New Years! Nový Rok!

So it's a tradition here in Czech Republic to go hiking or biking or some sort of physical activity outdoors on New Years eve, because it entitles better health and good will for the New Years. You shouldn't drive AT ALL on New Years eve either. We hiked up the Písek mountain and it was funny because we get to the top and there's about 20 people surrounded around just one fire and cooking weiners. It was HILARIOUS!!!! Then this little boy comes and has a piece of bread on a stick and just starts cooking it up. And it starts on flames and then he started to cry. It was so funny because he was trying so hard to cook it and covering his eyes. Then there was a horse we got to pet and then while me and Hilary (the other exchanger) were just eating our weiners this donkey comes and just starts walking down the steep hill.
Hilary's response was, "What the HECK!?!?!"
And then we stalked it trying to get a picture!
IT WAS WEIRD.... haha. So it was a nice hike and then afterwards we went to the pub and I got some Cactus Juice... mhmhmhm. Dobre. So anyways.... that's how it went for my New Years. There was part 2 when I went to Prachatice for some other exchangers hosue and spent the night there and went to a Czech Party... it was lame, so we left and ate a bunch of food! At the stroke of midnight it turned out that everyone does FIREWORKS! So there were fireworks just going everywhere in the city!!!
It was a really good New Years... except when it turned 2010. It wasn't that exciting for some reason. Maybe because I was spending it in a different place?


Yesterday, (01-04-10) I went to the regular Rotary Meeting and found out I am switching host families this Sunday! So keep updated on the new addresse(s). During the weekend I am staying in Prachatice with one of the Rotary members because they plan on taking me skiing alot. I am really excited because they're very wealthy! They have a cute little black kitten that I just ADORE! And there's a little girl about 11 there and she really likes me :)The family I am staying with lasts name is Samsukova... which translates to excuse my language --- "Self-Fucker".... My mouth dropped when I heard this... WHO HAS A LAST NAME LIKE THAT!?!?!?

So anyways... this is how my life will start to become. Traveling on the weekends!!! But I think I really need this event in my life to spice things up. Having my host mom as also my teacher is getting really annoying. -_-

Take care everyone and thanks for keeping up with my posts!

-April Ann