Well that was an unsuccessful trip, they had no notebooks!! Its a super Wal-mart type store and they were out of notebooks. So I am going to my first day of class with a pens and a little notepad. I have tomorrow off so I can get some things then. On a more exciting note I booked two trips. One to Vienna, Austria from Friday, September 25th to Monday September 28th. Don't worry I am not skipping my classes Monday, we have that day off for a Czech holiday, not Yom Kippur, haha!! The second is for Budapest, Hungary from Friday, October 9th to Sunday, October 11th. We just booked the hostel for Vienna and have been looking at thing to do, there is plenty. I am sure we will find something to keep us busy ;)
Tuesday night we had a party in our suite and about 12 Union kids were here and a few other kids who we have met also came. It was a really fun time and I got to know a few more people. It was a late night and I didn't get much sleep so for the past few days I have been feeling a little under the weather but I am drinking tea and keeping hydrated.
Angela and I joined the gym on Tuesday and went yesterday (Thursday) All the weights are in kilograms so we didn't really know how much we were lifting. I am very sore today...oops but it was a good work out.
Last night we went to the PM Bar again where the International Student Club held a country presentation. Every Wednesday for the rest of the term, each country has a chance to give a presentation about their culture and they bring food, dancing, pictures, games, talk about traditions and much more. Last night was the Czech Republic night so we learned a little about Czech Easter where boys chase girls with decorated eggs? (It was very loud, it was hard to hear exactly what happens). We learned a few Czech drinking songs, ate Svičková, which is some kind of a meat in a very tasty sauce, and listened to some Czech music. It was a very fun time. We made the last metro back at midnight and were in bed early to wake up for class at 8am this morning!
I went to the post office today to get my package! I got a camera (FINALLY), some clothes, a belt (which I desperately need, hard to believe I have lost weight right?), and drawstring packs for the gym! Thanks so much again Mom and Dad for sending that stuff, I really appreciate it!!!
Tonight I am going to Strahov, the other dorm on campus where we will eat dinner and try a new 'special' Czech beer, Master. After that we plan to go to the Prague Castle to see it lit up at night and have a moonlit tour of the castle. Two of the boys from the ISC organized the trip and there are only a select few going on the trip so it will be a small but very fun trip. I am leaving for Vienna tomorrow morning around 8am and am not sure if I will bring my computer or not, I probably won't so I don't have to worry about it in the hostel and on the bus. So if you don't hear from me for a while thats where I will be, hopefully there will be internet access but it will be nice to be cut off from the world for a while. Hope everyone is well at home, wherever that may be. Ill have plenty of stories for you on Monday!! Love to all!!