A Little Czech Won't Hurt

Dobry den! (Good day!) It has been quite an educational past three days here in Prague.  We have started our Czech lessons and we are slowly making our way through the syllabi and onto our actual course study.  Every morning I wake up around 8:30, hop in the shower, and meet everyone downstairs in the hotel for a quick breakfast.  The breakfast doesn't have much variety, but it's free, and it's food. From there, we leave for the metro around 9:15 and arrive at school around 10:00.  Czech lessons go from 10:00-12:00 and then we get a break for lunch.  From 1:30-3:30 we have lectures on our courses and go over our syllabi.  It's been pretty interesting, but nothing new when we go over the syllabi.  A lot of information was definitely thrown at us in these past couple of days.  Once this week is over, classes will officially go into work mode, which is a good thing.  On Tuesday night, in the evening we saw a modern dance performance.  Very different. Very intense. Very emotional.  It was something really different that I have not seen, and showed me a different type of dance that was unusual to someone who doesn't see many dance performances.  Last night, Wednesday, we saw (probably the first and only show I'll see) a pantomime show (yes, with mimes with painted faces who don't talk).  That was quite interesting as well.

After our evening performances, some of us like to go and just grab a quick beer/drink before heading back to the hotel. And then the day starts over again.

Today, škola (school) was good. But the highlight today was finding out information on my homestay family!!! Tomorrow, I will meet them for a formal dinner, and Saturday I shall move into their home.  I am living in Praha 4, approximately 50 minutes away from school.  The mother and father are named Jana and Petr, both who are very active and adventurous.  They have 4 children, all whom are grown up, ranging from 24-31 years old.  They have a lot of family, including some grandchildren, the grandparents live in the same building, but not in the same home, and many members of the family come to visit often.  It seems very interesting and I can't wait to meet them tomorrow night! So much to learn! So much to know!

Anyways, that's all the information I can give right now.  Until then, enjoy this clip of Bassnectar, a DJ that I will be seeing tonight in the city of Prague. Ahoj!

Bassnectar European Tour Teaser