| | So life has taken over in its usual busy way. March was insanely busy and while things slowed down a little in April it has still been brisk. In March we had a fundraiser for charity which we called March Madness it was a bazaar and an auction and all in all we raised about $4000 for charity. One of the students auctioned off his very long hair for 10,000 Kc (about $500) and they raised the money and he had his head shaved right then and there!
  
The next weekend in March I went with the high school Czech teacher, Vera, and the 1st grade teacher, Nicole to Jindrichuv Hradec and Kunzak which is the village where Vera grew up. We got to meet her family and go to a village ball. It was quite a lot of fun and a definite cultural experience.
  
The next week/weekend in March I took four of my choir students to the ACSI Honors Choir Festival held this year at Black Forest Academy in Germany. As you may remember this is where I did my student teaching and so it was going back to my old stomping grounds and it was nice for me to see some familiar faces. I took them to my favorite eis cafe and into Freiburg and got to listen to them sing beautifully with kids from schools all over Europe! It was quite a treat.
  
Then when we got back, the first week of April was Easter Break! For the first half of the break I took a bus to Budapest and visited my college friend Mary who teaches at the international christian school there. It was a wonderfully refreshing visit and just good to see her.
  
The second half of my break I caught up on sleep and did some much needed work for school and around my apartment and spent some time going around Prague and enjoying the Easter markets. I made myself an Easter basket with a traditional cake in the shape of a lamb, reese's pieces from Mary since you can't get those here, a chocolate egg and a bowlful of gummies. At the Easter market I found Smurf gummies! I was so excited so I bought some for my Easter basket.
  
Obama was here speaking in Prague the first weekend of April but I was in Budapest. There's a mixed opinion here of him. You see many things wandering around Prague but it is now spring and things are blossoming and it is beautiful. When the weather is nice the Czechs flock out to the open spaces along the river or in the parks and just spend the day outside. It's a good idea if you ask me.
  
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