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A Day in the Life

Dear Reader, I’d like to give you a taste of one day of dorm life at Sonne. Every dorm has different staff, students, needs, and skill sets. This is a glimpse into ours: 7:30am – It’s my turn to drive for early van. Each day we offer an early ride down to school for students who have sports practice, homework, or need to work with a teacher. This is usually a pretty quiet ride because everyone is still waking up. 8:15am – Time to catch the bus! As the students make their way to the bus stop, everybody gets a hug. 8:35am – Staff meeting. We discuss the goings on in the dorm, and solve the problems of the world before going on with our day J . 11:30am – After a quick piano warm up, I leave for school for some rehearsals. More on that later. During the afternoon, we have some free time for rest, activities, or basically whatever helps us to maintain the level of sanity which allows us to be ourselves. 11:40-3:45pm – Lots of piano playing! I love that I get to do what I love! Piano i