Back from my week in the Czech Republic and already I'm up to my ears with work. But it was nice to get away, finally see Prague and Southern Moravia, and hang out with my good friends Ray and Renata again. It was strange adjusting to being surrounded by people speaking yet another new language. At every turn, I had to shut off my natural inclination to thank people in Dutch and wrack my brain trying to remember how to say it in Czech ("Dekuji" in case you were wondering). And staying with Renata's family was so great, because I got the full Czech experience. Ate plenty of good food, drank an abundance of good beer, had way too many shots of Slivovice, and added a few more words to my Czech vocabulary.
I'm looking forward to heading back in the spring for the wedding!
