I’m sure you remember my post about the horrible orchestra that my friend Linnea and I played in. Well, as you remember I’m sure, she left me to play for a much much better orchestra... Funny how things can turn for the better. They’re going to allow me to play for them as well! Starting this month I will now be playing with an orchestra that’s actually good! They’re three bassoonist so we have to swap out on some pieces, but hey, at least it’s something! We have three concerts between now and January. The first being on Nov. 25th, second on Dec.2 and the third on Dec. 16th. The last two concerts are going to be quite interesting.. The first concert in Dec. they are going to video some of the performance to use for commercials that will advertise our second concert in December. On the 16th, the TV channel here in Madrid called “Telemadrid” is going to record the concert to be shown on TV here in Spain!!.. I’ll be playing Dvorak’s Symphony No.9 (New world). I’m super excited!!
I’ll be heading back to the US after my second concert in December. I’m hoping I’ll be back in NC on the 17th or 18th.
Thursday 10 November 2011
New year, new school, NO patience!
So, I’ve started teaching at a different school, one closer to my house. The new school is big change from what I was used to in Guadarrama (school from last year). The school in Guadarrama is what in the US we would call Elementary and Middle School. I miss my little kids who loved to play games and sing songs about English and color pictures... The ones who would give me a hug every time I walked into class... The ones that would ask if they could give me a kiss on the cheek at the end of the week... You get the picture, I miss my little babies.
Changing schools was something I couldn’t avoid as the program that I currently work for only allows you to do this job for two years. In September of every year, there are people that don’t show up in Spain to do the job, so they have openings. This is where I come in :o). Since I have a work and residency visa, the Communidad de Madrid (the people I work for) have little to no paperwork for me to do this job. So I walk in, say hi, and they give me the school that the other person (the one that didn’t show up) was assigned to. This is how I am able to do this job for a third year.
The problem this year, is that they have placed me in a High School!.. thats right... ahhhh.... the dreaded teenagers! This is a HUGE change from what I’m used to. The plus side to this is that I’m able to work in classes other than English and Science (like the last two years). This year I’m actually working in Music classes, Physical Education, Art, Technology, and Science. This would seem to be a GREAT change, except the part where I have to work with teenagers. I’ll keep you up to date on anything interesting that happens.
Changing schools was something I couldn’t avoid as the program that I currently work for only allows you to do this job for two years. In September of every year, there are people that don’t show up in Spain to do the job, so they have openings. This is where I come in :o). Since I have a work and residency visa, the Communidad de Madrid (the people I work for) have little to no paperwork for me to do this job. So I walk in, say hi, and they give me the school that the other person (the one that didn’t show up) was assigned to. This is how I am able to do this job for a third year.
The problem this year, is that they have placed me in a High School!.. thats right... ahhhh.... the dreaded teenagers! This is a HUGE change from what I’m used to. The plus side to this is that I’m able to work in classes other than English and Science (like the last two years). This year I’m actually working in Music classes, Physical Education, Art, Technology, and Science. This would seem to be a GREAT change, except the part where I have to work with teenagers. I’ll keep you up to date on anything interesting that happens.
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