Sept 13: Useful Info...

I met with the musicology advisor at the university today, and she told me that I could probably take a master’s seminar – Music, Religion, and Consciousness! The course looks at the impact of music in meditational states, I think. I’m really excited about it, I really hope it works out!!! Apparently courses are more fluid here, because they don’t mind bachelor’s students taking master’s courses if they’re at an appropriate point in their program. Fingers crossed!

I received some other valuable information today…albeit in a rather different fashion. I took my bike to the university, and thought I’d take the “scenic” route through the Stadtpark, the park in the middle of the city right near the university. I couldn’t see any “no bicycle” signs, and saw lots of people wheeling their bikes through…but I hadn’t gotten halfway through when I was flagged down by a police officer. “No bikes in the Stadtpark!” (Or, to rephrase – don’t ride them in the park!) Fortunately, she was nice enough just to give me a warning – but next time, it’s 30 Euros! Oops…but a very good lesson to learn. :-)

See pictures of the Stadtpark below: