Prague Journal

Friday, February 11, 2005.

It rained throughout the night, but the sun is trying to dry things up today. It’s warm – about 40°—but not very sunny so there are still patches of ice on the north-facing sidewalks.
There were over 30 people at Bejt Praha, half of whom were tourists from various places in the U.S. and are visiting Prague as one of several cities on their itineraries. We didn’t have long to chat with people, since Yehudes had made dinner reservations for 7:15 at Husa (the goose), an interesting yuppie-Czech hospoda not far from the Intercontinental Hotel, a few blocks from the synagogue. Helen invited Bonnie to join us, so we were five at dinner, Rick and four women! Helen and Bonnie teach at the same school; both arrived in Prague this fall and intend to stay. Bonnie is from Yonkers, New York, and Helen lived in New York for 15 years, but they met in Prague this fall. Helen has taught English language for many years. Bonnie was a French teacher, but has recently obtained certification to teach English, in anticipation of her move here. The conversation at dinner was lively, mostly centered around American culture and politics.

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