Chapter 3 - Pineapple Bread
It's scary how time goes flying past. I've been in Germany for a month now.
I'm pleased to say that I feel really good. Chinese New Year is around the corner, which hopefully means good things for the Rabbit. I feel like I can be more positive more often because of how last year went. I also feel that I can take things less seriously and concentrate my efforts on work and German study.
Work is going well. Two weeks till the premiere of Cassandra. The piece is still not finished, but apparently that is how it works in this company. I finally feel that I am back in terms of my dancing body, my motivation and my drive. Things aren't always easy and there have been many a tense moment, but I try not to get involved in the politics and stick to the art.
I've formed friendships with people I didn't expect to form friendships with. It took a while for my German colleagues to warm up to me, but they have and I have a lot of fun with them. I also get along really well with the new girl, Ekaterine (from Georgia, but has lived in Germany for 15 years). It is so important to me to have good relationships with my workmates, because I am sure at some stage I will need someone to turn to. In this way I am glad I'm with a small company because it's easier to have strong relationships.
There's been a big drama about my hair. Sue told me to cut it because it was getting in my eyes, but the Maske is refusing because they want my hair long for Cassandra and even longer for the next production. It's funny that I don't really have a say about my own hair, but I guess that's what it's like in performing arts. I have a costume fitting tomorrow, so we'll see what kind of funky costumes I have to wear.
I also have a funny story about my German. On the weekend I made some banana bread for my friends, and for some reason my brain told me that the word 'ananas' meant 'banana'. So of course, I told everyone I made ananas Brot. My friends were confused because none of them could taste PINEAPPLE in my bread. I was the laughing stock of the table when I said that it was banana bread. Embarrassing, but entertaining. What makes it worse is that 'nanas' in Malay means pineapple. Dumm.
I'm pleased to say that I feel really good. Chinese New Year is around the corner, which hopefully means good things for the Rabbit. I feel like I can be more positive more often because of how last year went. I also feel that I can take things less seriously and concentrate my efforts on work and German study.
Work is going well. Two weeks till the premiere of Cassandra. The piece is still not finished, but apparently that is how it works in this company. I finally feel that I am back in terms of my dancing body, my motivation and my drive. Things aren't always easy and there have been many a tense moment, but I try not to get involved in the politics and stick to the art.
I've formed friendships with people I didn't expect to form friendships with. It took a while for my German colleagues to warm up to me, but they have and I have a lot of fun with them. I also get along really well with the new girl, Ekaterine (from Georgia, but has lived in Germany for 15 years). It is so important to me to have good relationships with my workmates, because I am sure at some stage I will need someone to turn to. In this way I am glad I'm with a small company because it's easier to have strong relationships.
There's been a big drama about my hair. Sue told me to cut it because it was getting in my eyes, but the Maske is refusing because they want my hair long for Cassandra and even longer for the next production. It's funny that I don't really have a say about my own hair, but I guess that's what it's like in performing arts. I have a costume fitting tomorrow, so we'll see what kind of funky costumes I have to wear.
I also have a funny story about my German. On the weekend I made some banana bread for my friends, and for some reason my brain told me that the word 'ananas' meant 'banana'. So of course, I told everyone I made ananas Brot. My friends were confused because none of them could taste PINEAPPLE in my bread. I was the laughing stock of the table when I said that it was banana bread. Embarrassing, but entertaining. What makes it worse is that 'nanas' in Malay means pineapple. Dumm.
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