Sunday, July 22, 2007

My life on Bornholm

So it has been a long time since I wrote last, and I though I had better tell a little about my life this summer.
I have been trying to do a number of things at the same time but looming large has been my job at a smokehouse and my preparations for the two concerts I am giving this summer. Apart from that I am also preparing to take my danish drivers licence and trying to get things together before I move to London in September.
I actually enjoy my job at the smokehouse. I fill almost every function possible except those which only the boss can do. We work long hours and I am pretty tired every evening.
Nevertheless I found time to practise and my first concert went really well. I also played at an evening song at a local church where the picture is taken. Playing concerts feels like comming home. I can work others jobs but when I play a concert I feel much more confident and ease even though I present a 45 minute solo program.
I also practise a lot for my driving test which is comming up very soon. I did not do very well in my last lessson so I am pulling myself together. I should start reading about the engine again. They do ask you questions about the construction of the engine and who you test if things are all right!
I also got a scholarship from Trinity College. The confirmation letter just arrived. I have to do some work for it and it is not quite full tuition - but it makes things possible and that is an important thing.
One bad thing is that all my books which I sent from the U.S. 10 weeks ago have not yet arrived. I really hope they are not lost somewhere. I have so much music and all my books from two years of study. Ohh well. I can do nothing right now. Just hope for the best.