DOBRY DEN!

PRAGUE!

jenna and i at pilsner brewery

hi!! so it's official, i am IN praha! We arrived yesterday after a pit-stop at the pilsner brewery right near the Czech Republic border. it was soooo delicious, got an order of goulash... i'm telling you, I don't understand how these europeans stay so skinny. beats me. anyway, regardless, i enjoyed that dish, along with some amazing, and might i add strong, pilsner beer (a czech classic). After lunch, we continued to prague and arrived at like 7pm. I was so happy to finally unpack and get all of my stuff put away. Our dorm is a lot less crammed than i thought, so that was a relief. The actual dormitory is kind of on the outskirts of prague but it actually works out this way because we get the best of both worlds.. we're not in a touristy location and it's only a quick tram ride from our dorm to downtown and our school. Today was our first full day and we woke up at 10 and had a walking tour of our area and then walked into town. IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL... looks like a fairytale, i describe it as the fantasyland section of disneyland. After we walked around we had an orientation for AIFS and they told us everything we need to know about the program, activities, places to go, and weekend trips available to us. At 4pm, we were finally free to wander about. Since we were all exhausted, we did a quick trip to TESCO (aka target) and got some groceries and towels, etc and then came back to the dorm. Tonight we'll probably go out to downtown to a club or bar since we didn't go out last night but it's only 6:30 so we haven't really discussed plans for tonight.

steph and i in prague

The money is still very new and it takes me about 15 seconds to do the math from czech caronas to U.S dollars in my head, but I am working on it. We learned a few words in czech-- wow, not easy. makes NO sense actually. oh well, I've been doing my best to use please and thank you's every time I order or see anyone. Overall, I love prague so far and I know this is just the beginning!