Needless to say I have been having tons of fun in Europe and have been neglecting my blog. But here I go... with lots of catching up to do!
I am going to start with my recent history and then I will recap the whirlwind adventures of my first few weeks.
Currently, I have gotten settled in my dorm room in Prague and am starting the second week of my intensive Czech class. My teacher Ilona, has taught us the main phrases in Czech that we need to get around Prague. I have to say I think I have one of the best teachers. She realizes we are never going to be fluent in Czech and is focused on teaching us the basic phrases and basic grammar we will need to ask questions and understand responses. Thus far I can count to 100, say greetings, order food at a restaurant, ask for a telephone number, and talk about my family. All in all I have enjoyed learning Czech but it has to be one of the hardest languages around.
Today, being Valentines Day, my roommate Sara and I made a lovely dinner for our two best guy friends/ Valentines Walt and Alex, Alex being my Valentine. The boys showed up at our door with roses, bottles of wine and Walt's accordion. Over the past few weeks the two "couples" have been having a feud over who makes the better Valentines (obviously Alex is the best.) He wrote me a love poem last weekend that is now hanging in my room, so Walt of course had to through in his two cents by writing a poem for Sara that he sang accompanied by his accordion. But cat fights aside we had a lovely Valentines dinner in the common room of our dorm.
So after another long yet fun weekend it is time for me to finish my Czech homework and go to bed. So for now I will leave you with my mailing address here in Prague and a picture of me, my roommate Sara and my friend Celia at the underground wine bar, U Sudu, that we went to last night. Cau!
Sarah Paulos c/o
Masarykova Kolej
Thakurova 1
160 41 Prague 6
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