Conclusions

As the end of my study abroad is quickly coming to an end I thought I would write again about whats been going on and what I am going to miss when I leave.

Here at the Slav apartments we thought a classy, fun night was in store so we all got dressed up and went to a nice dinner and then a couple bars before ending at Retro night at NEBE, one of our favorite bars [is it our favorite or do we always just end up there?]. It was really fun. Everyone looked great and we danced the night away at NEBE. Best part of the night was when unbeknownst to both Alex and I, we had a dancing competition with Andrew and Katie. We didn't know it at the time but we obviously won. And Alex told me that he has been practicing in his dreams. Haha. It was a really fun night.

Dancing with Alex

Andy and Max at Mother-in-laws.

Alex, Andy, Andrew and Max at dinner.

With Katie and Orange at dinner.

We had our USAC farewell dinner also. It was at a really nice restaurant in Malastranska. For some reason we had to walk about 2 miles in the rain so that we could say goodbye to Prague. We went up Petrin Hill and then walked down by the castle. But no one could look around because the cobblestones were so wet. There were a couple casualties: while trying to catch up with the group I slipped on a step and slammed my knee which resulted in a huge bruise on my knee, a brusie on my other shin and a bruise on the top of my foot. Also hurt two fingers in the process. Heather also fell. It was pretty hilarious. She tripped and fell face first but caught herself so only her pride was hurt. After dinner, there was slide show of pictures that was fun to watch and then we all went out to hip-hop night at Radost FX. It was fun to go out with everyone.

In Old Town, kind of by the square, they set up an ice skating rink. I went with Alex and Orange. It was so fun! Alex had never been and Orange hadn't been in a long time. It was hilarious. Alex was giggling like a little kid and has since decided that he wants to take up ice skating when he goes home. Orange fell and we all laughed really hard. His was the only fall of the night. After ice skating we met up with everyone at the Christmas market, had some mulled wine and then headed over to "Cute Bartenders" [not its real name] to hang out and play some darts. We headed home at the usual late hour and decided to go up to Vysehrad. It was really fun.

Last night we went back to ice skate. Haha. The previous time we couldn't convince Max and Nick to join us but we got the better of them this time, probably because Alex wa so enthused. Alex, Max, Nick and I went and it was even funnier. Nick was hilarious. He was trying to do the hockey stop but he was too scared to try for real so he only did it while holding on to the railing. I was dying laughing. Alex and I were trying to slingshot each other, unsuccessfully, and Max was trying for about 20 seconds at a time before taking breaks. It was hysterical. After we finished skating we went to the Christmas market, got some mulled wine, and just hung out.
Then Katie, Alex, Max, Nick, Orange and I went to the bar down the street from Slav, played some pool, went to another bar down the street, played some darts and hung out. It was a nice low key night.


Things I am going to miss:

Having slumber parties all the time
Chef Hudy cooking breakfast on Sunday mornings
Andy speaking in weird voices
Nick saying "Oh my Gooooooood"
Girl talk with Katie
Riding the trams with everyone
Cheers
Hanging out in Hudy's room
Listening to boy bands with the boys
Hurrying to catch the last regular tram before we go out
Playing sports with the boys
Watching Andy work his Mac
Seeing the castle lit up at night
Dancing with Alex
Watching games at the Sports Bar

and..
All the Slavojovas to name a few.

I wont miss climbing the Metro stairs or spending lots of money. I think, though, if those are my only two complaints, life is magnificent.

From here I am going to Germany to spend time with the Seljes and my other friends. I can't wait to see them, but its been overshadowed with the fact that I am leaving all the people and Prague. Its been such a treat to get to spend the last four months with them. I am going to miss Slavojova terribly. They are all great and I hope that our plans of meeting up will indeed take place. But "We'll always have Prague" as we've been saying.

Next time I write, it'll probably be from Stuttgart. So.... Na shledanou Prague. Its been great!

[Black and white pictures courtesy of Max Ungers]