Current trends: Week 1

#10 ) staying up late and following up with a daily nap

After napping, I end up staying up late again. It's a cycle. This nap usually occurs on the bus when I am supposed to be listening to a tour guide. Perhaps this is why I'm always lost.

# 9  drinking boxed wine 

$1.00 for one liter. Would you pass that up?

# 8  Being hungry

 I am constantly missing and/or skipping breakfast depending on what is being served in the cafeteria that day. Usually it's some time of cured meat..and cheese. lots of cheese. It usually smells. Our group has been really busy with tours and meetings for the past few days and sometimes we are starved for hours.

# 7  Eating pizza

After an entire day of not eating, I will eat anything. It just so happens there are italian restaurants on every block. 

#6 Getting lost

This usually occurs when we are trying to find a restaurant that is neither czech nor italian. 

#5 Being cold

Today was the warmest day of the trip; finally warm enough to snow. Think about that. 

#4 Layering

Tights under leggings under jeans, under wool socks, covered by a long sleeve shirt, a big sweater, and finally topped off with the same gray coat.

# 3 shopping 

not necessarily buying tons of things, quite yet. But i'm very envious of the trendy czech women and their fur coats. I may need to invest! 

# 2 Saying "We live here"

I still can't believe it. I live in a fairy tale land

# 1 Learning czech

 It's not easy to do. I know about 4 words, enough to get around without seeming rude. But not enough to engage in conversation. However, the words for thank you and go away are rather similar.