2 new classes and a job (?)

I had “Prague and the World” (not to be confused with “World in Prague”) for a whopping 3 hour period. The professor spoke about fifteen different topics, and I don’t really understand any of them. Thus is Czech. A major difference between teaching styles seems to be emerging. In America, when a professor asks a question and there are fewer than 40 students in the class, he or she expects the students to try to answer it in an attempt to get them to think. In Czech Republic, when a teacher asks a question, he answers it himself to show how knowledgeable he is on the subject. But somehow every professor here is terrified of Dr. Kubalkova, who coordinated the program from Miami, and she convinced them to give us blog assignments instead of actual tests.

My “Czech Underground and Alternative Culture” class was much more interesting, although it occupies 6-9 pm on Wednesdays. The professor is the Czech version of Carrie Wheat, who taught my “American Counter Culture of the 1960s” class last year. Pavla was in a successful underground rock band and freely discussed how much her son likes E and where to buy pot. The class involves a fair amount of actual work however, so I quickly see my Vacation Abroad turning into an actual Study Abroad.

Between my classes today I was wondering around and came across a really unique boutique with a sewing shop next to it. It was filled with really super interesting and unique clothes and bags made out of all sorts of recycled materials so I asked if they want an unpaid intern to do their bidding (hemming, ironing, making coffee, etc.). The assistant thought my idea of an intern/slave (maybe it didn’t really translate) sounded great so I’m going to try to convince the owner to also hire me for free. This is the link to the shop- it’s in Czech but you can get an idea of just how cool their designs are. http://www.harddecore.cz/page.php?reference_name=home

My sister and her friend arrive tomorrow so i can pretend to be a real Czech and not get lost...