Today was B Knox’s first day of class. I slept in a bit because I was really congested. We headed to the Institute around 12:15 and I got some reading done for my class tomorrow, while B Knox was in class. I ran to Albert’s for lunch that was under a dollar (yogurt, bread, cheese SOOOO GOOD) and got a lot accomplished. I headed out with the other roomies and a few other friends (Jay, Susannah, Shelly, Courtney, and Koki) to grab some sushi because a lot of were craving it. After a successful dinner, we stopped at the Potraviny and grabbed some cookies and an apple.
Now let's hear from Brittany Anne!!!
Hi friends and family! It’s me writing my first for real blog post! Weez has done most of them so far (along with some collaboration) but this is Brittany Anne on her own…here goes! J
I am absolutely loving being in Prague! This city is incredible and my favorite place in the world is now the castle and castle grounds. I can’t wait to spend many days up there looking out over this amazing city and seeking out every exciting and interesting corner of the castle and its surrounding area. There will certainly be plenty of time for that in the near future, but now, after several adventures, playing musical rooms, eating yummy food, meeting sweet new friends and doing lots of exploring, we have finally started to settle into a routine. I had my first day of classes today and it was a very interesting start to the semester. I started off with HI 252: Modern American History from 1-4 pm at the Institute. Random class selection for studying abroad?...yup! However, I need a history credit so it was a perfect choice for me and I love history so I was excited for this one! My class is super small, there are only 5 of us, so we will get to know each other very well. It’s going to be a great class and relate a lot to World War II and events in American history that relate to or took place in Europe. We get to go to Berlin for a weekend too so be on the lookout for exciting details about that trip in a few weeks! J J
My second, and only other, class, 19th Century Philosophy, got pushed back due to the professor’s schedule. It is usually supposed to be from 4-7pm but tonight it was from 6:30-9:30 pm. (Add that to 1-4 and throw in some reading for history in between and let’s just say it was quite a long and studious summer day!) This class is going to be way more difficult for me than history. I tend to think very logically and literally and judging by today, me and the roundabout ways of philosophy will have a difficult time interacting. We flew through information and my brain was literally left hurting. Oh well, that will be one more thing I will have to work on! The most important thing I learned today was a little more about the spiritual climate of the country. According to my professor the Czech Republic is the most atheist country in all of Europe. He said that latest statistics showed only 11% of Czechs believe in a personal God and it broke my heart to hear how few people in this place know that they can be truly free. It’s obvious in just walking around that this is a dark place, people seem stoic and rarely happy or joyful, and churches are few and far between. From a little research it seems the lack of spiritually or any desire for it is likely due to the pain experienced by the people due to its history of communism and the people’s association of that with the Catholic church. I would really like study this more in the next little bit, but for now I just wish my Czech was strong enough to explain to the people around me the incredible joy and freedom they can find in following Christ! If anything could make me want to love this city more it is understanding that they are so desperately in need of knowing the Savior. As Weez and I spend the next few weeks here we would like to ask you to pray with us for this city and nation. It is a place that is hurting and in need of the love and healing only Christ can bring. Hope I didn’t bore you with my forever long post, I love you all! Goodnight!
Beeknox and Weez reunited at this point:
The boys (Jay and Justin) helped us move our furniture around Madeline style (all the beds lined up) for the payment of cookies. We all organized our room and it is beautiful. Our roomies are hilarious and we’ve laughed so much already.
Sara’s quotes of the day: “Like we’re going to get struck by lightning before we have any fun”
“And another thing. The girl on the horse raft looks just like my mom”
“ Do you watch ‘How I watch Your Mother?’”
Dobrou noc!!
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