Prague Blague

I am writing this on a plane, currently flying over millions of gallons of ice cold water hundreds of miles away from any land. I’m trying not to think about it.

I am also trying not to think about today, the day I left Prague. It marked the end of my last big vacation as a student. This is my last summer as an undergraduate- what a way to go, right?

Prague was amazing. I didn’t have time or access to internet, so the journals and blog entries are coming post-vacation. By the time this gets posted I’ll be at home, hopefully with Bojangles. For now, I am bored out of my flipping mind and my iPod has betrayed me and DIED like a selfish little monster. So…I have taken out my laptop and decided to write down all of my thoughts. I did this for an article in high school and it was a hoot. Feel free to only read the interesting ones. Here we go:

Praha:
Prague was a great time. The city is beautiful, with a billion churches and beautiful buildings. Czech was a bit harder to get around in…there was a lot of “skas” at the end of things. The only words I picked up were “thank you” and “please.” Daniel took me to some of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. We toured the Prague castle, Petron Hill (I thought it sounded sketchy, but it actually had a bunch of rose gardens and stuff…way cool), the Charles Bridge and a beautiful church with a library that looked like it should be at Hogwarts.

Booze and Buddies:
I got to meet most of the people who were on the program with Daniel and also his bartender friend, Phillipe. He took us out for drinks the second night I was there and then we went to his bar last night. Beer is stronger, bigger and cheaper in the Czech Republic. Almost all of the walls are green. I needed the gemeli (twins from the trip who have eerily similar haircuts and facial features) pretty bad one night to help with some awkward moments. I handled it alright though.

Fun Story:
When we toured the Buitoni factory in Sansepolcro, we saw a portrait of the company founder, “Mama Giulia.” Mama had a fancy little smirk* on her face in the portrait which we’ve been having a ball recreating in pictures. Now, when I say “we” in the previous sentence, I mean the people who were there and experienced the portrait and the joke. However, a few Pilsner Urquell’s deep and I was able to convince perfect strangers to make the Mama Giulia face for me and my camera. I also took a picture standing next to a castle guard mamaguiliaing. It was way hilario. Photos available upon request.

*To do a MGS (Mama Giulia Smirk):
Move all of your lips all to one side of your face. This should make you wink slightly because of the excess of cheek fat under one eye. The general look of the eyes is a mix of sleepy-bedroom-drunk-a-lunk eyes. The effect is miraculous, a real crowd pleaser. The MGS is best enjoyed with a slight head bobble and the phrase “Imakeadapasta.Idrinkadawine.” Brilliant.
Plane updates I’ve gotten from the little tv screens:
We are approaching land THANK GOD.
Time to destination: 4:22 to destination
Time at origin: 19:10
Time at destination: 13:10
Temperature outside the window: -12 F
Flying over St. John’s and Quebec…? I thought I was flying into Atlanta? This better not be like the Como fiasco where we took a 6 hour train in the wrong direction.

Pictures:
I took some ballin pictures with my digital camera. I had the flash forced off and strangely enough it worked out nicely with a soft glow. Made my skin look awesome, which, thanks to the water in Europe...it currently is NOT. Lucky for me I have two beach trips coming up and two Katie’s in my life who I am pretty sure will stand by my side during this difficult time and help me work on my tan. I have such devoted loved ones.