An end before a continuation.

Classes are over.
Finals have ceased.
And as the un-emotional person that I am *cough* HA *cough*..it has nearly brought me to tears.
I walked into my room today to witness two overflowing, giant suitcases in the middle of my floor. Annie has begun to pack up her stuff. The walls are bare for inspection tomorrow. And the tokens that once decorated our wall are now settled comfortably into the trash can.
I may be here for another 5 weeks, but it feels as though this chapter is fading. As if I am saying goodbye to the Prague that I know.
I had two final classes today, and for some reason both professors decided to take us to a pub to celebrate during the last hour of class. Now, I understand taking us for a beer at 4 in the afternoon. I, however, fail to understand taking us to the pub during a 9 am class. Just goes to show that I have not grasped ALL aspects of the Czech culture..beer for breakfast will probably never reach within the realms of my vocabulary.

Addtionally, mom has arrived safe and sound! And it's wonderful to share this place with her. But (forgive me!) it seems as though Prague is losing a little bit of it's soul. My friends were what made this place, our home. And people have already begun to depart.
Annie is playing some distant French tune in the background while unpacking and repacking bubble wrap. And all of these details may seem mundane. They may seem random. But they are my life. And they're what I love so much.

To top it all off, Prague has decided to become just a little more magical by giving us a good half inch of snow on the ground.
I don't believe that I've ever shared one of my favorite aspects of Prague with everyone. And that is: the view from our classroom. Just goes to prove how difficult studying really was during all this time. Yet somehow it got done. And somehow we all completed the time here. So to complete the blog, I give you...pictures!::
I apologize for the choppiness and random thoughts of this blog. It has been hard to separate one thought from another in this fairly crazy and somewhat nostalgic time.

When you walk outside of the kolej (dorm), this is what you see..

At the Fakulty building, waiting for Czech class to start.

Very possibly the greatest professor of all time: Jiří

Before taking us to the pub, he sang for us. He had us sing along for Czech beer, wine, and folk songs. Then as a bonus he sang an American song. The last word was goodbye....

When I'm in class..guess what I see.

Hint: it's rarely whatever my teacher is talking about..