Assault by an angry Czech woman

This past week has been so amazing!

Firstly Czech class ended (sigh of relief) and I somehow managed to get an A on the final exam!

Second I went to the John Lennon wall with some of my friends, it was a beautiful day when we went and we had a great time exploring more of the city.

It took us a little while to find the wall because there aren't any signs that point you in it's direction but after I took my chances with the man at the book store and asked him if he knew where it was, hoping he would understand anything I said only to find out that that he spoke great english, we found it relatively easy! I know that there is graffiti everywhere here but I think what makes the wall special is that John Lennon never came to Praha, the youth just used Beatles lyrics as a symbol for what their ideals were: love and peace during the communist era. The wall literally changes all the time because people are always adding new things to it. I want to go back before I leave to see how much it will have changed in just 3 months.

On of the girls in my program said that when she went just a few days before us that the little boy on the wall wasn't there.



My contribution to the wall!!!! Next time I go I'm takin a big marker (not that it will be there for long anyway).

Thirdly we went to see Don Giovanni this week at the opera house. It was really neat, it my first time to see an opera. I thought it was really cool but having to sit in balcony 2, read the translation, and barely be able to see any of the acting made it a little difficult to completely enjoy but I'm really happy that I had the opportunity to go. Seeing how pretty the actually opera house was inside was probably the best part.




We were on the top floor which was super scary, atleast for me because it makes me nervous but it was really neat to be able to see the entire theatre. The bad thing was that I was sitting on the side and because of how how we were and how the seats were situated I could only see 3/4 of the stage and to do that I had to lean on the railing, which wasn't too bad I suppose considering I think it was made for people to rest their heads on.  The railing was also good for the 10ish minute nap I took during the first act.



This is a pretty bad picture but it gives an idea of what my view was and how the stage area was set up.

Ok, now I have made it to my fourth and most ridiculous happening of the week. I was basically assaulted by a 65 or older woman and a Tesco Express. This is one of those hard things to explain when you are typing because you can use your hands to explain all of the situation, but I will do my best. Here it goes... Cassi and I were at Tesco (a small grocery store) picking up some rolls, cheese, and crackers for our lunch, however the shocking event took place in the chips aisle. Now, just so this is clear Cassi and I were the only two in the aisle and we were discussing the possible chip options. I happened to see a bag of chips on the bottom shelf that I thought could be in the running so I pointed to them with my foot which, accidentaly, BARELY touched the bag. Next thing I know a woman is yelling at me, and I'm not exaggerating, in Czech. The only thing I could understand, thanks to my speedy 2week Czech class, was her asking if I was Czech. I'm sure my look of pure shock was enough for her to figure out that I wasn't but in any case I shook my head no. Due to my answer she decided to grab my arm and push me to the side so that she could mimic me pointing to the bag of chips as she continued to yell at me. I was baffled by her grabbing me (she may have been old but she had a strong grip) so I grabbed a thing of chips and Cassi and I ran to the cashier to check out. The lady just so happened to be going to the check out too and decided that she would complain to our cashier about what I had done. The looks she was dishing out definitely creeped me out so I bailed on Cassi and ran outside. Unfortunately for Cassi she had to deal with the harsh glances the woman continued to give even after I left the store. Thankfully we left before she came outside but I must say it was definitely the craziest thing that has happened thus far.