I arrived back in Pittsburgh around 6pm last night.
The trip itself was okay. I got jipped on the "taxi" ride to the airport, but no biggie.
-The flight from Prague to Frankfurt was spent trying to get the zipper of my Pitt hoodie unstuck.
-The layover in Frankfurt was spent eating a 2-euro "bretzel" and talking to two older Egyptian guys who picked me out and said, "You're Arab, right?" (in Arabic). I replied that I was, and they said, "Palestinian?" I really like when that happens. :) They gave me their business cards and told me they would love to mail me books on Islam. Their hearts were in the right places.
-The flight from Frankfurt to DC, I was seated next to an Israeli who managed to unstick my zipper for me. It almost changed my opinion of Israeli people, but then he started talking about how "life in Israel is sooo hard" and how he is dating a hot blonde european girl who's my age (dude was like 50), and how living in DC is expensive but he doesn't care, and that once his son graduates from high school he'll go live in the south of Spain and paint. Then I think of how the Palestinians suffer and even with my working zipper, I can't help but feel resentment.
-The layover in DC was spend racing through customs, pushing ahead of everyone, and racing to my gate. I barely made it.
-The flight from DC to Pittsburgh was spent chatting to the guy next to me who lives in Peters Township. He kindly caught me up on all the Pittsburgh news. He asked me all about Prague and told me about his life between Pittsburgh and DC. The rest of the plane was chatting, too - I heard strangers in front of me and in back just talking about nothing. The guy also shared his newspaper with me. Hear that, Prague? That's how it should be. :)
When I got back to Pittsburgh I raced to get to my mom, hugged her about a million times, got my luggage and went to the car. While in the car, I checked my voicemail to find out that Tracy's (one of my best childhood friends that I haven't spoken to in years) mom passed away from cancer on Wednesday, and that the last viewing at the funeral home was going on at that moment (from 6-8 - by this time it was about 6:45pm). I went straight there, was the only person in jeans, but at least I went. My heart really goes out to their family. Tracy and I practically lived at each others' houses when we were kids, up through about mid-high school when we became very different from each other. Looking at her face brought back a lot of memories, and even though we're still really different, my heart just hurt for her. I couldn't imagine losing my mother at this age, even though I know a lot of people do. My prayers are with Tracy and her family.
After that we picked up pizza (AMERICAN pizza:) at my favorite place in Ambridge (Frank's), chatted to the Aloe family, and went home. Gave mom her presents, ate my pizza with lots of hot sauce, watched American TV, and drank a glass of iced tea with ice in it. MAN did that feel good.
After a while Tara came down to visit, and it was like I never left. We watched America's Funniest Home Videos and rewound all the funny ones 20x and laughed our heads off. After about an hour I was falling asleep (it was about 10:30pm but my body felt like it was 4:30am due to the time change). Tara left, and I went to sleep, and woke up at 6am today wide awake. So I got up and read for a while, lazed, had American breakfast, did laundry, and now I'm going to go get a haircut.
And now you are caught up on Pittsburgh life.
I have to enjoy it a lot in the next couple of months...
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Home is where you drink your pivo
Last night I met up with Miguel and his habibi friend Moataz for pizza and pivo. We had a lovely time and I was glad I got to see Miguel before I leave.
Today, work was hectic, but I got a lot done and I could leave without feeling like I had a million things hanging over my head.
After work, I went with Leila, Naima, and Naima's friend to a beer garden. This is something like the parking lot at a DMB concert, but with tables and cooler people. We ate "klobasa" with bread and drank some Gambrinus, hung out and talked, and then Naima and her friend left to go to a play. Tiago arrived shortly after, then Farid. We drank and laughed and told stories, then we played foosball!! It was my first time. For the first game I was pretty awesome, and Tiago and I were a great team... then the second game I started to suck :) Oh well, I very much enjoyed it.
Shortly after Farid left, and I spotted a cute boy nearby and we looked at each other a few times. After a little while he waved, then came over to talk. Turned out he was from Angola! So we spoke Portuguese, and he said he hopes he sees me again soon and that "Prague is small so we'll run into each other". Unfortunately I'm leaving tomorrow, so I made it Tiago's job to find him for me while I'm gone :) Ha.
