To Prague!

March 28, 2009. A little over two months from today. That is the day I arrive in Prague!

If any of you were hopeful readers of my last blog in Rome (the summer before last), I am sure I disappointed you by posting almost nothing in my blog until the last week of the program. This time I will try not to disappoint!

Studying in Prague will be like reading a new author in a favored genre - I know the title, I have seen the cover images and I have read the raving reviews on the back cover posted by adoring readers and pragmatic reviewers, but I know nothing about the voice I am about to encounter. I feel that rush of excitement that comes with unveiling a mystery, like meeting an interesting stranger that you know has so much to offer- but that the unveiling can only come with time as it is far too vast for us to comprehend in one sitting. Thankfully, I have been blessed with ten weeks (a fortune compared to my six weeks in Rome) in which to meet Prague. I am positive that by the end of my stay, ten weeks will seem unimaginably short just as my stay in Rome passed as quickly as experiences turn into memories. Once again, I will be waving goodbye to a group of (hopefully) beloved friends as we return to the country where our bodies, if not our hearts, reside.

To Prague!