Sarah meet Wall, Wall meet Sarah

I have definitely found my limit for lack of sleep and have once again come to the understanding that my body is not invincible and its health does determine my singing. Last night was fun. So much fun that in the moment, such fun outweighed the consequences of the next day.
Last night after rehearsal I ended up walking down Königstraße, the main shopping street, with Steffi and Andrew to get some bubble tea and kill time before the concert. With such nice weather we have been having, I start to realize how many people actually are in Stuttgart and what a big city it is. Everybody was out in the parks and down the streets. Andrew and I grabbed a noodle box for dinner, once again I have yet to eat actual German food, and then headed to a concert at the Stiftskirche (pictured below). Kelley also went to the choir concert with us. It was a group of singers from the region where Essen is. I do not remember the name of the ensemble, but we went because there were at least 4 singers from the JSB Ensemble singing in the group. It was pretty good, I especially loved the Bach Motet BWV 227. They also sang Eric Whitacre, took it too fast, and it was funny to hear the really bright vowels. For an encore, Bleib Bei Uns. Schön!
After the concert I met up with Rachel (UK) and Ulrica (Finland) at the Musickhochschule to grab a beer. We ended up finding Tim (Canada) and Chris (Canada) along the way. We could not decide where to go and just kept walking down Königstraße until we ran into Sofies Brauhaus. It is just the JSB Ensemble regular hang out I guess. Not long after Richard (Wales) joined us and Sara (Italy) and Liz (Atlanta) a bit after that. We tried Banana beer, where they add banana flavoring to the beer. Odd, but not bad. Anneke and Rebbekah from Germany told us that Banana beer is what the 16 year olds drink. Don't worry, it was only a sample and I stuck with the Schwarzbier and a hefeweizen.
I got to know a few more people. I had not talked to Sara yet. So we got to know each other by impromptu opera aria sing a longs. She's from Sicily and is just starting her opera career. The group started to dwindle but a few of us stuck around. We didn't leave until after 1:00 AM. As I was leaving, Steffi came around the corner from K-strasse. She had been looking for me. When I apologized that I had made her worry, she said that she didn't care and was glad that I stay out late like her.
Then today, I hit the wall. I didn't go to bed until after 2:00 and woke up at 9:00 for a rehearsal at 11:00. My stomach hurt, I was sleepy, and my voice was very weak from talking so loud the night before. The whole day I was just in a funk. I haven't been able to pray lately, so I think tonight is going to be a night in. A group was going to the museums tonight (16 E) for 8 different museums that are open all night. I don't have the money, nor the mindset to do that right now. Hopefully mass will be a good pick me up tomorrow. I'll need it for our performance of the cantata tomorrow night.