Let's take a step back...

I realized that I never exactly gave any background on why I'm going to the Czech Republic. So, here goes:

I have been accepted to the International Music Academy - Pilsen (IMAP) so, I'll be living in Pilsen (or Plzen, as the natives call it) for four weeks. If you want more details on the program, the website is here: http://www.ima-pilsen.com. In a nutshell, it involves two lessons a week with different teachers (mine are Stephen Shipps from the USA, Jiri Fiser and Frantisek Soucek from the Czech Republic), chamber coachings and rehearsals with the Zemlinsky Quartet, improvisation classes, and string orchestra. The program runs from June 28 - July 26, 2009.

:-) So that's the story. My boyfriend, Ben, is going too - for the first two weeks, anyway.

Okay, enough blogging for today. I still haven't started packing...