Day 108: Will meet Rotary students
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Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
A year of music, study, travel, sightseeing &
friends.
Day 108
— Will meet Rotary students
18-November-1971
(Thur.)
TRANSCRIPT
Good full day in school.
Saw
Der Troubadour [Il
Trovatore] by Verdi. Too tired to
really enjoy it.
Got a letter from Rotary saying that I’ll be
introduced to a student group of Rotarians in Wien. I
guess I’ll be less involved with actual
Rotarians—it’ll probably be much better this way.
Got a letter from Anjali. I enjoy her letters, and
her. I feel extremely good when I read them. I even
smile and chuckle a lot. I hope I’ll get to see her
again.
REFLECTIONS
Full
day=good day. It is not
interesting reading, but I like that I sometimes have
good days in school and with practice.
Il Trovatore. This opera
by Giuseppe Verdi is a favorite of the opera
world.
The
story includes
plenty of conflict with themes of love, vengeance,
kidnapping, burning at the stake, and, of course,
death. I usually concentrate on Verdi’s music,
which I always enjoy. You will recognize the
famous “Anvil Chorus” in this opera.
Rotary
students. This is
perhaps the big news of the day. It looks like I will
be attending some function for Rotary International
that will include a gathering of all the Rotary
students in Vienna. I can’t remember, exactly.
Originally, I thought that I would meet with the
Rotary Clubs in Vienna. My German might make this
awkward. Bringing us students together is a good way
to promote international good will. I agree.
John
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