Gamelaned-out

Today was another day of extreme frustration as we finished our third piece which to our dismay we are playing at the cremation. At the end of the day it sounded a million times better than this morning but it is still shaky. I nearly reached my limit before lunch when I was trying to see what Dan who is playing the same part of me was learning, then someone came and showed me something different which I practiced for several cycles until we figured out that I was doing the wrong part. Awesome. So then I had to learn it again. Needless to say I was unhappy with this situation, but thats just the way it is. Improvisation is a big part of certain instruments method and plus there is no notation for anything, so of course there is going to be some confusion. So you just have to go with the flow.

Our group is down one, one of the music students got appendicitis and had to have surgery late last night. Quite the traveling drama! Very bad timing for him, he's going to stay but isn't sure if he'll be able to continue in the workshop or not. Makes the rest of us nervous for sure.

Just had a hilarious dinner experience. Went to a little restaurant with 2 other women, and the owner kept bringing us photocopied maps and other tourist information when we wanted to order dessert, and the same when we were trying to leave. We got up to pay the bill and he said one moment please! And came back with photocopied tourist information. After wandering off for a bit and talking to other customers, he came back and gave us a brochure. Then he went off again and finally came back so we could pay. We were just glad we weren't in a hurry. It was right by the soccer field, which is entertainment in itself. I don't know anything about soccer, but I know that it is usually played with less than 25 people on the field at once. I have no idea how they're playing it but it looks fun.

Tomorrow is our last day till the cremation-yikes! I envision a train wreck in our future, but hopefully we'll be able to let go of some of the nervousness and just have fun with it.