Class after Fall Break

It was a bummer having to go back to school after going to Vienna for fall break and I was not really in the mode to start school work again but our first project is due in the next two weeks so I had to get back into things. I went to drawing class on Monday morning instead of Thursday afternoon like usual because I had plans to go out of town with John's family on Thursday afternoon during the normal class time. My teacher was fine with that and I was glad I went that day because it was sunny and we walked over the water to the Kampa Museum. This is a museum that houses a Czech woman's private collection and it had some very cool and interesting exhibits including a six foot tall red bulldog standing out on a glass balcony, a giant chair set out in the river, and a modern stairway addition to the old building made of glass and steel. I really liked the museum because of all the little balconies and open areas that it had and we were able to wander around for three hours and sketch anything we liked.

Unfortunately later that day when we got to studio we learned that our Czech professor Martin was sick and was going to be out all week and probably the next week. This left us with our professor Paul, who came over from NC State with us. We had desk crits all day and just worked on our projects.

That night I met my parents to eat dinner at an Italian place right down from studio that they had found the week before. This was their last night and they were flying back to North Carolina the next day. The food was good, I had gnocchi, and it was good to talk to them and see them before they left. After dinner, we walked over to Old Town Square to meet John and his parents, who had flown into Prague that day. We sat at one of the restaurants outside in the square and had a few beers. After dinner, Mom and Dad took the metro with me back to the pension and then we had to say goodbye as they headed back to their hotel. It was really great that they were able to come and visit Prague, Munich, and Vienna, and also see where I was living and going to school. I was glad that they came.

The next day, Tuesday, we had studio time again to work on our projects and then had Bees and Beekeeping class. We watched a movie about rearing and transporting queen bees and also learned about bee genetics. That night, we had plans to go to the opera at the National Theater with all the students at the Institute and our professor. The show we saw was called the Bartered Bride and sung all in Czech and. Fortunately for us there were English and German subtitles above the stage so we could tell what was going on. The three hour long show was interesting to say the least and they did sing one song about how beer is a gift from god. There was a lot of dancing and also a few instances where the lead actress hit extremely high notes that made your ears ring.

We had studio all day on Wednesday to work on final projects and Wednesday was also my roommate Danielle's 21st birthday so 16 of us went out to eat to a really good vegetarian place called Radost FX. The next day we had to register for classes and it was nice because I finally had enough hours to register on one of the first days of registration and was able to plan out and pick all my classes without having to worry if they were available. John and I went to his parent's hotel to use their fast internet and then had lunch with them. We had plans to then meet them at their hotel at 5:30 that night to leave for the airport and begin our trip to Switzerland.