March Madness

Despite the fact that I will be missing more of March Madness than I would have liked to, I cannot complain because the next 10 days are going to be borderline insane. First I would like to congragulate Dobkin and Seth for their repeat, Word-Daniels b (p.s. dobkin please dont call me here again, it costs money, oh see you next tuesday).

So, my computer should finally be back in the game tomorrow, just in time for me leaving for spring break, so it will have been almost 4 weeks since I will have used my own computer (I now understand how obsessed Americans are with technology, and how little Italians care).

After two consecutive weekends in Florence (and potentially my last until May), it was time to czech another country off my list (I really didnt want to do that, but it was too easy). Thursday night three of my roommates and I (Marc, Jon and Jeremy) left Firenze for a weekend in Prague. Since we are all a little strapped for cash, and didnt know much about where to stay in the city, we decided to take a bus trip (similar to Interlaken)...unfortunately it is a 15 hour trip to Prague. After one of the worst bus rides in my life, we arrived at our beautiful Plus Prague Hostel at 12:30 Friday afternoon, and the hostel was kind enough to leave cereal and bread out for us for "breakfast". After an hour to relax and rejuvinate, we met up with a tour guide in Old Town Square. Despite the lack of sun during the day, Prague was definitely one of the more incredible cities that I have seen so far. The architecture is really cool, and they have a ton of structures and buildings that you just dont see in other countries (again, pictures will be posted once the ol' comp is back and running). One thing that I noticed right away was the amount of Jewish people who were living in the city. Walking through the Jewish Corridore there was truly fascinating, and one of the nicest parts of the city. After a few hours of walking, we finally ended the tour at Prague Palace, which sits atop the entire city and offers quite a view of Praha (still trying to get why everyone just cant call these cities one thign...Firenze, Roma, Praha...crazy). After the tour, we went to the Czech Diner, which offered us our first taste of czech food (which instantly became our last as well). After a nice nap, it was time to czech out (sorry last time, i swear) the nightlife. Fortunately for us, the same guy who gave us our tour also runs a pub crawl, so we figured we would tag along for the night. The beer in Prague is definitely better then what we have here in Firenze, and way cheaper. In fact, the city of Prague is one of the cheapest cities I have ever been to, and beer is the cheapest part of the city (about 35 crowns/beer which is about a euro). Saturday, we woke up and walked around the city before heading to a bar called the Beer Factory, where each table has its own tap, a really cool concept and a lot of fun. After spending some time there, we walked around the city some more before ending up at a chinese restaurant for dinner. After dinner, we checked out a few more of Prague's bars. The first one we went to was really cool, and the interior was made up of all old soviet bus parts...pretty cool concept. Then we ended our night at a 5-story club, where each floor was its own different club of sorts. Sunday morning we woke up just in time for our 15 hour trek home, but at least I had some midterms to study for on the bus. Overall, my trip to Prague was a blast and it is definitely a city that everyone who has the opportunity to check out (definitely had to delete czech there, cant break promises) must do.

I just finished my third midterm this morning, and have one on Thursday right before my flight to Barcelona. I also realized that I will be waking up in Deerfield two months from today, and that sucks (sorry mom). The sun is finally shining in Florence, the construction is supposed to be done when we return from Spring Break, and I will once again have a computer...Well, I guess this is it until I return from break...Still taking Pitt to win it all this year..Until next time...

A Presto,

JK