Spring is finally here!

Hello my friends! It has been painfully long since my last post and I am promising again to keep up with the blogging. So much has happened since I last wrote and the most important thing is that not only have I moved to Germany permanently but I was able to secure a short contract only one month after I returned to Berlin in Dec 2010, just in time to celebrate New Years. The year definitely started off with fireworks when I received a call from The Musiktheater Dortmund asking if I was still interested in singing in the chorus until May 30th. Hmmm...of course! What a great experience it has been thus far. I can now say I speak German and have learned so much about how a theater really operates here. I have a contract offer for a small house but Ich fest die Daumen-the German version for crossing the fingers- because I am waiting to hear back from another house I just recently auditioned for which I have high hopes for. I have options which is so wonderful, I feel blessed! This means I don't have to ask to be on a student visa, I will stay as a professional singer with an Artist's visa. With the political situation in Europe, even though the US and Germany have a good relationship, it is still easier to deal with the heavy administration here if I have a Vertrag (contract), so this is very good in many ways. I have to say, I love the healthcare system here! They have had a long time to establish and refine this system and if the US could make it happen, there would be an increase in the quality of life for sure. Well, enough politics, I have rehearsal again tonight but I must practice some repertoire for my next big audition so bis später (until later), Tschüß!