Hey Friends,
Well I'm sorry to say that there are no exciting stories from the past weekend to tell. Nor are there any photos. Saturday we (the Americans) went to see a movie. That was fun, then later we watched a rugby game. The New Zealand All Blacks, apparently the best rugby team in the world, lost to France. That was a bummer; however, apparently New Zealand loses to France once every 15 years, and this was about that time.
Sunday we went to the Feilding festival of Bands. I performed in both the school band and the community band. Both groups ended up receiving a silver award at the competition. Dr. Dye was the adjudicator for the event so that might of had something to do with it.
Monday, the school officially welcomed us, and Dr. Dye by doing the Haka. The Haka is an ancient Maori ritual, usually done before battle to intimidate the enemy. It was incredibly impressive. (See picture of All Blacks doing Haka and embedded video) Monday night Dr. Dye gave a conducting seminar that we all participated in. It was fun conducting the group and receiving pointers from him. He also gave a seminar today on arranging music which was equally informative and interesting.
That's about all from NZ. I've been busy giving lessons to the kids who are preparing for their music evaluations. It is raining today; however, that hasn't been the case a lot. The South Island has been getting snow lately, but we won't see any of that until the end of our trip.
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