Naima came back with her entourage, and we all sat for a while and talked but got tired and eventually left. I had my final goodbyes with Leila and Tiago (sad) and took a couple trams, and here I am, still half-packed and very sleepy.
I cannot wait to hug everybody.
And to go to Primanti's.
Today, work was hectic, but I got a lot done and I could leave without feeling like I had a million things hanging over my head.
After work, I went with Leila, Naima, and Naima's friend to a beer garden. This is something like the parking lot at a DMB concert, but with tables and cooler people. We ate "klobasa" with bread and drank some Gambrinus, hung out and talked, and then Naima and her friend left to go to a play. Tiago arrived shortly after, then Farid. We drank and laughed and told stories, then we played foosball!! It was my first time. For the first game I was pretty awesome, and Tiago and I were a great team... then the second game I started to suck :) Oh well, I very much enjoyed it.
Shortly after Farid left, and I spotted a cute boy nearby and we looked at each other a few times. After a little while he waved, then came over to talk. Turned out he was from Angola! So we spoke Portuguese, and he said he hopes he sees me again soon and that "Prague is small so we'll run into each other". Unfortunately I'm leaving tomorrow, so I made it Tiago's job to find him for me while I'm gone :) Ha.
Naima came back with her entourage, and we all sat for a while and talked but got tired and eventually left. I had my final goodbyes with Leila and Tiago (sad) and took a couple trams, and here I am, still half-packed and very sleepy.
I cannot wait to hug everybody.
And to go to Primanti's.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
Yesterday after work I went with Naima, Tiago, and Farid down to the river with some big 13Kc beers. For the Pittsburghers, it was like buying a forty for about 60 cents (but GOOD beer). It was such a nice time. We climbed up onto a big steel dock. The sun was shining and slowly starting to set. Boats were going by, and the view was lovely. A nice breeze was blowing, we were laughing, talking about everything and nothing, when.. bloop! Down came a sprinkle of water on my arm.
Wishfully thinking, I figured it was just a strangely high splash from the river. But then Tiago felt one.
"Is it raining?"
"Nooo, it can't be, it's sunny!"
But then it started, and eventually came down pretty steadily. We left shortly after but I probably could have sat there all night.
I hope today is nice, too. I'm waiting on Miguel and his habibi friend to come down to work so we can go hang out and have some pivo.
Wishfully thinking, I figured it was just a strangely high splash from the river. But then Tiago felt one.
"Is it raining?"
"Nooo, it can't be, it's sunny!"
But then it started, and eventually came down pretty steadily. We left shortly after but I probably could have sat there all night.
I hope today is nice, too. I'm waiting on Miguel and his habibi friend to come down to work so we can go hang out and have some pivo.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Radost and Obama (I wish I could combine the two!)
Radost was awesome. The music is great, the crowd is friendly, and the place itself has a nice set-up. I'll definitely go back. Tiago came along and we had a great time hanging out as usual. I kept losing him but then we'd find each other again :) One time I lost him for a long time, maybe an hour or so, and I was up on the balcony dance area, and I looked down to see him dancing on stage with three girls. So at least he wasn't alone or bored :) Life really wouldn't be as good as it is if Tiago weren't in it.
I made a friend named Ziggy and he is pretty darn cool. We're probably hanging out tomorrow. I also spotted a guy in a STEELERS JERSEY, wearing a PITTSBURGH HAT. I had to go over and say something. I asked if he was from Pittsburgh and he said, "Yeah I am, are you??" I said, HELL YEAH!! and we hugged :) He was wearing Santonio's number. Turned out he's from Wilkinsburg and in Prague for just a few days. We didn't talk much after that but we were happy to meet each other :)
So we stayed at Radost until around 6am, then headed back to Andel so I could change clothes real quick and get my purse. We left Ziggy and David (our new friends) at that point, and headed down to Old Town Square. We got some breakfast (which was way too expensive - 430Kc for two omlettes, some cold bread, a juice, and a tea. That's a little over $20 - ridiculous. Especially when a few hours later we were at the area where Obama was speaking and we got really nice sandwiches for 40Kc, which is about $2. Whatever, man. All I can say is, when you've got a tummy full of long island iced teas, you will pay whatever it takes for some breakfast food. :)
Anyway after breakfast we headed by tram over to where Obama was going to speak. Good thing I didn't make my sad little sign. Why I was naive enough to think that the crowd wouldn't be that big or that I might be close enough for him to see me is beyond me :) The crowd was HUGE. We had to go through security to get in there, which took forever. We got there right around 10, when the speech was supposed to start, and got some spots in the grass (and omg, it felt soooooo good to sit, because we'd been walking or standing for hours) in front of a huge screen. So, while we couldn't actually see HIM, there was a really cool feeling all around. Everybody was excited, lots of Americans showed up along with people from every other country you could imagine. Everyone clapped, cheered, hooted and hollered, though I was the only one singing along to "God Bless America" when they played it at the end. I did not care and proceeded to whistle it the rest of the day.
