Mmmmm....Burcak

First, let me apologize for being the world's worst blogger!

So, things that have been going on in my life. ESI had a retreat about 2 weekends ago. It was really nice to see people that I haven't seen since training and to get to talk about the struggles and joys of teaching in a foreign country. Everyone had great stories! I loved hearing about all the embarassing, sweet, and terrifiying moments people have had. We had a really great time worshipping the Lord together and exploring some aspects of our own spiritual life. It was a refreshing break.

Other cool things that have happened include a burcak festival, a new church, and finding a lovely park in the center of Prague.

So the burcak festival was really cool. Burcak is this young wine that is in the stage between grape juice and wine. I think it is pretty tasty, think slightly alcoholic apple cider. The only time of year that you can get Burcak is September to early October during the harvest season, so their are festivals all over the country celebrating the harvest and burcak. My roommate and I went to the one here in Prague. It was extremely cool because it was like being at a medieval rennicance (sp) festival. Their were sicilian flag throwers, tightrope walkers, musical performers, and of course burcak. I definitely drank a lot of burcak and ate this really good Czech pastry that tasted like a mix between a cinnamon roll and a crossiant. Delicious and warm! It was freezing outside, but a lot of fun!

Weird things about Prague number 2: they make food called the extrondinarre that looks like chunky dog food, tastes like sweaty socks, and smells like vomit. Yeah, I ordered it, and yeah, I definitely regret it!

That's all for now folks,

Ashley