Climbing, live football and grammar!

The past week has been a busy one. I have managed to visit a few climbing gyms, see my first European football game, and master the English language. Okay, the last one is not entirely true, but I can honestly say I have learned a great deal.

Rock climbing gyms in Prague and difficult to find. After walking through an auto shop and hesitantly walking down an alley not friendly in broad daylight, I was able to find a blank door with a buzzer. Hit the buzzer and a giant gym with a restaurant emerges. The other gym was below ground in an apartment building. Both doors on the sides led directly to tenants.

Monday evening we were able to get tickets to one of the most popular football games in Prague. It was a rival match between AC Sparta and  SK Slavia. Upon arriving, we found some reassuring riot police.

Both men and horses were in full armor... kind of terrifying.

Packed in with the masses, we entered the stadium and found our seats. The game itself was over basically in the first 15 minutes, with Sparta taking a 2-0 lead, however the atmosphere was quite the opposite.

Sloppy play, but fun atmosphere!

Cheers continuously permeated the stadium. Slavia fans lit flares and threw them around the stadium in a desperate attempt to rally their team. Although unsuccessful, it was entertaining to watch them create mass chaos inside of their caged sections.

Right after this they started dropping the flares on the people below.

Following the game, we took in Old Town Prague in all it’s glory. Here are a few pictures from the evening.

The course is almost done with tomorrow being our last day of class. I have an interview on Monday with a company teaching business English to professionals throughout Prague. However, I am not sure if Prague is really where I see myself settling down for the next year or so.

I’ve been looking into southeast Asia and plan on applying to some jobs throughout the region this weekend. Monday is technically our last day at the apartment, however we are trying to negotiate another week. We possibly might have a month to month apartment beginning on monday as well. If neither pan out, we have multiple friends who offered a place to crash until we figure it out. Should be fun.

If anyone has suggestions or knows people in southeast Asia that I can contact, I would greatly appreciate it. All are welcome. And now I’m off to finish my final assignment for the course!