Martin Horsted:  

Dear Friends, Unfortunately, I cannot be in Hibbing at this Reunion, but hope I shall be able make it for the next one in five years ?). After 7½ years at Aarhus University, an MA in English and a BA in French, I, at 29, was surprised to be conscripted for a year in our Royal Danish Airforce. However, it gave me a lot of good memories and friendships, but was actually useless. Having taught secondary school English, French, Italian, and German for 33 years in the Faroes and in Denmark, I retired in '06, but continued as an external examiner in the North Atlantic Faroes until ´14. In '90 I had had a BA in Italian. In Hibbing I enjoyed being a tenor in Clyde Hill's choirs: at Hibbing High and at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Since then I have been active in several choirs and taken part in various choral activities in Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway, Austria, the Faroes - thanks to Clyde, a short, but formidable conductor ! In January '17 I shall step down as head of the University Extensive Programmes on this isle of Mors. 37 years is enough. I am looking forward to listening to my last "night", a literary critic's lecture on Bob Dylan's texts and music in Nov. (I have been to Bob's two concerts in Herning, my hometown). Over the years I have guided a lot of groups i...Expand for more