This has been the most intense university semester I’ve experienced so far. My workload consisted of two half-time music theory positions in Düsseldorf and Dresden, which caused a considerable amount of commuting, and was supplemented by my part-time work as managing director of Tonkünstlerverband Berlin. In addition, I prepared lectures on Ravel and Shostakovich, absolved two job interviews, attended a large number of high school and music school performances of my children, continued with apartment hunting (an ongoing story), and improved and re-organised significant aspects of my private life. Now yearning for the semester break, and looking forward to share the stage with Vokalsystem Berlin again in two choreographical concerts and a delectable operetta production (details to follow soon).