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I have pretty much assimilated to life in the Czech Republic. Hearing Czech music, Czech people and other noises I don't understand has become second nature. It's more of an annoying buzz. I don't know what they're saying, but it's a constant.
Tomorrow I am off to Krakow, Poland. All my underwear and bras are wet. I'm so glad I waited until the last moment to do laundry. Note to Mom - I will be kissing your washer and dryer when I get home! This visit will also include a visit to the Wieliczka Salt Mines and Auschwitz Birkenau. I can't imagine the ride home after visiting Auschwitz. It is definitely on the list of places I want to visit before I die, but the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C was almost too much for me. The only thing that made the day bearable was the fact that we went to a cafe afterwards. My Mom tried a knish for the first time and absolutely loved it. She couldn't stop talking about it. It made us laugh, and feel a little better. I guess I was wrong about not letting her accompany me to the concentration camp.
On the topic of travel, my list of places to visit is running thin. This weekend I will be in Poland (obviously), the first weekend in May I will be in Berlin, the next weekend I am meeting Johannes in Prague and then I finally have a free weekend. May 20 - 23rd we are going river rafting through Southern Bohemia and Slovakia. May 24th through 28th we are free, but as funds are low, I will probably stay in Olomouc.
Some friends and I had discussed going to Chernobyl in Ukraine. This would be an interesting and awesome experience, but scary at the same time. To actually enter the site of the former towns and exploded nuclear reactor costs around $180. That would be on top of train tickets and hostel. Plus there's always a chance I could get radiation poisoning and die. They make you wear a special suit and check your radiation levels at the end, but considering the treatment the USSR gave the citizens of Chernobyl, I'm a little skeptical.
Lastly, I need drugs. If anyone is interested in sending a care package, any type of over the counter meds would be gladly appreciated. Czechs are not as pill happy as Americans, and reading Czech medicine boxes is difficult. . so I have been unable to buy anything here. I am completely out of Tylenol PM (which if you know me, is a desperate situation)! I have enough IBuprofuen, but Cold Medicine, Allergy Medicine, Pepto Bismol and ORIGINAL FORMULA DRAMAMINE would be great! The package should also be sent rush order because they take like a month to get here otherwise. The smaller the package, the quicker it will get here as well. I have included my address for your convenience:
Palacky University
International Liason Office
Křížkovskěho 8
771 47 OLOMOUC
Czech Republic
International Liason Office
Křížkovskěho 8
771 47 OLOMOUC
Czech Republic
P.S. I really miss Sushi as well. . but somehow I don't think it would travel well. :)
6 comments:
When you visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, they do not require you to wear a special suit. When I visited the Zone in June 2006, I did have to change clothes, but that was for a tour inside the Chernobyl Plant, including the control room of Reactor 4. If you travel into the "hotter" areas of the Zone, you are also required to put on protective clothing, but most tours to the Zone avoid those areas.
My trip to Chernobyl was with a friend and former resident of Pripyat. We toured the Chernobyl Plant (including the Reactor 4 control room), several of the abandoned villages, and Pripyat. I have posted a photo journal of my trip at:
My Journey to Chernobyl: 20 Years After the Disaster
the places you have been are so impressive! how can you ever come back and live in lil Nebraska?? =) so i officially turned on the a/c today! it was 70 outside!!! took the boys to the dog park. this being alone stuff kinda sucks. it looks like your having a lot of fun or rather an interesting time!! i don't know if we can send drugs in the mail? i guess since they are over the counter but I don't know. i will see what i can do but i am just as low on funds. miss you and the boys perk every time i mention your name! love Dara
glad your still alive and kicking! I really hated missing your call, it was one of those, ring once, then go to voice mail... dam that makes me so mad!!! It would have been perfect timeing, I had just finished lunch, sitting in the blazer in marysville..lol.. now there is one exciting place!! I can see the photos now! Here is where farmer jones spit his tabbacco, oh and here is the spot he shot his pig to butcher it.. lol.. such lovely momentos to send back to the czech republic, lol.. love you honey, and there should be some mulah in the box! as there is no longer in my checking acct... lol, hope it will get you by for a bit, and I will be giving your sister some shortly as well! PS do you miss home? Love ya dad
Your blog is getting some interest. How exciting. I wish I could see Auscwvitz with you. Take pictures for me. Maybe you can get a knish in the cafe. The river rafting sounds fun. Will it be white water rafting? Is Southern Bohemia in Transvlania? Did my package ever make it to your school? How many credit hours will you get this semester? I love you. Mom
hey btw i talked to a merchant yesterday and her name was belly!!! lmao!! i thought you would appreciate it.
Here we go again! I email you and then I never hear from you!!!!! What day do you actually come home???? Anyway miss you much.
Kim
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