now is the month of may

a few interesting events in the past week...

#1 The Burning of the Witches.

another great Czech holiday tradition is the April 31 burning of the witches. this marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring and happens on hills throughout the country. in earlier times, they burned real witches, but this week it was just a fake witch made of straw. there was also beer. mam rad czech holidays.

#2 Cinco de Mayo... in Prague

so it turns out that there is a tiny population of Czechs who are incredible salsa dancers. they can be found at Jamm Cafe on tuesdays. we joined them but refused to be intimidated and salsaed the night away! my czech friends turned out to be pretty good at salsa, even though Ales prefers polka.

#3 Divorka Sarka Valley

coolest valley ever!

#4 UPrague T shirts

I was assigned to be "T Shirt Captain". They're going to be sweet, even if the boys keep grumbling.


and this afternoon i'm leaving for Istanbul!