tp and the irish
so in an effort to save my behind from its daily scraping at the hands of the toilet paper here, which can best be described as a braille newspaper, i ventured to the local store and bought some t.p. with the product name "harmony", hoping my days of scrapage were over. well, what i have to say about "harmony" is that it is definitely not harmony. in fact, a more appropriate product name would be "discord". it is a step up from the braille newspaper, but still leaves a lot to be desired. definitely will be raiding that section of the local store looking for the most expensive toilet tissue money can buy.
on a brighter note, a few of us decided to go out for some beers last night after class, as we took survey of our time here thusfar, and our post-tefl training course plans. after sitting in a bar which sold beers for 15 crowns (about 60 cents) each, which we most definitely will be frequenting, we meandered to another bar which, according to the open hours sign posted, and the locked door handle, was closed. but, having made friends with some czechs earlier in the night, they spoke to the waitress when she opened the door, and we were allowed in.
what we found was loads of english speakers. mainly from england and ireland, but what a wonderful sound to hear - the english language. in a country where the number 4 is ctyri, and thursday is ctvrtek, hearing english was most welcome.
upon sitting down, we noticed one of the louder irishmen was holding a guitar, which he played the entire time we were at the pub (2 or 3 hours). songs ranged from bob marley and the beatles to tupac shakur to traditional irish tales. nothing like belting out, incredibly off-key, the lyrics to marley's no woman no cry, and the eagles' hotel california, and tupac's changes.
needless to say, making class this morning was a tall order.
The least-sober looking one (with long hair and striped shirt) was the guitar player, john.
desperately seeking breadcrumbs and grated parmesan cheese. some friends here have suggested i just use bread, bake (or toast) it, and then break that up for bread crumbs. for those of you who know of my previous attempt at doing that, you may commence your laughing now. for those of you who don't, let's just say that when you create a fire in your kitchen, you're not too eager to repeat the same fire-causing steps again.
ahoj
on a brighter note, a few of us decided to go out for some beers last night after class, as we took survey of our time here thusfar, and our post-tefl training course plans. after sitting in a bar which sold beers for 15 crowns (about 60 cents) each, which we most definitely will be frequenting, we meandered to another bar which, according to the open hours sign posted, and the locked door handle, was closed. but, having made friends with some czechs earlier in the night, they spoke to the waitress when she opened the door, and we were allowed in.
what we found was loads of english speakers. mainly from england and ireland, but what a wonderful sound to hear - the english language. in a country where the number 4 is ctyri, and thursday is ctvrtek, hearing english was most welcome.
upon sitting down, we noticed one of the louder irishmen was holding a guitar, which he played the entire time we were at the pub (2 or 3 hours). songs ranged from bob marley and the beatles to tupac shakur to traditional irish tales. nothing like belting out, incredibly off-key, the lyrics to marley's no woman no cry, and the eagles' hotel california, and tupac's changes.
needless to say, making class this morning was a tall order.
The least-sober looking one (with long hair and striped shirt) was the guitar player, john.
desperately seeking breadcrumbs and grated parmesan cheese. some friends here have suggested i just use bread, bake (or toast) it, and then break that up for bread crumbs. for those of you who know of my previous attempt at doing that, you may commence your laughing now. for those of you who don't, let's just say that when you create a fire in your kitchen, you're not too eager to repeat the same fire-causing steps again.
ahoj
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