The speech itself was great, but I really thought the whole thing would last longer. I feel really good though. There were a lot of times that I was tired and sore and just wanted to give up on the plan, and now I'm so glad I didn't. I was there to support my President in Prague, of all places, and got to witness his first speech to the public in Europe. And just seeing him live, right there, was so freaking COOL.
The trip home was rough. We got a little lost in the tiny winding streets, but we knew since we were near the castle we had to go downhill. So we did, and ended up in this funny little valley with a HUGE wall (pictures to come later). There was the option of walking up another very steep hill or taking some very rocky steps. We chose the steps, and the view once we got up there was amazing. I took a tiny little nature walk (I was actually walking along the top of the huge wall) and could see a lot of houses and rooftops, and the castle off in the distance. Gorgeous.
The trams were absolutely packed, and the number 22 we got on, not to be gross, but really smelled like somebody did number 2 in his/her pants. Everybody noticed it, people had their hands over their faces, etc. It was tough but it was either that or wait who knew how long for another packed tram. We got into town, transferred to a number 12, and finally made it back to Andel. I said byebye to Katy, went back to my hotel room, and in the proverbial "before my head hit the pillow" I was asleep.
And I don't think I moved an inch for about 5 hours - I never slept so well. I forced myself to get up so I can actually sleep tonight, watched a little TV, had dinner, e-mailed my mom, and now I'm very excited to go to sleep again :)
And that's all! Great weekend :)
I made a friend named Ziggy and he is pretty darn cool. We're probably hanging out tomorrow. I also spotted a guy in a STEELERS JERSEY, wearing a PITTSBURGH HAT. I had to go over and say something. I asked if he was from Pittsburgh and he said, "Yeah I am, are you??" I said, HELL YEAH!! and we hugged :) He was wearing Santonio's number. Turned out he's from Wilkinsburg and in Prague for just a few days. We didn't talk much after that but we were happy to meet each other :)
So we stayed at Radost until around 6am, then headed back to Andel so I could change clothes real quick and get my purse. We left Ziggy and David (our new friends) at that point, and headed down to Old Town Square. We got some breakfast (which was way too expensive - 430Kc for two omlettes, some cold bread, a juice, and a tea. That's a little over $20 - ridiculous. Especially when a few hours later we were at the area where Obama was speaking and we got really nice sandwiches for 40Kc, which is about $2. Whatever, man. All I can say is, when you've got a tummy full of long island iced teas, you will pay whatever it takes for some breakfast food. :)
Anyway after breakfast we headed by tram over to where Obama was going to speak. Good thing I didn't make my sad little sign. Why I was naive enough to think that the crowd wouldn't be that big or that I might be close enough for him to see me is beyond me :) The crowd was HUGE. We had to go through security to get in there, which took forever. We got there right around 10, when the speech was supposed to start, and got some spots in the grass (and omg, it felt soooooo good to sit, because we'd been walking or standing for hours) in front of a huge screen. So, while we couldn't actually see HIM, there was a really cool feeling all around. Everybody was excited, lots of Americans showed up along with people from every other country you could imagine. Everyone clapped, cheered, hooted and hollered, though I was the only one singing along to "God Bless America" when they played it at the end. I did not care and proceeded to whistle it the rest of the day.
