First Weekend in Prague!

Well, I cannot believe I have already spent four days in this beautiful city.  So far everything is working out fabulously.  My roommates are all very cool and outgoing.  There is always someone who wants to do the same thing as you and you are never in the house alone.  I have already completed my first successful grocery shop, which was not an easy feat.  Buying groceries in a language you don't understand is much harder than one may think.  This country does not have much variety in their foods and packaging is extremely small.  Since we are in the heart of the city food is not extremely cheap, but manageable.  Some of my roommates have bought things and realized that it was not what they expected upon arriving home.  For example, my roommate Amanda thought she bought regular milk but it was buttermilk and my roommate Kate thought she bought wheat bread and it was pumpernickle.  In all, the nine of us have done a pretty good job.  We had a family dinner on Friday night and met up with other American students to do a pub crawl.  It was a great time and I met tons of new people.  School starts on Monday and I cannot wait.  Our school is in an amazing location in the heart of New Town and I am so lucky to be close enough to walk.  The city appears to be large but is extremely walkable.  Today, a group of us took a walk around and did not get lost.  Although I don't understand street signs, I always seem to find my way back.  Its an easy city to get lost in, but if you just walk in one direction you are bound to find a familiar landmark.  I am loving this city and this experience.  I cannot believe I am only a few days in.  

Some roommates and I are planning a long weekend to Paris and we are working on spring break plans too.  Our program has a two days trips planned for us and a long weekend in the beginning of May where we go to Krakow and Auschwitz in Poland.  

I hope all is well.