Monday, March 19, 2007
New Pictures and Interesting Stories
With Premek and Honza on the train. We went to the indoor water park in Frydek-Mystek for the afternoon.
The birthday kids playing Twister. We had a party for all of the March birthdays.
I went to my first Czech Ball at the University. I didn't know how to do any of the traditional dances, but I had fun making up my own!
Guys, if you go to the water park, make sure you have the proper swimming attire. No long shorts allowed!
Jirka and Hanka on our bike ride on Sunday afternoon.
March is flying right on by as we speak! I haven't had much desire to travel lately after two big trips less than a month apart back in Jan/Feb., so I've been able to use this time to invest more in local activities. I've realized recently how much I really enjoy doing things with the youth, and I wish my schedule allowed for more of that. Yesterday I went on a bike ride with a girl from my youth class, Hanka, and one of the Younglife interns, Jirka. Hanka took us out through some beautiful countryside and along the train tracks (those trains are hauling when you're up close), and to a nearby town for dinner. We just barely made it back before dark.!
Saturday I went with the kids to an indoor water park in nearby Frydek-Mystek. It wasn't anything like White Water, but they did have a few slides and a hot tub. That night we celebrated the March birthdays with a big party at the church cafes. I was having a serious moral dilema about whether or not I should go, because my rockin' boss Adam had free tickets to the Andel Awards, which are basically the Czech Grammys, which were in Ostrava this year. I turned them down in the end and I'm glad I did because while that would have been awesome, we had a blast at the party, dancing to Jock Jams and old 80s songs.
Interesting/Disturbing Story of the Week: While taking a walk in the park yesterday, I was coming up on an intersection of two paths. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that there was a man walking towards the path, and we would intersect pretty close to each other. There were some bushes in the way, and when I got about 10 feet from the crossing I realized that he didn't have a shirt on (it was really cold out...). About that moment, he noticed me and immediatly ducked down into the bushes. I kept walking, staring straight ahead, and then after a bit I turned around to make sure I wasn't being followed, and there he was, standing in the middle of the path, completely naked!! Well I power-walked as fast as I could towards Tesco since I didn't see another soul around. Thank goodness he didn't follow me, but I'm still pretty creeped out by it!
This week I would like to thank: the makers of Bisquick, for their magical blend of baking ingredients that made me look like a master chef for my phenomenal biscuits at the Friday meeting.
I would also like to thank: my mom for mailing me the Bisquick.
one more random side note: some of the Czechs at that meeting had never had biscuits! Even Jesse, the British guy, didn't know what they were, since they use the word biscuit to mean cookie. I was happy to introduce them to a southern favorite, and even more excited when they liked the grits I made them!
The birthday kids playing Twister. We had a party for all of the March birthdays.
I went to my first Czech Ball at the University. I didn't know how to do any of the traditional dances, but I had fun making up my own!
Guys, if you go to the water park, make sure you have the proper swimming attire. No long shorts allowed!
Jirka and Hanka on our bike ride on Sunday afternoon.
March is flying right on by as we speak! I haven't had much desire to travel lately after two big trips less than a month apart back in Jan/Feb., so I've been able to use this time to invest more in local activities. I've realized recently how much I really enjoy doing things with the youth, and I wish my schedule allowed for more of that. Yesterday I went on a bike ride with a girl from my youth class, Hanka, and one of the Younglife interns, Jirka. Hanka took us out through some beautiful countryside and along the train tracks (those trains are hauling when you're up close), and to a nearby town for dinner. We just barely made it back before dark.!Saturday I went with the kids to an indoor water park in nearby Frydek-Mystek. It wasn't anything like White Water, but they did have a few slides and a hot tub. That night we celebrated the March birthdays with a big party at the church cafes. I was having a serious moral dilema about whether or not I should go, because my rockin' boss Adam had free tickets to the Andel Awards, which are basically the Czech Grammys, which were in Ostrava this year. I turned them down in the end and I'm glad I did because while that would have been awesome, we had a blast at the party, dancing to Jock Jams and old 80s songs.
Interesting/Disturbing Story of the Week: While taking a walk in the park yesterday, I was coming up on an intersection of two paths. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that there was a man walking towards the path, and we would intersect pretty close to each other. There were some bushes in the way, and when I got about 10 feet from the crossing I realized that he didn't have a shirt on (it was really cold out...). About that moment, he noticed me and immediatly ducked down into the bushes. I kept walking, staring straight ahead, and then after a bit I turned around to make sure I wasn't being followed, and there he was, standing in the middle of the path, completely naked!! Well I power-walked as fast as I could towards Tesco since I didn't see another soul around. Thank goodness he didn't follow me, but I'm still pretty creeped out by it!
This week I would like to thank: the makers of Bisquick, for their magical blend of baking ingredients that made me look like a master chef for my phenomenal biscuits at the Friday meeting.
I would also like to thank: my mom for mailing me the Bisquick.
one more random side note: some of the Czechs at that meeting had never had biscuits! Even Jesse, the British guy, didn't know what they were, since they use the word biscuit to mean cookie. I was happy to introduce them to a southern favorite, and even more excited when they liked the grits I made them!
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