Less than a week...

I just realized that it has officially been over a month since I last updated my blog...oops! A lot has happened in the last month and somehow I'm going to have to find time and go all the way back to my spring break adventures and fill you in. For the time being, here's a little recap:

• Midway through April my Dad came and visited for a week. It was so nice to have a taste of home and to see him. We had great weather while he was here and I was so proud to show him around my city. Over the weekend that he was here, we took a trip to Vienna. Vienna was absolutely gorgeous and there was so much to do. It really doesn't have as big of a reputation as it deserves considering that it was once essentially the center of the world's power and culture. Dad really loved Prague and is already planning to come back some day.
  
• Just three days after Dad left for the states, I went on a weekend trip sponsored by my program to Krakow, Poland. I didn't really have high expectations for the trip because, I mean, it's just Poland, right? I ended up loving Krakow. It was so beautiful and the people were so nice. It felt really special to connect a little with my family's heritage.
• The weekend after Krakow, our program sponsored a day trip to a little Czech town called  Česky Krumlov. Only about eight or ten people went on the trip, but it was actually nice after going to Krakow with nearly 40 students. We spent the day doing a tour of the castle there, eating at a Czech restaurant, then wandering around town. 
• The next weekend, we found out that our roommates had been planning on having four of their friends stay in our apartment for four nights. Just to give that some perspective, there are already six girls living here, we only have twin beds and only one bathroom. Even though they had been planning the trip since the beginning of the semester, none of them ever had the courtesy to ask if it would be okay. To escape that madness, my roommates Lisa, Sammi and I decided to take an overnight trip to a Czech resort town called Karlovy Vary. It was a very relaxing trip that included swimming in a thermal bath, relaxing in a sauna, and getting a massage. I have to say though, after a semester in my tiny twin bed that doesn't even have a real pillow, my favorite part was sleeping in the plush hotel bed.

Since then, my life has mostly been consumed with school work. Apparently, finals suck no matter where you are. I've been racing to finish my sketchbook for my art and architecture class, write papers (including a 250 word essay all in Czech!), and read up for my exams...and complete my med school application on top of all that. It's hard because in my last days I feel like I should be living it up, getting everything checked off my list of things I wanted to see while I was here, and enjoying the city. Instead I've been stooped up in my apartment or out attempting to find any artistic ability. 

The good news is that Mom and Robin get here in just TWO days! I'm so excited to see them, but it is a little bittersweet since their coming means the end of my time in Prague. They will be in Prague for three days, and then we leave to spend ten days in Germany!