Who is your favorite historical figure? Frequent readers of my blog will know exactly who my favorite historical figure is. And others will probably know, too, since I gave it away in my title. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is best known for writing Faust (Parts One and Two), but there was so much more toContinue reading “Go, Go, Goethe!”
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Countries to Visit?
What countries do you want to visit? I was going to begin with a list of places I did not want to visit, but thought that sounded negative, so I’ll begin with the positive “where I do want to go” places. Since we already have a trip to the UK planned for this fall (England,Continue reading “Countries to Visit?”
Firebird? Sweet!
Describe one of your favorite moments. This is one of the seminal moments in my teaching career. I was taking Music Appreciation with Lou Silverblank at Temple University; the class was required for my Theatre major. One of our assignments was to attend two live music performances. I hated this idea. I was in theContinue reading “Firebird? Sweet!”