Incoherent Scribblings

Culture in Chemnitz

Since my first impressions of Chemnitz seemed to point to a dull and lifeless city, you can imagine how pleased we were to find that it has a high-quality, all be it small, cultural scene.

Chemnitz has its own opera house and though it is tiny in comparison to the Semperoper which we also saw on this trip, it is charming and cozy. These characteristics make it the perfect place to enjoy an opera or a ballet.

As luck would have it, there was a ballet performed on Friday evening and we had the opportunity to attend it. The ballet we saw was an adaptation of the lighthearted Coppélia. I have always enjoyed the ballet, so this was a special treat for me and even though he is a hard-core scientist, A. fancied it too.

On Tuesday evening, we had the occasion to see the play Acht Frauen at Chemnitz’s “Shauspielhaus.” (Acht Frauen is the translated title of a French play by Robert Thomas. It was made into a movie in 2002 and you can read the plot here.) We both liked this “who-done-it” comedy and even though sometimes they were talking extremely fast and I had to concentrate to keep up, I understood it relatively well.

According to the information packet that we received, there were other events we could have attended in the coming days, but since we were only there for a few days, we saw what we could.

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Coming Soon: A Mining Experience and A Day in Dresden!

Murphy’s Law

A few weeks ago I casually mentioned that I had another job interview. I didn’t get too excited about it on the blog, because first of all it wasn’t a library job and second because with the way that my job hunting has been going here in Germany I didn’t really have my hopes up.

So of course they called to ask me in for a second interview while I was on vacation.

Luckily they only called on Tuesday and for good measure sent me an email requesting that I give them a call. To sum it up: Next Tuesday I have a second interview for the position of “team assistant” at a local software firm. The library it ain’t, but at least it is something to give me a little bit of spending money.

Maybe I won’t have to default on my college loans after all…