Well, I'm back from the Czech Republic, where I've been teaching English for the last week. The trip splits itself nicely in two: we spent a couple of days in Prague, before heading to Janske Lazne, a small and beautiful spa town near the Polish border. I was part of a little team from our church, which also (thankfully) included Emma (otherwise I may have gone crackers). We all taught younger people; I took on a class of 6 between the age of 11 and 14. Teaching was difficult yet ultimately rewarding; though I certainly won't miss the staff meetings at 7.15 in the morning... Afternoons were officially 'free', but I spent most of the time frantically re-planning my lessons before the next day. However, we managed to fit in a hike to the top of the tallest mountain in the Czech Rep., and lots of coffee-drinking and cake-eating (caffeine and sugar becoming increasingly vital resources towards the end of the week). Overall, a really lovely time - I made some wonderful friends, as well as being able to enjoy my time with old ones.
Wandered around town this afternoon - library, record stores, cinema (to see 'Moon' - review to follow shortly). Nice, if a little rainy... 'Bona Drag', a cup of Earl Grey and a Wagon Wheel are helping though.
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