Day 31

So oh my goodness I have blogged three days in a row! I don´t know what has come over me! :)

So I talked with Jindra lots today! Hes such a cutie, love talking with him. He was saying that he was really looking forward to Physics class. This sounding very odd coming from Jindra of all people, I questioned further.. apparently last class (the day I was sick) he received a 5, every class the students recieve a mark from 1-5... 5 being a fail... he had been chatting away all class and at the end of the class when the teacher asked to see his notes he had nothing to show for the day.. so as homework he was supposed to make up all of the notes that he had neglected to write.. he didn´t write the notes, so in todays class there was to be quite a show.. I was actually quite excited, maybe for once, the Physics teacher wouldn´t examen my czech skills.. Today there was a bit of a show.. she was really Really unimpressed that he hadn´t done the notes.. so he was class lackie.. wiping the blackboards every 2 minutes.. getting the teacher water.. even sharpened her pencil! it was really funny :) Though despite todays little amusement.. she didn´t forget to come and give me my little daily czech language quiz.. I had actually been practicing abit so I felt pretty confident when she started to look my way.. She always mixs it up though! It would be quite a different story if she looked me in the eyes every class and asked what I had learned the past week.. She started talking about the weather! Then after her little speech on how it was raining outside.. she looked at me and expected response.. I hadn´t even known she was talking to me.. If it weren´t for my friends translating after class what exsclty she says to me in class.. I would really have no clue what she says to me ... Anyways.. now Pavel (the guy I sit with) has decided that its amusing that I have no idea what the teacher is saying to me.. so as he apears to be being helpful by nodding or shaking his head as motion for response.. if/when ¨I folow his lead.. it just further shows that I haven´t the slightest idea what the teacher is talking about! Everyone including the teacher and I, normally get quite a laugh out of our daily little ritual.. But I am looking forward to the day when I understand what she is saying and when I can respond.

Today I used my little high-tech red chip at lunch today and ate in the cafeteria like everyone else! it was great! I am starting to feel like one of the students!

I really did have some good chats with Jindra today, even Adam reached out a bit and initiated some conversation! I know I should be the one initiating and I do, but its great when they do the same!! I was really impressed! Czechs (from what I have seen) are quite comfortable with habbit... change isn´t always easily accepted or wanted.... so it was great when they came up to me and struck up a conversation.
School was quite dry today, but socially it was a great day!

After school I had made plans to hang out with Jarka and her friend from the other school. We were going to attend this reunion of sorts from an English Camp that they had attended, and they invited me to tag along.. I was really excited.. In the end it didn´t work out.. but it was ok in the end.. I got some extra packing time (I move tomorrow) and then when Svetlana came home we went into the center and went shopping for some things that she needed for her trip to India. She found what she needed.. not a very successful trip on my part though. It was an amazing mall.. OMG! The parking lot is bigger than the Penticton mall... I´m not kidding! Its huge! It was great from the get go.. going up the escalator (haha yes they have escalators and elevators in their mall!) the first shop that I saw was this cool looking clothing shop.. and after reading the english signs that they had in the windows.. I noticed that it was all organic cotton and natural fabric clothing! Sometimes organic and natural clothing has a specific look to them that I don´t always love.. but these clothes were amazing! I´m excited to actually go shopping!!
After our shopping we picked up Ricard, a family friend, and headed to a restaurant for a bite ( it was around 9pm.. so I had a coffee instead..). It was a lot of fun though!

Tomorrow I´m going out with the family for a traditional Czech lunch, than coming home to get some last things together before heading out to my second host family! I´m soo excited!!

Last night.. I had the worst headache.. couldn´t sleep in any position. it was horrible.. I ended up taking my blankets onto the floor and sleeping there.. I did get a few hours in the end but woke up feeling the side effects of sleeping on a tile floor in my shoulders! Hoping for a grat night sleep tonight.. my head is feeling much better!!

Well I am off to bed...
Have an amazing day/evening everyone!

Love and laughter

Anička

P.S. When I was packing earlier, I found the back up iPod charger that I bought last minute.. I had totally forgotten about that I had it! Music is a huge part of my day to day life.. and I haven´t had my music in almost a month.. My iPod is charging as I type! I had a pretty good day.. and it just got a million times better 5 minutes ago when I found my charger!!! OMgosh I can´t describe how happy I am right now!!! Smiles all around!!! :)


PPS.. I haven´t forgotten that I still need to write about my school trip.. I´ll get to it eventually..