The Learning Curve

The Learning Curve... What an accurate description of study abroad--minus the plateau. When we first arrived in Prague, everything was so hard. We had trouble figuring out where to eat, where to buy food, where classes were, and so much more. Every day was an extreme challenge adjusting to a new place where we couldn't even really ask for help. Finally, we've caught momentum.

That doesn't mean we don't have struggles. For example, last night my friends and I had "girls night out." So we went to the Latin Party hosted in Radost Fx. Radost Fx is a really cool club, but I think it's more like a lounge. There's inviting furniture situated throughout the club with a small dance floor. I didn't get great pictures of the club, but if you go on this link you can see a virtual tour: http://radostfx.cz/club/en/galleries/virtual-tour

My friend, Elizabeth, and I decided we were tired and decided to go, because if we didn't we would have to wait an hour for the next night bus. Our friends didn't come because "who leaves at 2:30? It's so early?" Well, we did. So we dragged our tired selves on the tram. Unfortunately, we went the wrong way. We rode the tram all the way to the end. Once we were there I asked the tram driver how to get to the correct stop, and he laughed at me. We were VERY far away from where we needed to be. So, we waited 20 minutes for the next tram, got on, and rode it all the way across town. Of course, by the time we got back to the stop by the club, the girls we were with got on the tram. How embarrassing!

We were exhausted and embarrassed by the time we got on the bus back to our dorms at 4:15. Two hours to make a 30 minute trip. Go us. Needless to say, we slept in the next day!

You're probably thinking: What learning curve? You haven't even hit the "slow beginning" yet! Well, that's not completely true! Today, we had a wonderful day, and we even helped some tourists find their way to a metro station!

Our day began with a trip to Charles Bridge. I was hoping to see the Bridge Band, but they weren't playing. We got lucky and heard a couple of other unique performers! I posted the videos on my wall, so if we're friends you should go and check them out!

On our way to the bridge we passed by a handmade marionette store. It resulted in some good pictures. :)

When we had enough of the interesting--but somehow very creepy--puppets, we ventured back out on the bridge. There was a sports team walking around. They all had Mohawks and different things on the back of their jerseys. This is the one I got a picture of.

Stain fresh? More like fresh stain on humanity. (Just kidding, that was pretty harsh!) Ty informed me that he isn't a stain; the jersey designer just doesn't know how to spell. This guy is "StaYin' Fresh!"

These are the shoes my sister designed for me. Frankly I think they're the coolest shoes in Prague! They've traveled the world.

Do you see the resemblance between Ty and the pigeon??? Every time we see a pigeon and it stays close to us, Ty names it "Walker." Walker's been everywhere with us, and some how he travels vast distances--he's already been in Prague, Brno, and Vienna--to enjoy our travels with us.

Once we were done at the bridge, we decided to visit the observation tower on Petrin Hill. ("Observation Tower" is clearly a Czech phrase for 299 steps of torture.)

But, the view was great. Here's one picture I shot of the Charles Bridge, where we had spent the previous part of our day.

After being out until 4 the morning before because of the public transport blunder, I had to fuel my cake addiction. This cake was absolutely delicious, and the cappuccino wasn't half bad either. (See? It isn't always cake and beer, sometimes it's cake and coffee. ;) )

At the end of the day we decided to go to one of my favorite bars: The PUB. It stands for "Pilsner Unique Bar." It's really neat because you can tap your own beers. It's great for us because we don't really have to deal with Czech "customer service" and it's great for the waitresses because they don't really have to do anything. Anyway, I'm glad we went, because we just happened to come across Gandalf and Frodo. All of us were fangirling hardcore. It resulted in some good laughs and a pretty good picture.

And I'll leave you with this lovely picture of our way home. 

Thanks for reading!