Update :)

ah, its abou time i wrote again, i have had trouble finding the time :P

My weekend in zlin was wonderful. On Saturday we went to Brno and toured Hrad Spilberk. I went to my first mall here in Czech. we had some ice cream and did a little bit of shopping. they had some great stores but I didn't recognize most of them. On Sunday I visited the old Bat'a factory. I couldn't believe the view from the top of the 21 building! At home we had a delicious lunch and I got to spend some quality time with their dog, Creepy :)

that week was pretty much uneventful. I went to my classes, and began to attend double dance lessons on Wednesdays :) Thursday was Ondrej and Eliska's 26th anniversary, so we went out to eat at a lovly restaurant in a neighboring town. That weekend Hana and her cousin Vladena came to town from Prague. They stayed here for Friday night, then on Saturday we hopped the vlek (train) to Stramberk for their grandmas 80th birthday... We stay at her house, yet again it had an amazing place... I guess Czech is blessed in that way. Most of the family was there that night, and I actually found some people to talk to... there were many little kids there that knew about as much czek as I do :P Everyone was there for a special mass on Sunday and a party afterwards. The Debef clan is a really great bunch of people :)

This weekend was super busy :D

Friday I attended my first scout meeting. We are planning for a ball this winter :) after that, I went to a local pub to celebrate Dina's 19th birthday, and from there went to Sludy. Eliska, Ondrej, myself, and a doctor friends drove to Trebec on Saturday morning to meet a group of doctors and their families for their yearly get together. We toured a pivovar and I met a girl who night be going on exchange next year :) at night we ate an excellent meal in the cellar of the winery we were staying at. Sunday morning we left for home where Zuzanna invited me to spend the day touring with some Dutch Rotarians that were in the area working on a program with autistic children and wanted to see the town. They were wonderful to talk to and I might (miiiight) get to visit them in Amsterdam this spring. I have my fingers crossed X-).

zuzanna Me only picture i got of the dutch Rotarians :P

Today was a Czech religious holiday honoring their patron saint, good king Vaclav, so, not school :P today we just relaxed in the house and tried (and failed) to make chocolate chip cookies.... but no worries, we have another attempt scheduled for this week. Wish us luck!

I miss everyone at home! i hope everyone is well :)

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So, an update of my going ons (for the 2-3 people who actually read my blog ;-))

I went to my first official Rotary meeting two Mondays ago, and got to hand over my Morgantown North flag and a very special Morgantown pin I was fortunate enough to have found. I was told I would receive their flag at my next meeting. I think the meeting was mostly about me, but my Czech is still quite shaky, so I just sat there and tried to look like I understood them.

School started the next morning. I went for the entirety of 3 hours in which I met my main teacher, and went to first day of school mass. Since then school has been going very well and everyone had been very nice to me. Dina and my English teacher have been a huge help. Schedules are really wacky but I usually just follow the heard of kids and try not to get lost.

Last weekend my second host father drove me up to Strecno, Slovakia for my inbound orientation, where I got to see tons of people in cluding a girl from my district who when to Slovakia, and Jacqueline!!

That was a BLAST. We traded pins and cards and had fun getting to know each other.

Saturday we went took a boat ride (I got to help drive)to the Strecno and took a tour. It had a really amazing view

but the castle itself was rather uneventful. I got home Sunday night, watched a couple classic Czech movies and passed out.

Wednesday I went to my first dance class "Vyucovane Tance". The class teaches classic dances, and almost everyone around my age attends. it is also a class for proper edict, so we were all required to dress in formal suits and cocktail dresses. Eliska and Dina helped me pick out a beautiful pair of heals and advised me on my dress choice. Afterwards some friends asked me to join them for drinks at a pub down the street(all non-alcoholic in case anyone was wondering), and we had a really nice time.

Yesterday Zuzanna took me to an exercise ball class that meets each Thursday, and I think we are going to make that a habit. She is a English teacher, so she helps me with my Czech too. And

When I got home we had a nice dinner with Jitka and her husband.

Today I had my first music class at school. I'm not positive, but I think I joined the school choir... it looks like fun; hopefully it will fit in my schedule. Now I’m packing for a weekend at my Petr Lukovic's (my counselor) house. I haven’t really gotten to talk to him much, so I think this will be a good time to get to know him and his family, can’t wait :)