The speech itself was great, but I really thought the whole thing would last longer. I feel really good though. There were a lot of times that I was tired and sore and just wanted to give up on the plan, and now I'm so glad I didn't. I was there to support my President in Prague, of all places, and got to witness his first speech to the public in Europe. And just seeing him live, right there, was so freaking COOL.
The trip home was rough. We got a little lost in the tiny winding streets, but we knew since we were near the castle we had to go downhill. So we did, and ended up in this funny little valley with a HUGE wall (pictures to come later). There was the option of walking up another very steep hill or taking some very rocky steps. We chose the steps, and the view once we got up there was amazing. I took a tiny little nature walk (I was actually walking along the top of the huge wall) and could see a lot of houses and rooftops, and the castle off in the distance. Gorgeous.
The trams were absolutely packed, and the number 22 we got on, not to be gross, but really smelled like somebody did number 2 in his/her pants. Everybody noticed it, people had their hands over their faces, etc. It was tough but it was either that or wait who knew how long for another packed tram. We got into town, transferred to a number 12, and finally made it back to Andel. I said byebye to Katy, went back to my hotel room, and in the proverbial "before my head hit the pillow" I was asleep.
And I don't think I moved an inch for about 5 hours - I never slept so well. I forced myself to get up so I can actually sleep tonight, watched a little TV, had dinner, e-mailed my mom, and now I'm very excited to go to sleep again :)
And that's all! Great weekend :)
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Reason to learn Czech? To see movies in Kazakh, of course!
Friday after work I went to a movie with Leila, her husband Dan, and Tiago. It was a movie from Kazakhstan in the film festival that was going on in Prague all week called Febiofest, and even though I was tired I was looking forward to it because I love foreign films. I had a disturbing thought, though, about a minute before the movie was going to start.
Our seats were a bit spread out, so Leila and Dan were together on the other side of the theater, and Tiago was sitting right in front of me. I leaned forward. "Oi Ti... do you think this movie will be in Kazakh with Czech subtitles, or will it have English subtitles?"
His face creased in worry for a moment, like mine, and then said, "It must have English subtitles."
"Okay, I hope so."
The movie started right on time and the credits started. Czech subtitles appeared at the bottom. I thought maybe once the dialogue of the movie started, the English would come up as well, but no such luck. Tiago, Leila, Dan and I started to exchange very amused glances.
Tiago and I agreed we should try, because in some movies you can get by without knowing what they're saying. Unfortunately this was not the case with this one. :) It's a shame, it looked like it would be really good. Maybe someday I can catch it again, with English subtitles. :) Thanks anyway, Leila. Sorry your tickets were wasted on us :)
Last night I went to dinner and then to Rincon Latino for dancing with Katy. I was still feeling wiped out from my allergies, and I think the medicine I'm taking is making me drowsy. I was feeling really claustrophobic no matter where I was last night, I didn't feel like dancing (so you know something must be wrong:), and I just wanted to sleep. I wanted to hold out as long as I could, and I made it until around 2:30 before I was wiped out. Katy was nice about it, I felt bad I was being lame, but she understood.
Today I slept until I woke up naturally, which was around 11:30am. It felt AWESOME, I've been kind of sleep-deprived all week. I got up, got ready, and went shopping around Můstek for a few hours. I have been wanting to buy a garnet ring, and near the beginning of my trip I was out walking one night with Danger and Moff and while Danger was at an ATM, I was looking in the window of a jewelry store where I fell in love with a certain ring design. So last week when I was around the Charles Bridge area, I went into about 10 different shops looking for it but I couldn't find it.
This week I went straight to this place and found that the guy was Croatian, not Czech, which made me like him more and happier to do business with him (not because I dislike Czech people, but because I very much like Croatian people:). He wasn't pushy at all and gave me nice opinions, and was chatty and friendly. My ring was a little expensive I guess, but I was looking for it for so long (a whole week:) that I didn't mind buying myself one nice thing while I'm here. Plus it wasn't THAT bad, I looked online and saw most garnet was more expensive, and plus.. it's just reeeeally pretty. :)
He resized it for me and I went for a walk during that time and found a present for my beloved baby brother (who is 16 and will always be my baby brother:), which was also probably too much money but it was the only thing I could find that I thought he'd REALLY like and not just politely thank me for and then never look at again. I couldn't find anything that was good enough for Mariah (my little sister), because she's also very important to me, so I ended up buying her something really beautiful back at the same jewelry shop. The Croatian guy gave me discounts on everything so it was reasonable, especially for what I got. I think she'll realy like it.
