We've been back in Austria for nearly two weeks after spending ten days at home in the US. Even after only 10 days at home, we had to remind ourselves how to speak German. We got comfortable being home and it was difficult when we first came back. We've since settled back in though and have some exciting things on the horizon including a trip to Ireland in a couple weeks to visit our friend John living in Galway. The last two weeks have been full of several different adventures. Immediately after returning, I had several recording sessions with my choir for our new CD. We recorded at a small studio in a nearby town called Steinakirchen. It was a fun experience, although exhausting at points. We recorded the songs we had sung for the last two concerts. I will give an update when I know more about when it will be released.
Before starting back up with school, Josef took Angela and me skiing about an hour from here. Unfortunately, Elsa cannot ski this year due to her recent back surgery. Massive by our standards, small by Austrian standards, the ski resort provided lots of challenging runs with beautiful mountain views. We had a blast skiing all day with beautiful weather. I'm sure we'll have several more skiing trips to talk about before spring comes.
The biggest news since we've been back has been Angela starting to teach at another school in Wieselburg. While home in the US, we received confirmation that she had been hired on as a teaching assistant just like me. The assistant who was supposed to teach there never showed up in the fall. Since then, we've been working through the Austrian bureaucracy. Finally though, she has started and had a great first week. She is really excited about this new opportunity. She will also teach at another school in the town of Scheibbs, which is about 20 minutes further with the train. We can't believe how well things have worked out!
