Mind thoroughly blown
Well, I've got myself in a minor pickle.
I have a bit of a workload at the moment. French has a billion links I'm supposed to look at each week (13, I think it was?) and some of them are marked "compulsory", which I'm considering testing. Mainly because as well as homeworks, I also managed to score myself a position in the Newcastle Chamber Choir. Or at least a trial spot. This is an internationally touring choir - I think it's supposed to be the 7th best chamber choir in the world, or something - and I have 12 pieces of music I've never heard before that I need to learn in my own time because they don't teach notes in the practices, just fix problems with the sound. And then if they ask me to come to the competition (in America, this year), I'd have to learn another 10. Scaaary, but . . . not entirely impossible.
But then, in conjunction with this . . . I've also found an amazing offer to get a job in Japan, teaching English in connection with a church there. This is like the missions work I've been praying about/for since November, except they've organised accomodation, I'll get paid, and it's connected with a church there, so I won't be entirely alone. This could start at any time after I apply, applications due March 20th.
Sooo . . . the trip to America is hardly something that's been on my heart. To all of my American friends, I wave an apology for shunning your country. But then again, I don't want to back out of the choir just after being accepted. But everything seems so amazingly timed for the trip - despite my looking for other work, nothing has been forthcoming; hockey's almost finished for the season; I didn't sign up for soccer this year; I'm not really attached to this semester's Uni classes yet.
I think . . . if at all possible, the best solution would be to go to Japan after this semester. That gives me enough time to prepare mentally and instead of leaving classes halfway through semester and having to pay for them without getting the marks. And I get to stick with the choir for a bit, to enjoy the discipline of a proper one again, and I can use the time between now and then to learn some more appropriate Japanese, even though none is required.
God is good @_@ Two awesome opportunities. What do?? Hahaha, ohhh . . .
I have a bit of a workload at the moment. French has a billion links I'm supposed to look at each week (13, I think it was?) and some of them are marked "compulsory", which I'm considering testing. Mainly because as well as homeworks, I also managed to score myself a position in the Newcastle Chamber Choir. Or at least a trial spot. This is an internationally touring choir - I think it's supposed to be the 7th best chamber choir in the world, or something - and I have 12 pieces of music I've never heard before that I need to learn in my own time because they don't teach notes in the practices, just fix problems with the sound. And then if they ask me to come to the competition (in America, this year), I'd have to learn another 10. Scaaary, but . . . not entirely impossible.
But then, in conjunction with this . . . I've also found an amazing offer to get a job in Japan, teaching English in connection with a church there. This is like the missions work I've been praying about/for since November, except they've organised accomodation, I'll get paid, and it's connected with a church there, so I won't be entirely alone. This could start at any time after I apply, applications due March 20th.
Sooo . . . the trip to America is hardly something that's been on my heart. To all of my American friends, I wave an apology for shunning your country. But then again, I don't want to back out of the choir just after being accepted. But everything seems so amazingly timed for the trip - despite my looking for other work, nothing has been forthcoming; hockey's almost finished for the season; I didn't sign up for soccer this year; I'm not really attached to this semester's Uni classes yet.
I think . . . if at all possible, the best solution would be to go to Japan after this semester. That gives me enough time to prepare mentally and instead of leaving classes halfway through semester and having to pay for them without getting the marks. And I get to stick with the choir for a bit, to enjoy the discipline of a proper one again, and I can use the time between now and then to learn some more appropriate Japanese, even though none is required.
God is good @_@ Two awesome opportunities. What do?? Hahaha, ohhh . . .