Sorry, but this has to be a quickie. My mother is flying in tomorrow and I have lots to do this afternoon to prepare. Cleaning my room, for one. I am excited that she gets to see where I live and work. Also, she'll get to see some pretty cool castles. Everyone should see a real castle before they die. They're pretty cool if you're the romantic type...like me.

I went horse back riding this last weekend with a former student of mine. It was fun and scary at the same time. It was a great way for her to increase her English vocabulary and like wise for me. It took me a few hours to remember the word "gelding." I am slowing losing my vocabulary and it's a very sad thing for me.

My seniors only have 2 weeks left of school. They have a free week to study before their graduation exams. I need to study as well because I am not up to snuff on my Canadian, British and Australian history.

Well, gotta go. Have a great week.
Jess

I don't even know where to begin. First of all, no snow, which is good for me. It has been around sixty and sunny the last few days. I love it.

Last night I saw The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. It was great! Marianne and I laughed our heads off. It was nice to just chill for a while.

We had such a great time last weekend. Some of us went to visit a friend of ours who is stationed at the army base in Bamberg, Germany. It was cool because it's like an American city in the middle of Germany. We had some culture shock. We must have looked like idiots in the grocery store. We were oohing and aahing over stuff like peanut butter and chocolate frosting. The prices were in dollars and everyone in that store was American. After filling up a huge basket, we were amazed that it only cost $100 for the 4 of us (Marianne, Trent, Emily and me.) Then we had dinner with five of the guys from the base, all of whom had just returned from Iraq. I was amazed and touched that these guys each gave up a year of their lives to fight for our country on foreign soil.

Well, I'm hungry and anxious to start my weekend. So, until next time...
Jess

Wow! What a month. I was out of school more than I was was there; therefore, no blogging. We did get our flu holiday. The timing was perfect as it coincided with Angela and Lura's (yes that's how you spell it) visit. Unfortunatly, I got really sick while they were here and gave my illness to Lura. Needless to say, the trip wasn't as fun as we had planned. Oh well... They did get to see Prague and of course, Cheb. They came to a few classes and it was really interesting for my students to hear other Americans speaking. I also took them to Nurnberg, Germany. It is such a cute town.

We had our Easter holiday which is a 5-day weekend. I went to Prague and hung out with my friend, Kelly. We saw Finding Neverland. I really enjoyed it. We had some really good meals and even better talks. It was great to just get away and relax. I also didn't have to worry about getting hit with a pomlaska on Monday. I may have written about it last Easter. But the Czech tradition on Easter Monday is that boys make switches of braided willow branches. They use these pomlaskas to bestow beauty and health on the female population by hitting the girls' legs with the stick. The girls in turn give the boys painted eggs, chocolate or booze. Feminists, watch out!!! I told my students that this tradition wouldn't go over very well in the states. I, for one, would probably punch any guy who tried to hit me with a stick. They thought that was funny.

I think Spring is trying to poke it's head out of the clouds. It has been warmer, around 55, this week. The sun has been shining and the birds are singing their little hearts out. I am so happy that there is no snow and that I can leave the house in only a polar fleece jacket. I hate looking like the Michilen Man. I hope y'all had a great Easter and are enjoying the nice Spring weather. Have a great weekend!
Jessica