The highpoint of today was going to Luxembourg city to have cellist Brant Taylor from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra “teach” us about the cello. I put “teach” in scare quotes, not because we didn’t learn anything, but because Taylor was so engaging that it didn’t feel like we were being taught (others agree with me).

My colleagues who were here for only half a semester were leaving soon, so we had a goodbye dinner. I’m very happy to have met them and am sorry that they’re leaving. They made being at MUDEC even more special.