Today has been a very good day. I found out this afternoon that I will be getting a .25 TA position next year observing student teachers from U of I in the Fall and Spring. This means that I will be getting my tuition covered and a small stipend. They will have me observe wind and percussion students, which is right up my alley since I have experience with several student teachers of my own over the past eight years. I think the TA will be a good fit for me and I'll be able to keep working as a teacher in some aspect or other. I've enjoyed working with student teachers in the past and I look forward to continuing.
This morning Kaia and I booked our lodging for Prague and Vienna. They are charming little places that are located right in the center of each town. In Prague we are staying at the Green Garland Pension which is located right across the street from Bethlehem Chapel and just blocks away from the Charles Bridge. Our Vienna Lodging is called Schweizer Pension located just a couple of blocks from the Danube in one direction and a few blocks from St. Stephens in the center of the city in the other. Both places are small and run by very nice people who we contacted personally for the reservations. In Prague, the owner of the Pension is going to arrange a taxi from the airport for us. There will be a driver with a sign that says our name on it - just like in the movies. By the way, a pension is like a hotel but with the main entrance not at street level if you were wondering.
Other than these exciting developments today has been a good study day for me. I'm working on learning a lot of repertoire for the workshop so I've studied for a few hours every day this week. I have a list of excerpts to prepare from each piece, but I'm trying to learn the entire work so I know the context.
And on that note, it's back to studying for me...
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