Hey everyone,
I can hardly believe that I'm almost done with my last week here. A month has gone by so fast! I'll be happy to be home, but it's really been a great experience and I'm going to miss some of the wonderful people I've spent the last month with.
All that's left is some exploring and a reading tonight, then class and a final party tomorrow, then I fly out EARLY Saturday morning (like, I leave my dorm around 4:30 a.m.). I should be back in Detroit around 4:30 p.m. It seems so surreal!
This week has been fun. I got my last workshop done and now I have some new ideas bouncing around, so I'll have to get to work sometime soon to get them all sorted out. Last night a bunch of us went to a beer garden (basically a park where you can sit and buy beer), but we brought our own picnic and some wine. We were there for quite some time, it has a beautiful view overlooking the city. I didn't drink much, but that wasn't true for some of my companions. In case it needs explanation, they have no issues with drinking in public in the Czech Republic. People walk around with cans of beer during any time of the day, as long as you're not causing problems, it's perfectly fine. This always seems weird to me, but it's nice to not have to try to sneak your inebriated friends home without catching any unwanted attention.
Anyway, we had fun, I came in fairly early, and went to bed. Yes, even in this country, I'm the lame, responsible one. Oh well.
Today sometime I think I'm going to have a go at some packing. I've done a little bit, but not nearly enough to call myself "ready to go." I'm not excited to figure out the customs thing, so if anyone has any advice on that, please let me know what to expect/what to do/etc... I didn't buy anything illegal or even expensive, so I don't think it will be too bad, I just don't know what I'm doing.
I'm looking forward to coming home to some real food and everyday tasks among English-speaking people. I've very much enjoyed my time abroad, but simple things like eating out and grocery shopping are so much easier when you and the rest of the world are speaking the same language.
I'm sure there will be a calling tree to let everyone know when I'm safely on the ground. I'll try to post tomorrow, and then I won't be back until I get home, so until then, I love you all, and thanks for reading.
Love,
Emily
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Don't quote me on this, but when we practiced going through customs in French class (yeah, we were that awesome), Madame told us that anything we bought could be listed as souvenir items. It apparently saves a lot of time (I obviously wouldn't know), but yeah, souvenir items or another synonym.
ReplyDeleteI hope someone else has advice from actually traveling outside the country because I don't know how accurate that info is now, post 2005/2006. I'm not sure how helpful this actually is. I'm sure you'll be fine. =)
Have a safe trip home and I can't wait to hear all of your adventures!
Love always,
Your lil' sis