Down with the sickness

I finally got sick this week. I was hoping my body could hold out for another month, but it was not meant to be. On Tuesday, I woke up with extreme chills. I stayed home all day and laid in bed. I was mostly better on Wednesday and Thursday, which was convenient because those were the days of our dress rehearsal and actual concert, which both went well. On Friday, however, I woke up sick again, and was very frustrated with my body. Finally, last night as I was changing my sheets, I discovered what may have been the problem. Peeking out from behind the curtain were a few greenish dots on the wall. I pulled aside the curtain and immediately felt sick again. I HAD BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY HEAD TWO FEET FROM A MOLD INFESTATION! Since it was already 9:00pm, we couldn't reach our landlady, so I slept in a practice room last night. And since today is Sunday and nobody works on Sundays, I'm sleeping in the practice room again. Apparently the moldy walls and windows are being replaced tomorrow (the windows are so old!), and that will make me very happy. I want my room back.

Despite being sick all week, I still had some fun. Here are the highlights:

Wednesday, November 18th: My "Art and Architecture" class went to the Belvedere Museum and saw Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss," among other things. It was awesome to finally see what is perhaps Vienna's most talked-about painting. Later that night, I went to a friendly soccer game between Austria and Spain (the #1 team in Europe). We lost 1-5, which apparently was a major improvement from last year's match (0-9).

Thursday, November 19th: We had our second Performance Workshop Concert. I sang two of Betty Roe's "4 Shakespeare Songs" for voice, flute and piano. I also played Figaro in the sextet from Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro."

Friday, November 20th: I battled my sickness and went to "Die Zauberflote" at the Staatsoper. It was my last chance to see it, and I don't think I could have lived with myself if I missed the one opera I actually know something about. The set was very colorful, and it was a very fun, child-friendly production (Well, try telling that to the girl who was having a tantrum right next to me. I'm sure she was just tired. The show didn't finish until 10:30. I admit that by the end I was feeling pretty sick and grumpy too).

Saturday, November 21st: I saw the Vienna Philharmonic! They performed Beethoven's 7th and 8th Symphonies, as well as the Egmont Overture. It was surreal.

Then, I discovered the mold.

This afternoon I left the apartment for a bit to check out the Christmas Market at Schoenbrunn. Aside from that, though, I'm doing homework (I suddenly have a lot of projects coming up in the next few weeks - surprise, surprise...) and trying to regain energy so I don't have to miss any of my classes this week.

I love you all.