Dayyy two

So wanted to update you all as its 7am and I still have not adjusted completely to the time zones... but working on it...

So after I posted last time, the entire program went out, took over a restraunt, had some pizza and beer and all hung out... After a drink or two, our RA's told us about a local bar/club that was close and easy to get to so about ten of us all headed over there from Machova... It was apparently the only hip hop club in the city and we all had a really good time.... As I was leaving, I went looking for my Spiders long sleave shirt and it was gone........... soooooooo it was a very long walk back at 3 in the morning without a coat.... little did I know that one girl in my group accidently picked it up with her scarf... soooo I have it back which is good... We all went to bed at around 3-4 after only about an hour of sleep sooooo it was a long day...

Yesterday we had a crash course in all the NYU rules, general history of the country, etc. We were shown around where our school is and some of the local squares and shops around (although its going to take a while to figure it all out because.... the tourist section (where NYU academic buildings are) is quite big and has lots to offer)... We took the metro back although we plan on getting lost today and figureing out how to walk it... Got my cell phone sim card today so that now works and the number is

(420)775-257-340 where the 420 is the country code... OH and interesting story about that... have you ever tried to live for two days without knowing basically ever what time it is other than when you are sitting at a computer? I don't recommend it.... It turns out that my USA cell phone has 0 bars here, meaning it doesn't know the time, and my unlocked phone wouldn't get past the original screen without a sim card... SO I had no watch for two days like basically everyone else so getting up on time and making meetings at the right time, was not the easiest thing to do. The one watch I brought with me happened to be out of battery so that wasn't helpful either haha.


So last night, about 15 of us went to a locals bar (no not herna mom) and had a drink, talked and played pool. We all got back at about 130 and all went to bed... My bed is now comfortable with a new pillow :) but of course I'm still to tall....

So Machova has some things that I didn't originally know about... First off, we have a backyard with grass and a grill... Secondly, everyfloor has at least one balcany on it to go out on which is nice.... The building is 7 floors and im thankfully living on the third floor and not all the way up.. The study room is techically on the 7th and has a very big terrace outside. The windows are huge, and the room is high enough to see over all the other buildings and has a spectacular view of the city. The TV room is down in the basement (so I guess there are really 8 floors) but is really secluded but it does have satelite TV with some programs in English so that is a plus.. My dorm room really isn't small, definatelly smaller than Richmond, but all the NYU students say it is bigger than their rooms in NYC so there is nothing to complain about... My roomate... is very different. He is very anti-social, stays to himself, reads all day, and stayed for only about 2 minutes at the bar yesterday. Just as a baseline, he brough a bowl, lollypops, poperee (the dried flower things), shells, and pictures of flowers from the states. Interesting.

Anyway, things are good. We all still have not realized that we actaully have to go to school yet here but ... we do. I have to go shower but will write again and probably take/post pictures on Flickr soon.