And that was that. I bought myself some lunch (at 4:30pm, more like dinner I guess) and then slept the rest of the day until a little while ago. Reason being, I am going to a club called Radost tonight, then going very early in the morning to stake out a good spot to see Obama!! So, I will not be sleeping until tomorrow afternoon. I had to save up the hours :) I can't wait to see my president!!
I didn't get to make my Steelers sign though :( I don't know where to buy that kind of stuff here. I will wear my Pitt hoodie and hope for the best. :)
Our seats were a bit spread out, so Leila and Dan were together on the other side of the theater, and Tiago was sitting right in front of me. I leaned forward. "Oi Ti... do you think this movie will be in Kazakh with Czech subtitles, or will it have English subtitles?"
His face creased in worry for a moment, like mine, and then said, "It must have English subtitles."
"Okay, I hope so."
The movie started right on time and the credits started. Czech subtitles appeared at the bottom. I thought maybe once the dialogue of the movie started, the English would come up as well, but no such luck. Tiago, Leila, Dan and I started to exchange very amused glances.
Tiago and I agreed we should try, because in some movies you can get by without knowing what they're saying. Unfortunately this was not the case with this one. :) It's a shame, it looked like it would be really good. Maybe someday I can catch it again, with English subtitles. :) Thanks anyway, Leila. Sorry your tickets were wasted on us :)
Last night I went to dinner and then to Rincon Latino for dancing with Katy. I was still feeling wiped out from my allergies, and I think the medicine I'm taking is making me drowsy. I was feeling really claustrophobic no matter where I was last night, I didn't feel like dancing (so you know something must be wrong:), and I just wanted to sleep. I wanted to hold out as long as I could, and I made it until around 2:30 before I was wiped out. Katy was nice about it, I felt bad I was being lame, but she understood.
Today I slept until I woke up naturally, which was around 11:30am. It felt AWESOME, I've been kind of sleep-deprived all week. I got up, got ready, and went shopping around Můstek for a few hours. I have been wanting to buy a garnet ring, and near the beginning of my trip I was out walking one night with Danger and Moff and while Danger was at an ATM, I was looking in the window of a jewelry store where I fell in love with a certain ring design. So last week when I was around the Charles Bridge area, I went into about 10 different shops looking for it but I couldn't find it.
This week I went straight to this place and found that the guy was Croatian, not Czech, which made me like him more and happier to do business with him (not because I dislike Czech people, but because I very much like Croatian people:). He wasn't pushy at all and gave me nice opinions, and was chatty and friendly. My ring was a little expensive I guess, but I was looking for it for so long (a whole week:) that I didn't mind buying myself one nice thing while I'm here. Plus it wasn't THAT bad, I looked online and saw most garnet was more expensive, and plus.. it's just reeeeally pretty. :)
He resized it for me and I went for a walk during that time and found a present for my beloved baby brother (who is 16 and will always be my baby brother:), which was also probably too much money but it was the only thing I could find that I thought he'd REALLY like and not just politely thank me for and then never look at again. I couldn't find anything that was good enough for Mariah (my little sister), because she's also very important to me, so I ended up buying her something really beautiful back at the same jewelry shop. The Croatian guy gave me discounts on everything so it was reasonable, especially for what I got. I think she'll realy like it.
And that was that. I bought myself some lunch (at 4:30pm, more like dinner I guess) and then slept the rest of the day until a little while ago. Reason being, I am going to a club called Radost tonight, then going very early in the morning to stake out a good spot to see Obama!! So, I will not be sleeping until tomorrow afternoon. I had to save up the hours :) I can't wait to see my president!!
