Finished my last performance here in Europe two days ago. What a rush! The four of us really stepped it up that night and had SO much fun with our script and music. Despite the fact that the audience number was low, I think that our sentiments boosted our performance. It really doesn't matter how big or small of a crowd you get - numbers aren't the point. It's what you can give back to those who ARE there. I have many fond memories of singing for absolutely no one - for the one or two people that come up to you afterward and say "wow, that was affective. Thank you."
I've learned a great ordeal being here. I've loved playing this role and am happy to be feeling better about my German! It's still not fantastic, but it's a heck of a lot better than it was a few months ago- the times when my lovely voice teacher would finish accompanying me in a lesson and look at me with that smirk. "What do you think I'm going to say, Allie?" And I'd laugh and say "there's so much. Do I really have to choose?" She'd smile and say, "well, you're German is pretty... terrible." We'd laugh and it would dawn on me as I'm walking out of her studio that... okay... five years of college really didn't do ANYTHING for my German diction? I think it was then that inspired me more than anything to travel to German speaking lands.
And now, I'll have a hard time coming back to America where I'm surrounded with English. I'm so accustomed to "danke" and "ich möchte ein café latte zum mitnehmen bitte." I'm envisioning myself in line at In N Out (because that's all I can think about these days) ordering my cheeseburger mit french fries and responding with "danke schön, tschüss!"
But Lord knows I'm ready to come home. Two more days! More thoughts to come...
<3 Allie
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