The degree of agility that this past week came and went is somewhat disconcerning. I am sitting here on a Monday night, trying to remember things that happened yesterday morning and I'm having a difficult time with it. Time flies at a breakneck speed that I'm having trouble catching up with. However, the things I have done in this past week are simply wonderful.

Thursday was Thanksgiving, and the Czechs here actually go out of thier way to make sure that we Americans don't get to celebrate it. I, nor any of my fellow students, have no oven and tracking down a turkey is like going on a quest for the Holy Grail. But have no fear, the ingenious Americans devised a well-thought plan and relished in the idea that the feast must go on. Shannon was the salad and dessert girl, and a beautiful one at that. Sherissa tackled the potatoes and chicken, and I felt the need to land a turkey, one way or another. I started walking at around 5PM, Thanksgiving day, knowing I had about 3 hours to find the bird, cook it in any way possible, and present it at the table. This became much harder that originally thought, as many meat shops don't carry turkey, and the few that did gave me little insight on how to cook it. After scouring this tukeyless city I resigned myself to failure. But thats when it hit me...With breakneck speed, I made my way to the local supermarket and bought about 5 lbs of sandwich turkey meat, but turkey nontheless. I quickly got it home, clock hitting 7PM now, and turned on my worldclass hotplate. I piece of bread, a layer of chedder cheese, 1/2 lbs of turkey, another lay of cheese, another piece of bread and into the pan. 8 mins later, grilled turkey and cheese on rye...WHAT A FEAST! In all reality, we had a wonderful dinner, with even leftovers to boot. We met at my place, fixed up the living room to look as festive as possible, and even invited some Canadians over (the girls roommates) for good measure. A few bottles of wine, a round of what we are thankful for, and another successful Thanksgiving was in the bag.

The rest of the week and the last few days have been just as entertaining. Prague has transformed itself into a Christmas extravaganza, with Christmas trees on every corner and lights on every tree in the city. Coupled with freezing tempretures and little bit of snow, it literally is like "walking in a winterwonderland" (I've already used this, I know...so shoot me).

Saturday was a nice reprieve from the mass confusion of our lives. We attended "Don Giovanni" the famous opera that has been running here in Prague since 1787. The opera house, the Nostiz Theatre, was where Mozart (yes...Mozart) started his semi-successful carrer. It was quite amazing, and made all of us appreciate the culture that comes with this city. I can honestly say I only rested my eyes one time, and that was good compared to everyone else.

Today was nerve-racking, with a 50 minute teaching performance that just concluded about 30 mins ago. I think I did OK, but still need to work on that TTT (Tyler talking time), as when I get nervous I keep blabbing about nothing. So with that, I will cut the TTT short, and focus on my next lesson on Wednesday for an entire hour.

Like always, I hope this letter finds you better than the last, but not as good as the next. Happy holidays to all, and I can't wait to see/hear from each and every one of you.

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