Classes, Prague, and soon to be Poland

I haven't updated in a while. Classes have been getting busy. We're really getting into the swing of the semester. It's strange that my weekday mornings start off with class with Dr Asci. I have him for Christian Marriage and Christian Spirituality. My classes have been going pretty good so far. I really like all of my classes. I feel that I have gotten into a rhythm with my classes. I love how tight knit the people at the Kartause are getting. Since there's only 143 of us, we're at the point where we all know each other. It's amazing to think that I wouldn't have known some of these people had it not been for Austria.

I've found that the food in the mensa is ok, but is not the greatest. Not that the caf is any better. There are some things that I wish the mensa would do, such as keep the coffee machine on after breakfast and offer a greater variety of food. A few nights they were really good. One night we had frankfurters, and another night we had hamburgers. I just wish they'd offer those more often...they sell them in the Spar.

Last Saturday, I went to Prague. It was a beautiful city. But it was a long trip. We left the Kartause after 5am (11pm back east). We got to Prague after 10am. I noticed that once we got into the Czech Republic, the language was completely different. I saw all of these accent marks, and couldn't figure out how to pronounce the words. Once we got to Prague, we had free time. So we went walking around the town. We went to the church that had the Infant of Prague. It was really nice how they had the Infant Jesus wear real material clothes. There was also a gift shop inside. Some of us had lunch in a cafe close to the church that has the Infant of Prague. The prices were really cheap, and the food was really good. And they accepted euros, which was really great. The server was really nice too. After lunch, we went back to the church with the Infant of Prague, and climbed up the tower. The whole city skyline could be seen from there. It was really nice. But by the time we knew it, it was time to go home. So we boarded the busses, and headed back to Gaming. It was a nice day trip, and I really enjoyed it.

This weekend we're going to Poland. We leave for Poland later on tonight. I've heard so much from friends about their experience in Poland. Some good, and some bad. So I am hoping that this will be a good trip, and that the weather will play in our favor while we're over there. I still have to pack, but that won't take that long. I just hope that this will be a good weekend, and that I don't get frostbite (it's been cold there the last two times the spring semester Austria students had gone). Hopefully I won't...I have warm boots! :-)