My summer plans are already in full swing. It's time for a complete break from Alabama so I'm back in Kansas. Indulging in some favorite leisure activities which mainly include spending money $$ eating & a little shopping, practicing the piano & perhaps dancing if I find the opportunity here in Wichita.
I will be heading back to T-Town early June and will leave for Malaysia at the end of June. I will be teaching piano lessons and taking a few myself. I am seriously considering enrolling for ballroom dance lessons. As much as I hate to, I should give my document topic some thought and start preparing a draft.
July is going to be exciting. I should hear from MTNA about my proposal for the national conference. If it is accepted, I'd jump for joy. I will visit exotic Borneo and spend a weekend at the Rainforest World Music Festival near Kuching, Sarawak. Teaching the world music class has reminded about tribal music in Malaysia. I'll have to figure out how to bring proper clothing and shoes for moving around in the Cultural Village. I'm reminded of climbing narrow steps cut out of a tree trunk.
The other event I will look forward to is conducting a masterclass and maybe performing a few pieces in Kuching, Sarawak. I'm not sure what exactly I'm expecting or what the students are expecting either. I just hope there won't be a language barrier. I don't speak the dialects there and my Malay is just too rusty to teach in.
So here's to signing off from the Wichita Public Library .. with Riverfest just round the corner.
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