Desperado

Hey Everyone,

Wow, it's definitely been awhile since I last wrote. I took a break from pretty much everything while I was home for Christmas, and I didn't have much to write about.

Over break, I basically just chilled around my house, or at a family member's or Carly's house. It was a lot of hanging out and relaxing, watching too much t.v., eating too much, and sleeping too much. But it was nice for sure. It was kind of weird in a way, too, though. Because, even though you're home, it's a bit odd. You're almost a visitor in your own home. The family asks way too many questions and kind of treats you differently, like a guest almost. Especially in my case, Luther has become like another home to me, and even though I was home, I missed this home. But now that I'm back here, I miss being in Rothschild again. It's a cycle, but both places make me happy.

I found out some exciting news over break as well. Ben Folds, who is a famous piano player/singer will be playing a show here on March 3rd. And Undeclared, the singing group I'm in, is opening up for him! We're all really excited for the oppurtunity to perform for such a talented artist and all his fans.

On to the business part of January Term (month long course) I suppose. I'm taking Education 185, which is clinical experience in schools. I've been pretty sure for a long time that I want to be a music teacher, especially vocal music, and this class gives me the chance to go to a school for most of January to shadow a teacher and get some experience and observation of how a professional in my field does their job. I had my first visit today, a small K-12 school in southern MN, and it was great. My teacher was very upbeat and enjoyable, and the kids were all great. Today was mostly just some intoductions and things like that, but I'll be sure to keep you up to date on how progressions take place.

Anyways, I hope everyone had a great break, and I'll talk to you soon,

Alex