Living the Prague Life

 Snap Shot of my August

Being able to sum up my last month would be difficult to do and I find that I am way better with photos than I am with words. So here is a snapshot of my life so far in Prague.

 

Saying goodbye to Canada 

 

 Saying Goodbye to Tim Hortons

Penguins are just for you Rhonda :)

 

 Arriving in Prague - Settling in to my apartment with the 128 stairs

On my walk to school:

My School: Christian International School of Prague (CISP) - We share our building with a Czech school and a pre-school so it is a busy place to be.

My Classroom before:

My Classroom after:



Walking the Streets of Prague:

 Living in Prague still feels like a dream at times. People have asked how I am adjusting. I will have to admit not knowing the language can be intimidating.  My first day or two on my own (before roommates arrived and I was getting over jetlag) I lived on yogurt, granola and fruit because I could understand the packaging and it did not require cooking. However, now I have gotten into full swing and have even braved selecting the right flour to make pancakes and even attempted making chocolate chunk cookies! I have never seen so many choices of flour in such small packaging before!

We had our first day of school last Thursday and it has been quite the adjustment coming from a small North American class of 16 to an even smaller class of 4! Yes 4! Although it is a small class we do have our challenges, since we all come from different countries and speak different languages. Just in my class we have Korean, Italian/French, Czech and English. It made for a VERY quiet first day. Although English is new to my first graders I am amazed how quickly we are already learning to communicate. It makes for challenging teaching at times and yet it is exciting to see what all our unique differences bring to the table. Though we do not always understand each other the smiles and laughter stays the same and I look forward to our journey of learning together.