Moments

As my time in Czech Republic is going fast on the down-hill slide, I find myself constantly reflecting on all of the many day-to-day moments that I simply love.  Many of them are insignificant or even kind of silly, but these small moments play a big part in creating the sweet memories that I will take home with me and cherish forever.  

Those moments when...

• you have to run to catch a tram/bus and you get on before the doors close!
• you say "dobrý den", "děkuji", and "prosim" without even thinking about it.
• you get to the store right as the baker is bringing out hot, fresh bread.
• someone starts speaking to you in Czech and you stare at them awkwardly and finally interrupt them with, "nemluvím česky".
• you exchange smiles and giggles with a baby on a silent tram ride.
• you catch the magic tram (a tram that changes numbers so you don't have to change trams) and it is going exactly where you need to go! 
• you start referring to home as "back in the States..." 
• people think I am from Scandinavia...until I open my mouth.
• you come back from a trip and it feels so good to be home in Brno.
• the sun comes out and warm weather arrives after a much too long winter and everyone's moods are instantly lifted!
• you are walking down the street and smell the sweet heavenly smell of cinnamon, but can't always tell where it is coming from.
• you can wear sunglasses because there is sun!
• you actually know what the words on storefronts, signs, and menus mean!
• you hear someone outside of Vinarska (my dorm) speaking English.
• you hear someone outside of Vinarska speaking American English and immediately want to know where they are from.
• you make an awesome meal on the hotplate.
• get lost.
• you realize you have know idea what movies are out or what is going on in the world.
• you wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt due to laziness or lack of clean clothes and receive judgmental looks because people here don't even dress this way when going to the gym.
• you try to ride the tram without holding on to anything and fall over.
• you walk through Vinarska or down the hill to the tram stop and get stopped many times by people you know and you realize that the people here have become your family.