It's Official! I'm TEFL certified!

It's official!! I am now a TEFL certified teacher. After one month of class and nonstop lesson planning, I finally have my certificate! :) The course required a lot of work but I learned a lot and met some really interesting and fun people! Some of them are not staying in Prague though so I am very sad to see them go! :(

Roomies! :)

UCD Aggie <3

"The Whole Gang"

Graduation took place on Friday the 14th, the last day of the course. They called each of us up, one by one, to receive our certificates. Then we all went out to dinner to Cortez, a restaurant right by the school. 

Earmuffs, Mulled Wine, and Trdelnik

Christmas is here...well almost! What a busy week with TEFL! Classes, lesson plans to write, practice teaching lessons, and assignments, I'm glad it's finally the weekend! Couldn't ask for a better way to celebrate the weekend and the beginning of the advent season than with my cousin and her husband in the Old Town Square of Prague!

Michelle and I in the Old Town Square

Mich and Martin

December 1st marked the opening of the Christmas markets here in Prague! The markets stay open all throughout December and sell all kinds of Czech handmade goods such as glass, ornaments, jewelry, and little toys for kids. On Saturday night there was a big celebration in the Old Town Square as they lit the Christmas Tree. I went with my cousin Michelle and her husband, Martin. It was so fun! We walked through the square and had some mulled wine. The square was packed!! There was one part of it that was so crowded you could barely move because you were surrounded by people on all sides! It's a good thing I'm not claustrophobic! Finally, we found a good spot to watch the tree light up :). It only lasted a few minutes though,
but then we each had a Trdelnik. (A pastry made from wrapping dough around a metal rod and roasting it over an open flame, then decorating it with cinnamon, sugar and nuts.) It was delicious!! I can't wait for Christmas to come! :-)

Mmm Yummy!

Hradec Kralove

I spent Saturday and Sunday in Hradec Kralove last weekend with family. Lukas took me out there around noon on Saturday. Fifteen minutes into the drive though his car got a flat tire! Oh no! It didn't take that long to fix luckily, but it's still a bummer that it happened. Eva had lunch already waiting for us when we got there. She made authentic Czech sausage with potatoes and apples. :-) It was so delicious!!

mmm Výborný!

Then we all drove up to the top of the hill, basically the only one in the city. There were lots of country houses but there was also a gorgeous view! The countryside is stunning!

They were so friendly! Baaaa...

As we were walking down one of the roads some of the sheep "baaaahhhed" at us. We also saw a ferret! 




Later that night my cousin, Michelle, and her husband, Martin came to join us for dinner. We all went to a local Indian restaurant. The next day Lukas and I went to a theater show in the morning and walked through the town in the afternoon. We had lunch again with Eva before we left. Then made it back to Prague in the evening. What a great, relaxing weekend in Hradec Kralove!