a nap, a couple beers & a norwegian girl

well, things got a little better. i went from one end of the spectrum to the other yesterday. i napped, went out to dinner - thai food believe it or not - before having a beer and feeling a lot better. half of the group wanted to go into town and see what kind of nightlife there was. i gotta say its gonna be tough to come back to seattle and go to clubs or bars. in prague, no covers, cheap beer, beautiful girls all around. europe has there stuff together. i did take it easy last night, which was exactly what i needed. i think i had 4 beers over the course of about 5 hours. much less than certain other people in our posse. at this place called roxy, we waltzed right in to blaring hip hop and huge video screens - which a video dj controls - showing crazy stuff that i probably need to be high to fully enjoy. there was one video of muhammad ali sparring that was really crazy. but anyway - everyone just sits on this stage like thing hanging out, not much of a dance floor. fun nonetheless. when a new dj took over, she played this industrial techno that no one liked. so we move on. at this point, two beers. we are headed to this 5 story club by charles bridge, but get distracted by this place called bombay. typical club/bar, but only thing different is the beautiful girls. downtown theres a variety of people from a variety of places, so chances of meeting other people from all over the world are good. so heres where the norwegian girl comes in. beautiful, tall norwegian girl. blonde hair, brown eyes. we talked on the dance floor for quite a while (so i am told), and im supposed to meet up with her tonight when we go out again. i love europe. bars never close, by the way. theres no way i can live in the states anymore. anybody want to move out here with me? this place is insane. its only been a week.

sweaty & sick

well i woke up this morning with my throat hurting really bad. i got up and went to class, but i just couldn't handle it, and i came home at our lunch break. i cant really cant figure out what caused it, but it makes me realize that i should take a bit more care of myself. it is hotter than hell here. gonna have to start taking two showers a day. seriously. trekking to school on the tram and subway are sweaty events. i wonder if its hot in seattle? i would imagine not. i honestly cannot remember what the weather was like when i left. it seems like ages ago. the group of people i am with seem to be the party type, and i am trying to keep up, although once the initial novelty of being here, i think things will settle down. at least this sickness i have has slowed me down a little. bout to take a shower and put the ipod on and take a nap. i feel really ill. i hope this passes soon. i bought this "free hemp" energy drink at tesco yesterday and it had to be one of the worst things ive ever tasted. maybe thats what got me sick? i think i just need to relax. other than that, prague is still an awesome place. but still dont completely feel home. theres just something about my own bed and own shower that sounds so great right now. my bed is completely uncomfortable. my pillow is like a pillow case filled with t-shirts. shower time. love prague, miss seattle. ill be home soon enough. want to feel better soon though.

walking

we are walking a lot. my back is so sweating from carrying my backpack around. the pivo i am drinking is delicious. so glad i am in my apartment. our place has become the internet cafe, even though no one's internet works. mine does. dell makes good laptops. i would endorse them fully. dude your getting a dell. so we walked to the prague castle. pretty cool stuff. but its hot, and my backpack is glued to my back. we keep walking. we saw this interpretive performance about the iraq war that really made no sense, but what the hell. we're in prague. cool city. need to watch it on the spending money stuff. expensive food in the city center (where our classroom is) so you really have to watch it. sticking to the restaurants close to home. and pubs. is this getting boring? i feel like i should write less often. please if people are reading this comment, itll inspire me to keep it up. i feel like though once classes get going, i might have to do this a little less in leau of studying. until then i shall write. everyone found out that i was 26 and they were surprised. but i am not the oldest and so i feel good about that. we went a jewish museum today, pretty heavy stuff. hit me hard after piva in the beer garden. sobered me up quickly. so much history here. glad i am coming here at this point in my life. i dont think i would fully appreciate things if i hadnt first lived 26 years. its sinking in now that ive been here a few days.

the english menu

ordering czech food for dummies.

tired as hell

i am tired. stayed up til 4:30 am last night drinking beer and hanging out with the classmates. we met this british guy named Robin who lives in our apartment complex, and he hung out with us... hes fricken hilarious and hes gonna be very useful to have around. he plays piano at bars around town including one right across the street on wednesdays and i expect most of the group to be there... good times. what else. almost all of my classmates are here now, except a couple who we have no idea where they are. its good to have a few days under my belt, beginning to use come czech phrases and getting responses, which means im finally saying them right. the beer is still good, but they have this dark beer thats insanely good. walked a lot today, saw a lot of the town, but forgot to bring my camera. taking lots of good pictures nonetheless. theres this small little pub across the street that has 50 cent budvars, and the bartender is starting to appreciate the business. last night went there and played cards and sipped some beer. can you do that in the us? so much more laid back here, and i really like it (obviously). really interesting city, and taking the classes will definately help understand the culture, etc. our field trips look great too, a bike trip to southern bohemia next week and budapest a few weeks later. i cant freaking wait. still dont have the confidence to try to talk to one of the BEAUTIFUL czech girls, but hope to by the end of the trip. a lot of really pretty girls everywhere. its completely commonplace to have a beer with every meal, and i would not be surprised if drank beer for breakfast at least once. anyway, im gonna try to take a nap, i got literally 4 hours of sleep. plus i have my first reading assignment. oh yeah, the allergies that i thought i could leave behind in the states followed me over in grand fashion. bought some clariton, lets hope it helps. heres a picture of the cool store and me working on a spare tire. miss you all. by the way, can people send me their addresses? if you do, i will definately send you a postcard. you might not get it until after i come back, but its the thought that counts right? june 18th is almost over, while yours is just beginning. hope it was as good as mine.

CMB

so craig - heres the cmb store. first day of class today... should be fun, more to post later.