Lesson Learned

I went yesterday to pick up my new roomate from the airport. On the way back while transferring trains, I had my walled stolen. I was knocked off balance by someone from behind and while I tried to hang onto a suitcase, someone snatched the wallet. Thankfully no charges were made on my cards and I only lost around $100-$125 US.

If there were a good time to be robbed that was probably it, because I had just made some big purchases earlier that day leaving my wallet a little lighter than it could have been. I also received some great tips and advice for carrying and storing money while traveling. With some luck, I should be able to survive on the $200 in travelers checks I left back at the apartment.

So yesterday was not so good but things are looking better. Tomorrow I'm hanging out with my friend Elaine whos is stopping through on a big European trip. Should be fun.

Until next time,

Jeremy

P.S. Here are some photos from the sighseeing I've done so far. Top to bottom:1 - typical Prague street, tram and apartment buildings 2 - Wenceslas Square, one of the more famous streets in Europe 3 - Wenceslas Square from the other dircetion looking at the statue of King Wenceslas and the Czech national museum 4 - Long distance view of Hradcany caslte from a bridge near my flat.

Hello it's me

Hi everyone!

So I finally made it to Prague. It's my second full day here and I've had a great time exploring the city on foot. I am living close to the city center in a place called Anděl. I share a flat with 7-9 other trainees (it's a big flat) from many different countries: Portugal, Iceland, Poland, Ukraine, and Norway to name a few. I plan on going sightseeing today and taking a lot of pictures so hopefully my next post will include some images from Prague.

For those of you who don't know me; my name is Jeremy Casey from the San Francisco Bay Area in Califonia, United States. I am participating in an internship through an organization called Aiesec. They exchange students and recent graduates in order to broaden their cultural perspectives. That is why I am here.

For the next three months I will be living and working in the city, and hopefully will be travelling around to surrounding areas and countries. Everything is very new to me here, so my posts and replies may be infrequent at first, but I'll get better as I get settled.

That's all for now, I'm looking forward to a great three months.

Later,

Jeremy