I have lived outside of the United States for close to three years now. I admit, at first I missed things like having a clothes dryer, being able to read the labels on food, the radio, ice in drinks and free refills of cola at restaurants. But the longer I am away from the states the less I miss. And really, there is no reason to miss anything anymore. You can get just about everything you need out here. I was able to watch the Inauguration of President Obama with the help of the Internet and free wifi. My male friends [View Full Entry]

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With the “Big Holidays” out of the way I now have time to get back to blogging. And, in case you were wondering Christmas, and New Year’s were great! The Czech New Year’s Eve (Sylvester) is something not to be missed. It involves plenty of fireworks and very little police involvement. If you get the chance it is worth seeing. It makes Time Square New York look like child’s play. Spring is on its way now and I am excited! Once I make it through the rainy season I have beautiful flowers and bustling parks to look forward to. Spring here [View Full Entry]

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Ah, the holidays, a time for love and fellowship. A time for us to spread joy to our fellow man and … well… if you are American, eat like there is not tomorrow. I have been here in Prague for two consecutive Thanksgivings and I can state with the utmost sincerity that we Americans have definitely cornered the market on gluttony. If there is a holiday, you can bet that there will be a huge spread to go along with it. Whether it is candy at Halloween or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving, we include mountainous amounts of food in all [View Full Entry]

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Jawaharlal Nehru, a political leader in India, once said “Time is not measures by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.” I totally agree Mr. Jawaharlal. This month marks my one year anniversary in the Czech Republic. I am undone! I can’t believe that one year ago I landed in the Czech Republic - alone. I didn’t know a single person here, I didn’t know the language. Heck, you could fill a whole suitcase with the things I didn’t know a year ago. Present perfect? No clue. How to speak Czech? You [View Full Entry]

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I grew up in California. It’s a great place, and all that you have heard is true: swimming pools and movie stars. Oranges, hut tubs, redwoods, Disneyland and blondes. You can’t walk down the street with out seeing a bona fied superstar. Heck! Even our Governor is a movie star. We got it all. Okay, okay…maybe it’s not all like that. Like most native Californians I tend to over exaggerate my own importance and that of my home turf. And while all that is said about The Golden state is not completely accurate, one thing is for sure true: Nobody walks [View Full Entry]

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Having grown up in the United States of America I am prone to boredom. It’s part of my cultural DNA. I see this now. I never noticed it before, but now that I have been in the Czech Republic for almost a year…I see it. We have so many things to occupy and soften our minds in the states that our attention spans are shrinking and we manage to get bored easy. It’s kind of ironic that we can get bored when we have so much “stuff” at our finger-tips. I have not been bored once in Prague. I’ll say it [View Full Entry]

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Summer blog It’s finally summer here in beautiful Prague. I say finally because I arrived here in October, so it seems like it has been a while since I have seen the sun and gotten a tan! Being from California, the sun has always been a good friend of mine. But, like I said, it is defiantly summer here in the land of spires. One thing I am still getting used to is the long days. The sun is up here by 5am, and does not set until about 9:30pm! Talk about a long day! It gives me plenty of time [View Full Entry]

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