week 2 recap

Monday
A gift from God! I showed up to work and was told to go home because the roof was leaking in several locations and until it stopped they had to cut the electricity! Free day! Unfortunately due to the rain we didn't get to go out and do much, but it was nice to just spend a day at home.

Tuesday
Back to the daily grind! This week I tackled some really difficult translations about the intricacies of baroque instruments and some musicologist's blog posts about different baroque pieces. Lots of new vocabulary to tackle, but I'm making my way through it.

Wednesday
After work James and I went downtown to the Francofolies Festival, the big French music festival that lasts 10 days every summer--and it's free! The two groups that we watched were really good-- La Volée d'Castors and Vincent Vallières--hoping to be able to find some of their music on YouTube and show it to my students next year! I also had my first experience smelling pot--at one point I turned to James and said, "What is that horrible smell?" and, well, I had my answer. I realize marijuana is for some reason synonymous with outdoor music festival, but it just seemed rude to sit amongst a large group of people and do it...not the highlight of my night for sure.

Thursday
I got a break from translating and got to alphabetize concert subscriptions for next year! Exciting!

Friday
Today at work there was a surprise meeting with the artistic director of the orchestra which put everyone a little on edge....but it went okay, and luckily I don't do anything SUPER important so the heat is never on me :).

James and I met up with Karen, my friend from the PFMP program, and her husband Amos for sushi and gelato. The people who sublet their apartment to us gave us a really good Sushi recommendation, and we had a great time hanging out with them--we can't wait for them to come back from Minnesota so we can go to their place for dinner with their three kids and them.