so these 1st 2 days have been good, if not great. lets start w friday june 4. after a night of frantic packing, some good conversation, and little rest, im off to the airport w my parents. my mom accompanies me all around the airport. shes a great mom. a mom that guards, advises, and a constant reminder of things. kinda to the point where im stressed out before i leave. but it was good and i am thankful. i got a connecting to chicago ohare. flight was alright. sat window. takeoff was kinda nerve racking so i ended up passing out. woke up to some awesome looking clouds. just straight up amazing and a work of art. looked like stepping stones. in the midst i imagine what it was like to be God and just roll around in those clouds and chill. it must be awesome. landed. kinda harshly actually. i give the pilot a 5 out of 10. anyways. ohare. ate mcds. called mom. peed. off to london via virgin atlantic! i must say..the british accents are kinda overused and made fun of but..it is pleasant to the ear when youre traveling abroad. virgin crew were super nice and polite (some kinda cute) w killer accents. the flight provided a nice blanket, pillow, some socks, toothbrush/paste, and a tv thingy. i was kinda impressed but im sure most airlines have it. i watched the blindside on the trip. after all those rave reviews i get from friends...i did like it. i enjoyed it. loved big mike and his character. i am a huge sandra bullock fan now. maybe i just liked her character a lot. a strong, vibrant woman w a huge heart and some looks to die for. ever girl should aspire to be like her character. anyways, sleeping on the plane was super uncomfortable..i slept for like 2 hrs maybe. no bueno. by the time i got to london it was 8am local and like 2 am usa time so i was starting to get tired. heathrow is huge and very beautifully structured. reminds me of irobot haha. the subway rail is super awesome too. so smooth and sophisticated. very easy to get around. i ran back and forth tho trying to change my return flight w no success. im hoping ill succeed by july. i ended up traveling to london w a new mpa friend (casey) shes a soccer player at ut and really easy to talk to. not only was our flight to london fast and super smooth (a 9.5 fo sho), but i got my own row of seats and a nice nap. go brit tish airways! im glad i had a newfound friend w me when i arrived bc getting around the airport was like...w..t..frick. it almost seemed deserted too. a lot of things were closed. there were like a handful of people. but we shared a van w some other bhp finance people (studying as well) and arrived to our dorms. dorms are okay. very ikea like. check my fb later for pics. but downfalls include no microwave, no wireless internet, terrible room setup, useless blinds haha, no ac thermostat. some cool things include new furniture (go ikea), my bed and pillow (amazing), clean bathroom, some silverware, netural smell (no jester here). its pleasant. my roommate (james haha how ironic) is pretty chill too. he slept a lot the 1st day. anyways, i checked in, showered and i was out and about. pretty much casey and i were like the only mpa people in the dorms. all the other mpa-ers were out i guess. bhp people kept to themselves so casey and i were like..lets czech out the city. we get a tram pass and we're off. prague is cool bc everything feels so connected. cars dont dominate downtown. its all trams or people walking. you can get around anywhere on a tram. we get off near the center of town just start walking. like..walk.walk.walk.walk.walk. no map, no nothing haha. we just started walking and taking pictures of whatever we saw. the architecture of the city is unique. everything is like compressed together but like 15 stories high. like EVERYWHERE. but the cool thing is that each building is styled differently. so its like compressed but like super eccentric. its like if were you were taking gummy bears and smash them together. all still gummy bears, but w nice mix of color and stuff. its pretty cool. each street has like a million streets that branch off it. its like a huge maze. and there are like NO street signs at all. people just know i guess. we ended just walking down any street we saw cool. weaved in and out of places, looking for the coolest places to take pictures. we ended aroudn the charles bridge which overseas the vltava river which runs thro the city. it was quite beautiful. we ended up walking bak in random directions to this awesome square/center. there were some statues and random street performers w restaraunts on the edge. we ended up just sitting and grabbing dinner. it was kinda romantic in a platonic way haha. great for couples tho. the sun goes down super late too. around 9pm. we ate til round 930 then and we started headed back. its crazy how fast people disperse. walking back was very empty. people were gone all of sudden. it started to get kinda scary bc we had no idea where we were and people kept eyeing us. maybe casey was good looking..or maybe i was? haha it was prob bc it was like an asian guy w an american white girl haha i dunno. but we figured out how to find the right tram back so praise God some more. got back and didnt have internet. so i was like..maybe ill upload some pics or watch some lost. my adapter thing didnt have the 3 prongs for my laptop charger so i tried to borrow my roommate who was still sleeping..but like..it didnt really work and i didnt want to break it so i went to bed.
