Mission to the Czech Republic

I've never really had a nickname before, but I seem to have acquired quite a few in my time in CZ, the most recent favorite being "jesiczyzku," my roommate's play on the word "jezicku", which means "little hedgehog"...I haven't decided if that's a good thing or not...

Quote of the week:
"I can't believe we're getting beaten with a .3 kg rod"

-my colleague Charles, after we got hounded for hours by upper management to get this small shipment moved a few thousand kilometers in less than 24 hours

Youtube video of the week:

Do you speak English?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijBUeqiW0g

One of the German offices I occasionally send stuff to is convinced that I am German, most likely because of my last name. I've started using my coworkers to help me answer their emails in German. I just hope they don't call....

# posted by Jessica @ 11:07 AM