The First Week

It’s been a very busy first week in Prague. I spent the first few days just trying to get acclimated to being in such a new place. The third day I was there, Thursday, I got up early and didn’t have class so I went for a walk. I just picked a direction and started walking. That’s what’s great about this city, no matter where you end up; you can always get back home on the world’s easiest Metro system. All three lines are linked at a central triangle, genius and in former East Bloc country, who’d of thunk. The walk was great, I really like the city, it’s beautiful. The next day was more of the same, walking around the city and taking in the sights. There is tons of walking to do here, not having a car really changes getting around, at least most things in Prague are close to each other. It is hard to find things though, I’ve gone out several times looking for restaurants and the rugby pitch and wasn’t able to find them. Last time I looked was last week though, and now I have a much better sense of where things are in the city. I’ve had to do some grocery shopping, which is quite different than in America. They lack the instant foods that I relish (and know how to cook), no EasyMac or frozen pizza. I’ve had to exist on lunch meat and toast with Nutella. It’s ok though; all the cereal is chocolate based. On Sunday Lucas, Eric, Lois, Caitlin, and I went on a boat tour of the river. It was a lot of fun and I learned some interesting things about Prague, for example Praha—the Czech name for Prague—means ford. That’s the reason that the city was built where it was. I started class on Monday, they all seem like they will be interesting, and I’ll keep you updated on how they go. I have a really big weekend planned, it will be awesome. On Thursday I’m going to go to the UEFA match between Slavia—the Prague soccer team—and the Tottenham Hotspurs. It should be awesome, I can’t wait for that. Then for the weekend we are going on a trip to the rest of the Czech Republic. I’ll let you all know how the game and the trip are.