feels just like home...

Well here I am in Prague!
It's snowing and snowing and it won't stop, and somehow I feel like I'm caught in a Nor-Easter. Being from Boston, naturally I didn't really notice on my way to school whether the city looks much more beautiful with a white cover because I was too busy cursing the brown slush with which cars were spattering me and trying to keep my balance on the slippery cobble stones knowing all too well the feeling of embarrassment after the inevitable first fall of winter. On a similar note, I believe that this was Prague's first snow fall. I think that contributed to the disarray of the city--I'd normally expect the streets to be well plowed or for my teacher who is used to these conditions not to be half an hour late to class this morning. I hope the Czechs will remember that it's winter today and begin to show me some efficiency, but we'll just have to see about that.
We've been in Prague now for a week and a half and after the first few days of endless beer drinking here... well I wanted to have something redeeming to say but I don't. It's an awful mess of fun! Anyhow, endless isn't an appropriate adjective; so far I've gotten to bed rather early during the week in order to do class at 10:30 every day. Those of you who lived with me in Madrid: please pray for me and my attendance grades!
Now, the most important order of business. Starbucks. and the lack here of it.
Only kidding!!! Coffee here is great, and what Prague lacks in Starbucks it more than makes up for in its wealth of great bagels, hot dogs, and FRIED CHEEESE! There's something about the Czech's obsession with fried cheese that I find very endearing. I'm most excited about the bagels, which we American kids find at a cafe called Bohemia Bagel that offers everything American from Philly Cheese Steaks to Pancakes.

Ahoj! (pronounced "Ahoy")