a place where no one locks their doors

[anewdander]

Hello, it has been some time since i updated and since i can't sleep and no one (especially someone) hasn't gotten on IM i will do so. I'm sick, and that sucks, but i am staying in a really nice house/flat in prague "house sitting and using their in house gym and wireless internet all over the place. ie. on their couch in their bed and at their tables. It's fun but these guys will be home soon and i'll be back to my humble pad with no internet and no gym... bah. I have a cool 45 lb. weight my freind left me before he departed to siberia, so i can work outwith that in read, which is what i should do more of any ways. This trip has been totally Rad, i have seen some awesome things to include: "The" David, the stone one that is far far more than just stone (for some reason it captivated me) and is in florence, that's right florence ITALY, i also was the leaning tower of Pisa which was cool, the austrian ALPS (which i snowboarded in and made a cool friend who said he'll take me in the back country if i returned someday (and i might), Frankfurt Germany, not so awesome in my opinion, bratislava which is the capital of slovakia and i love! because it's like a small Prague with a lamer castle that is still Rad but the people are more freindly, and Prague, or course. THose are the places i have seen aside from a few other sweet places in the Czech Republic, OH! and in like 10 days i am going to London for four days so that should be sweet. But like i was saying the palces.. but the best thing is the people i have seen and met. it's so Rad meeting people and actually having time to talk with people and make relationships because you LIVE there instead of seeing things in a whirl wind vation and being another tourist. And man! these people are something else! I have had some of the best conversations of my life here, ussually over a half liter of original pislner or real Budvar (american bud is horrible in comapison and actually stole this beers name.) Drinking is part of life here, i mean after attending church for the first time i went to a pub with half the congregation for beers, ha, it was cool. And WOW learning about life in communism... it's a huge eye opener to this totally lucky american boy, we are born into a blessing that we have no idea of for the most part. Sure america sucks in alot of ways, there is plenty to coplain about and even be ashamed of, but freedom... man those who have always known it take life for granted. i have learned the most on this subject from my students who after eventually becomeing comfortable will share things, it's all about creating a good reltaionship, Czechs make good freinds after the breaking in period. I really think my head has grown here more than anywhere else, Yes, even SUNY Bport if you can believe it. My mind is trailing... it's getting late... but i'll have more to tell when i am home, after we celebrate of course, or maybe during.

As far as me comming home.. i may never. Jk jk, i will be home where i will make roots of some sort (i like america after it all) But i would like to become an international citizen someday, maybe own a home in the czech republic or austria, and one in america. I like to dream though. And i really want to learn another language well, i think i may stick to my high school roots and nail down spanish, it's the most directly promising for a N. American i think. I know i am being ambiguous about what i am doing next and that is because i don't know yet. In the next couple weeks to a month i should know for certain when i'll be home. And i lue of the fact that my parents may be moving to texas in the spring! I might be home at least temporaritly to sell all my possesions off or permanantly very soon. take care all, i miss you like whoa! .... Indeed, my freinds are the best ones. Ahoy! Chow and pa pa :-)

-Danderson

p.s. sorry about the incoherent typing, i'm ill and tired. so long