying
-Audition for Cosi fan tutte
-Opera Scenes Performance