I didn't get to make my Steelers sign though :( I don't know where to buy that kind of stuff here. I will wear my Pitt hoodie and hope for the best. :)
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Illin'
If someone met me for the first time today, they would think that my favorite hobby were sneezing. I was keeping count for a while because I really never sneeze much, but at around 15 or so I got bored of the game, and that was in the morning. I took a little power-nap after work and when I woke up, I had four sneezes.
And even though all day I was swearing I wouldn't, after that, I caved: I bought allergy medicine.
And let me tell you, it is not an easy feat. Buying nearly anything in Prague is scary for me, because there's always the fear that they won't speak English. Something like the grocery store is easy. Everything has a bar code, I just look at the price on the register and I hand over the money. I can say "Hello" and "Thank you" so I'm good to go.
But a pharmacy? Asking for allergy medication? Asking which one is the best one to get, and trying to say that I'm allergic to springtime in Czech? No way, Jose.
But after how cloggy my head feels and how tickly my nose feels (constantly, hence all the sneezing), I had to brave it. I went to the pharmacy and waited in line patiently, after a brief look around the shop in hopes that I could just find the box myself. The signs at the top saying which line you should be in were all in Czech, so I just picked the shortest one.
"Dobrý den!"
"Dobrý den... do you speak English?"
"Next line!"
"Next line for English?"
"Ano!"
"Wait...máte...allergy medication?" (I learned "Do you have" from Jose one day.. unfortunately I didn't know 'allergy medication' in Czech).
"Ano! Next line!"
So I went over to the longer line. I was debating just leaving, but imagining the disgrace I'd feel having to walk out of the store empty-handed, sneezing, and puffy-eyed kept me locked in place. I had to try.
"Dobrý den!" Uh oh. That was how it started last time.
"Dobrý den...do you speak English?"
"Yes, I do." (omgomgomgomz!!!1!111!!)
"Oh, great - I need some allergy medication."
"What is your allergy?"
"Umm...maybe pollen? The air?"
"Spring?"
"YES, spring!"
"7 days or 20 days?"
"I guess...7 days?"
"Moment!"
She disappeared and came back with a box of Zyrtec. The name was familiar enough, but the box was all in Czech.
"One pill a day?"
"Yes! 105 Kc."
And that was that. After that I went to Tesco to treat myself to a Coke, a box of Kleenex with lotion (since my nose is raw from the wax-paper I've been using until now - damn the extra 20 Kc!), and once I was at the checkout line, a dark chocolate bar with pecans (I'm weak).
I left after that and ran into Francisco from work. We had a nice albeit short chat, I picked up some quick dinner sebou and watched an episode of Ugly Betty.
Despite the tickle in my nose, I am feeling pret-ty good right now. :) And come tomorrow, I will be going home in ONE WEEK!!
But don't worry, Palestina en Praga isn't ending there...
And even though all day I was swearing I wouldn't, after that, I caved: I bought allergy medicine.
And let me tell you, it is not an easy feat. Buying nearly anything in Prague is scary for me, because there's always the fear that they won't speak English. Something like the grocery store is easy. Everything has a bar code, I just look at the price on the register and I hand over the money. I can say "Hello" and "Thank you" so I'm good to go.
But a pharmacy? Asking for allergy medication? Asking which one is the best one to get, and trying to say that I'm allergic to springtime in Czech? No way, Jose.
But after how cloggy my head feels and how tickly my nose feels (constantly, hence all the sneezing), I had to brave it. I went to the pharmacy and waited in line patiently, after a brief look around the shop in hopes that I could just find the box myself. The signs at the top saying which line you should be in were all in Czech, so I just picked the shortest one.
"Dobrý den!"
"Dobrý den... do you speak English?"
"Next line!"
"Next line for English?"
"Ano!"
"Wait...máte...allergy medication?" (I learned "Do you have" from Jose one day.. unfortunately I didn't know 'allergy medication' in Czech).
"Ano! Next line!"
So I went over to the longer line. I was debating just leaving, but imagining the disgrace I'd feel having to walk out of the store empty-handed, sneezing, and puffy-eyed kept me locked in place. I had to try.
"Dobrý den!" Uh oh. That was how it started last time.
"Dobrý den...do you speak English?"
"Yes, I do." (omgomgomgomz!!!1!111!!)
"Oh, great - I need some allergy medication."
"What is your allergy?"