day 2. woke up at 5am w the sun shining bright. first instinct was like.."is it noon already...5 am?! wtmonkeys" (pass out). did this a couple times. woke up at 3 pm. woot. 14 hrs of sleep. went to the local grocery store. got some fruit to make mamma proud. some bread/meat. nutella (which ive never ever bought in the usa. but was like..this feels like home haha). and some manzana lift (feels like...mexico i guess?). made a sandwich. had orientation w the rest of the group. i can definitely feel the cliques in the group. its okay tho. im gonna break them all up. haha or try. we'll see. found an ethernet cable and INTERNET FTW! i felt at peace =). it was good to see my email. my mom writes the funniest emails. i just got her a gmail so we could vchat while in prague. first email wrote "hell, Andrew // is mom. i already open g-mail waiting for you. you chat with your friends. when you finish you can call me . i sleep in your room." isnt that adorable. =) in a later one, she used an emoticon, which i proudly taught her. it was epic. but yah, ended having some good convos so thank you americans for checking up on me and keeping me sane. called my mom. it was good to her. yay mom. ate dinner w my roommate which was pretty eventful. good convo. learned a lot and was just amazed at people's life stories and what not. had a pretty good dinner at a local pub. beer was surprisingly good. food was good. waitresses were nice w us. and it wasnt too expensive. beers are super cheap here. got a tall one for like a buck. i got a feeling ill be eating at this pub a lot since its so close and cheap and good. and so here i am...at home..online. the life i love =D.
i enjoy blogging. it lets me unravel my thoughts and hold onto some memories that i might have just overlooked. good times so far. God is so good. im really looking forward to studying and traveling. cant wait til james and charles get here. then we can be that clique. watch out europe.
ok time to leave myself w some likes. dislikes. and some photography =)
----likes (so far)----
-czech money. rolling around hundred kc bills, even a thousand kc bill feels kinda cool. but its really like only have $10 bills haha. 21kc = 1 usd
-new found friends. yay casey and james (and some other bhp peeps)
-walking around town. its so chill and casual. i wish american cities were more like that
-my bed and pillow. like seriously. we get free linen changes each week too. no more semesterly cleanings
-this is for chow. the women here are gorgeous (for the most part). everytime i see a good looking one, i think of you.
-trams are pretty sweet
-czech people dont seem to hate americans. well not asian americans.
---dislikes (so far)---
-czech money. us bills are still easier to use. and dividing by 21 takes time
-european air. people smoke a lot. bad air clogs my nose. =cant breathe, nasty looking boogers, snoring (sorry james)
-time difference. 7 hrs ahead. people..get on earlier. k thanks
-phone. no data. limited app use. czech num: 00420773454763. call me. itll be worth the $50 bill. trust me.
-lack of wifi areas. maybe i need to look harder
-group cliques
-you have to pay for a lot of amenities like the bathroom (in public)
(UPDATED)
-early morning sunrise making me not fall back asleep at 530 am...=/
-NO water fountains.....seriously?
-lack of ac appliances. its all natural air in the praha
may the list continue. ok now for my visual senses.
me on the charles bridge
my view from the dinner table
currently on my mind: tenth avenue north.you are more
YAY!!! looks like you're having fun!
ReplyDeletewow, that was long. good post, i have the same thoughts about clouds when i was traveling as well. and a roommate named james. rotfl. you also look fatter. where are the pictures???
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