I haven't updated in a while because there hasn't been much worth reporting. I started my new class, called Intensivkurs C (Intensive Course C), and I'm really enjoying it. My teacher, Claudia, is as sweet as Jutta could be off-putting; which is to say, she's incredibly sweet. Claudia reminds me of some sort of benevolent forest creature from some unnamed children's book. Maybe with a hint of Mary Poppins. I'll get a picture of her sometime next week. You'll see what I mean.
Anyway, I'm mostly writing today because I bought a ticket to hear Bach's Johannes Passion performed live, here in Bonn, next Thursday (the reason, also, why Johann's dear image is included in this posting.) I'm attending this performance in the hall where I recently listened to a concert of Sibelius and Shostakovich. This will be my first time ever hearing Bach performed by a live orchestra and live singers; to this point I've just collected the music on CDs. Next Thursday night should be nothing short of miraculous.