Tiiii-iii-iiime is on my side, yes it is
Adult Czechs work the same 9-5 hours that adult Americans work. So when do they learn English?, one might ask. Well, either right before, or right after, their workdays. So that means my hours are right before, and right after, the typical workday. Which, quite naturally, has its pluses and minuses.
Clearly, having not only to be at work, but teach a class, at 7:30 AM (which I do 4 days a week), is not, shall we say, preferrable. However, being completely finished with work at 8:30 AM (Fridays) or 10AM (Wednesdays) is perty darn nice. This morning I arrived home, done with my day, and already on my weekend, before my roommate had even begun her day at her 9-5 job.
Even on days where I teach in the afternoon as well, the earliest I start is 3PM, so I have several hours in the middle of the day, everyday, for whatever I please. Naps have become quite a staple in my life (which follows, given the 6AM alarm).
So yea, it's 3:35pm on Friday, and it's been the weekend for 7 hours. Gotta love it.
I've been meaning to mention this bar which is across the street from my flat. In it, the walls (and ceiling) are covered with posters of the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane. Think it'd be somewhat American, eh? Or at least English? Well... not so much. The bartenders speak only Czech, and the only thing they serve there is beer. No food, no liquor. Which isn't a bad thing in either respect. Saying "pivo" gets me what I want, and everyone's happy.
One of my students the other morning told me about a big soccer match happening that night - a World Cup qualifier between the Czech Republic and Finland. As the words "Will it be on TV?" left my mouth, I recognized their inherent insanity. Not only was it on TV, but of the 4 channels we get, it was on 3 of them. CZ won, 3-0. The cheers could be heard blocks away.
Ahoj!
Clearly, having not only to be at work, but teach a class, at 7:30 AM (which I do 4 days a week), is not, shall we say, preferrable. However, being completely finished with work at 8:30 AM (Fridays) or 10AM (Wednesdays) is perty darn nice. This morning I arrived home, done with my day, and already on my weekend, before my roommate had even begun her day at her 9-5 job.
Even on days where I teach in the afternoon as well, the earliest I start is 3PM, so I have several hours in the middle of the day, everyday, for whatever I please. Naps have become quite a staple in my life (which follows, given the 6AM alarm).
So yea, it's 3:35pm on Friday, and it's been the weekend for 7 hours. Gotta love it.
I've been meaning to mention this bar which is across the street from my flat. In it, the walls (and ceiling) are covered with posters of the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane. Think it'd be somewhat American, eh? Or at least English? Well... not so much. The bartenders speak only Czech, and the only thing they serve there is beer. No food, no liquor. Which isn't a bad thing in either respect. Saying "pivo" gets me what I want, and everyone's happy.
One of my students the other morning told me about a big soccer match happening that night - a World Cup qualifier between the Czech Republic and Finland. As the words "Will it be on TV?" left my mouth, I recognized their inherent insanity. Not only was it on TV, but of the 4 channels we get, it was on 3 of them. CZ won, 3-0. The cheers could be heard blocks away.
Ahoj!
posted by David at 3:45 PM
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