"Umm...maybe pollen? The air?"
"Spring?"
"YES, spring!"
"7 days or 20 days?"
"I guess...7 days?"
"Moment!"
She disappeared and came back with a box of Zyrtec. The name was familiar enough, but the box was all in Czech.
"One pill a day?"
"Yes! 105 Kc."
And that was that. After that I went to Tesco to treat myself to a Coke, a box of Kleenex with lotion (since my nose is raw from the wax-paper I've been using until now - damn the extra 20 Kc!), and once I was at the checkout line, a dark chocolate bar with pecans (I'm weak).
I left after that and ran into Francisco from work. We had a nice albeit short chat, I picked up some quick dinner sebou and watched an episode of Ugly Betty.
Despite the tickle in my nose, I am feeling pret-ty good right now. :) And come tomorrow, I will be going home in ONE WEEK!!
But don't worry, Palestina en Praga isn't ending there...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Allergies
I am sick!! Not really really sick, but enough so that getting through today was hard. Luckily my huge training sessions that I was giving ended yesterday, and today I just had a one-hour with a couple people that was a lot more casual, so I didn't have to be quite so "on". I got a new project assigned to me today and I'm geekily excited about it. It seems like it's kind of a big deal and definitely more involved than anything else I've had yet. I definitely made a good decision with my career path; the things they're giving me now are right up my alley. I'm feeling good :)
As for the sickness, I felt so wiped out this morning that I didn't go to breakfast, just ate an orange in my room, and got to work right on time (I'm usually early). My mom told me that I always used to be sick right around my birthday, since it's right between winter and springtime. I shared this with Alessio because he commented that I looked really tired/out of it, and mentioned that it's just allergies. He said I'm probably allergic to my birthday. :) I really like working with him.
I did laundry after work and since it takes so long, I took a really nice nap. Katy called once she was out of work, and around 8pm we went to dinner at an Italian place here in Andel. It was good and I'm soooo ready for bed, but I have to wait another 50 minutes or so for my clothes to be dry. I can be in bed by midnight, so that'll have to do.
I can't believe how soon I'm going home - it's only 9 more days! This weekend is going to be great (if I'm feeling better). Friday night I'll be at Rincon Latino, Saturday during the day I have some last-minute shopping to do (for other people, and I am still looking for a garnet ring for myself), Saturday night I'm going with Katy and whoever else wants to go to Radost, then from there - and I know this will be insane - we're going straight to try to get really close to see Obama!!! I can't believe he's coming to Prague, I'm so excited. I am toying the idea of making a sign that says something about Pittsburgh, and if I'm close enough maybe he'd notice it! But probably not, I doubt you can get that close to the President of the United States. That's kind of a big deal.
:)
It will be cool enough just to hear him speak.. in PRAGUE.
As for the sickness, I felt so wiped out this morning that I didn't go to breakfast, just ate an orange in my room, and got to work right on time (I'm usually early). My mom told me that I always used to be sick right around my birthday, since it's right between winter and springtime. I shared this with Alessio because he commented that I looked really tired/out of it, and mentioned that it's just allergies. He said I'm probably allergic to my birthday. :) I really like working with him.
I did laundry after work and since it takes so long, I took a really nice nap. Katy called once she was out of work, and around 8pm we went to dinner at an Italian place here in Andel. It was good and I'm soooo ready for bed, but I have to wait another 50 minutes or so for my clothes to be dry. I can be in bed by midnight, so that'll have to do.
I can't believe how soon I'm going home - it's only 9 more days! This weekend is going to be great (if I'm feeling better). Friday night I'll be at Rincon Latino, Saturday during the day I have some last-minute shopping to do (for other people, and I am still looking for a garnet ring for myself), Saturday night I'm going with Katy and whoever else wants to go to Radost, then from there - and I know this will be insane - we're going straight to try to get really close to see Obama!!! I can't believe he's coming to Prague, I'm so excited. I am toying the idea of making a sign that says something about Pittsburgh, and if I'm close enough maybe he'd notice it! But probably not, I doubt you can get that close to the President of the United States. That's kind of a big deal.
:)
It will be cool enough just to hear him speak.. in PRAGUE.
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