Evergreen Singers Choral Recital Sunday, June 1
Next weekend is the Evergreen Singers choral recital. I can't believe how much fun it has been to rehearse our music over this quarter, and I'm pretty sad that it's coming to an end. I will be singing a solo of Mambo Italiano, originally made famous by Rosemary Clooney in 1954. I have been singing in choirs all of my life, but I haven't ever sung a solo like this before. I'm pretty nervous but I think it will be a fun time! The recital is next Sunday, June 1 at 4:30 here on campus at Evergreen in the Communications building.
Two more weeks of class and it's crunch time! I had a meeting last week with the directors of the Consortium program from both Evergreen and the University of Washington, and I have tons of choices in International Studies next year! I am definitely going to miss Evergreen's program structure, I can tell that already. I will be meeting with one of the UW Spanish advisers to assess the appropriate placement for my language classes, and I'm considering all my options for taking Portuguese. Right now the dilemma is whether or not to take an intensive Portuguese class for Spanish speakers over the summer and then start with 201 in the fall, or take the summer off from school and work full-time to have some extra cash in the bank when school starts up again in September. I'm thinking...
This week I have to prepare a presentation in my evening Spanish class about yerba maté, a tea-like beverage consumed primarily in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The act of preparing and sharing maté is a communal experience and many people drink it instead of coffee because of its stimulating effects. I love maté and I am excited to teach my class all about it during my Spanish presentation!