starting classes

So we started class this week with seminar on Monday and our whole class met our professors at the clock tower in Old Town Square. The clock tower is the one with the really large astrological clock on it. We went inside and looked over an enormous site model of Prague and our Czech professor Martin pointed out a bunch of things to us. We then went up in the clock tower where we had a really good view of the whole city. That night we went out again with John's Aunt Kathryn and her friend Kerry, again to Klub Architektu. They really liked that place. This time I had a pepper stuffed with feta cheese and tofu. It was really good. The next night we were to go on a jazz boat around the river for Kathryn's birthday. (the picture is Kerry, John (very excited) and Kathryn)

The next day in studio all we did was work on our first project that was due Thursday which was our First Impressions of Prague since we had arrived. I was doing mine on running in Prague and how it is different than in Raleigh and also how the baby tower helps me keep my orientation while running. I also had my first Bees and Bee Keeping class and we got to watch a video about bees making colonies and also tried some different kinds of honey on bread.

This week had been really cold so Kathryn decided not to go on the jazz boat and had John and I just met her and Kerry to go out to eat for the last time. We ate at a place on the Prague Castle side of the river near their hotel. The food was more traditional Czech than Klub Architektu but still very good. I had shrimp pasta. We gave Kathryn her "Prague Czech me out!" t-shirt and then had to say goodbye. It was fun having them here for a little while.

The review for our First Impressions project went really well and pretty fast for having to go through about 24 people. After studio I had a break and then had Drawing class. We walked around and stopped at a courtyard and also at a modern art museum to draw. I am not crazy about this class but I think it is helping me draw better. Next week our teacher wants us to do rubbings and also try watercolors.