Las Ideas de Volver
I reckon the luxury of time to think and reflect ain't all its cracked up to be.
I want to feel at home. Everyday since I've gotten here I've been wishing I was back in Prague.
Sure I've now got a warm and cushy bed AND a smorgasbord of foods but a short drive away.
I've even got to catch up with friends I realise I've known for.. well, close to a decade now.
They're dear, really dear, but there really aren't all that many of them..
How uncomfortable and foreign I feel right now, has caught me entirely by surprise.
And to top it all of, the Ministry of Defence is taking forever to give me clearance to re-enlist, leaving me, well, in Limbo (in other words, hell on (*@#(*@ earth)
(to be fair, I AM in a rather crabby mood right now and it hasn't been all that bad what with me having time to work through that intimidating pile of books I've been 'getting around to' for absolute yonks!)
But I do miss Prague, and I miss Andel.
I miss the gang in Pardubice & Hradec Kralove..
even David and Honza who with their smatterings of english, kind smiles and sheer thoughtfulness.. made me feel at home in that office from day one..
don't get me started on the awesome bunch at Lingva whom I had the pleasure of teaching english to every Thursday night..
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I want to feel at home. Everyday since I've gotten here I've been wishing I was back in Prague.
Sure I've now got a warm and cushy bed AND a smorgasbord of foods but a short drive away.
I've even got to catch up with friends I realise I've known for.. well, close to a decade now.
They're dear, really dear, but there really aren't all that many of them..
How uncomfortable and foreign I feel right now, has caught me entirely by surprise.
And to top it all of, the Ministry of Defence is taking forever to give me clearance to re-enlist, leaving me, well, in Limbo (in other words, hell on (*@#(*@ earth)
(to be fair, I AM in a rather crabby mood right now and it hasn't been all that bad what with me having time to work through that intimidating pile of books I've been 'getting around to' for absolute yonks!)
But I do miss Prague, and I miss Andel.
I miss the gang in Pardubice & Hradec Kralove..
even David and Honza who with their smatterings of english, kind smiles and sheer thoughtfulness.. made me feel at home in that office from day one..
don't get me started on the awesome bunch at Lingva whom I had the pleasure of teaching english to every Thursday night..
posted by aaron at 12:41 AM
2 Comments:
I think I looked the hottest, especially with my famous Chinese lizard tongue striking again, no pun intended.
I hope you have a good shower all to yourself now. Did I tell you that a friend of mine is starting to work in Czech Inn and he's looking for mystery shoppers for him in the hostel? Good enough reason for you to come back for a stay?
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