Postcard from Prague**: goodbye, hello

This weekend, I’m thankful for hard goodbyes and for friends who made it sad to leave Atlanta.

Today will be day one of settling into new normal life. Nothing too exciting – unpacking and organizing, temporary metro pass, a trip to the grocery store, and maybe I’ll wander over to the school so I don’t have to figure that out at 7:30 tomorrow morning.

It’s pretty cold, and there’s snow in the backyard and along some of the roads. It was 16 degrees when I landed last night. I think the last time I was in 16 degree weather was in Colorado three years ago. Yikes.

I slept almost 12 hours last night (take that, jet lag!) and I’m feeling pretty good today, so that’s quite encouraging.

Goals for this week: get a real metro pass (a long-term rather than a one- or three-day), figure out how to mail letters (I promised some of y’all postcards!), order coffee in Czech. We’re starting small and attainable.

Thanks to everyone who has sent me encouraging texts and messages. I do have WiFi (pronounced "weefee"), so I can easily use iMessage, and I’ll download What’s App sometime soon, as well.

I miss you all terribly, but not enough to be homesick yet ;) I’m so grateful for what an amazing last week I had with you all. Thank you for last-minute lunch and coffee plans, for hugs and high fives, for rearranging schedules and going out of your way to see me. There are still so many people I wished to see but couldn’t. I feel very blessed to have such a strong and loving community. Thanks for shared excitement and for following along on round two of this grand adventure!

(**Working title. If anyone has suggestions for a good blog name, send em to me. The obvious and perfect "Prague Blog" is already taken...)