The Czech intensive class is very interesting though. I am becoming very confused about how to conjugate the verbs and you have to put a u at the end of names some times and there really are not a fan of vowels here. We learned the word for ice cream today which is 'zmrzlina'. If you ask me, there are deffinetly not enough vowels. I am truly so excited to be done with this class. There are only four more days left of it.
One thing that has been really cool about the class though is the field trips that we have gone on. Last Wednesday we went to the National Museum which has quite a bit of art work including some modern, famous czech artists, and others such as Picasso, Degass, Monet, and many other beautiful pieces. It was great to just have the afternoon to walk around and look at the art and not have my mind wrapped around verb conjugations. The day after that we went to Radio Free Europe. This radio station has been around since about 1940 or the 50's. During communism they broadcasted to many of the countries who were not able to get any news besides what they wanted them to hear. They now broadcast to places such as Afganistan, Iraq, Iran, Russia, and many other countries, giving unbiased information which they would otherwise not be able to receive. It was really great to stop and realize how lucky we are to have such access to so much information and to the news and have so many options as to where we get our news. On Friday our field trip was to the world photo press tour. These are photos that have won many prizes for what they have captured and depicted. There were photos of aids victims in africa, sex workers, norwhal whales in Alaska, photos of the leader Bhuto seconds before she was assasinated, US soldiers fighting, and so many others. It was a very moving exhibit.
Tonight some friends and I are headed to the Coldplay concert which I am BEYOND excited for! They have great music and I am so excited to get to see them in Prague! More updates soon!
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