beyond the green

Today we had our first practice for Deutsche Weihnachten. This is a pretty cool event, unlike anything else anywhere (except for Germany, they have them all over the place). Basically, It's a church service entirely in German. The scripture readings are… more »

I love coming and leaving the dorms and seeing the holiday cheer spreading rapidly. In Voth hall there is a well-decorated Christmas tree and garland all around to get ready for the coming of baby Jesus and that fat red jolly man that comes down the chim… more »

It's not just me. It's the weather also. I won't question the 55 degree warmth though... after 4 years of residency in Kansas, I'm not surprised anymore. And while we're pretending it's still November: I got to see Wicked! This musical (based on… more »

I couldn’t post this at the time I wrote it, but I hope you don’t mind. I’m currently sitting scrunched in the back of a van on my way back from visiting my family in Beatrice, Nebraska, for Thanksgiving. In the last couple of hours I have realized t… more »

Well it's been a little while since I blogged last, but I was thinking about all of the cool things coming up the rest of this semester and next semester too, and thought I'd share a little. We watched Die Fledermaus on Thursday night for my voice class… more »