Friday, January 25, 2008

CEA Itinerary

FEBRUARY

Wed 6 AAVS Students Orientation Day

9am AAVS Orientation Session

10am Instant Czech Session

11:30am CEA Orientation Session

3pm Scavenger Hunt

6:30pm Welcome Dinner

Thu 7 1st Day of AAVS Classes

Fri 8

5pm Museum of Communism Visit – Group I

6pm Museum of Communism Visit – Group II

7pm Museum of Communism Visit – Group III

Sat 9

1pm City Tour I – Old Town Square, Prague Castle

Mon 11

5pm Czech Movie Night; CEA office

“Divided We Fall”

Tue/Thu 12 14

Instant Czech Session II

Fri-Sun 15-17 Weekend trip / CR

Wed 20

Theater/opera/ballet

Thu 21 End of AAVS Add/Drop Period

Instant Czech Session III

Fri 29 Day trip/Hiking trip to Karlštejn Castle

MARCH

Tue/Thu 4 6

Hockey

Museum

Fri 7 Day trip Elmarco Company Excursion (nanotechnology) in Liberec

Wed 12

3pm Prague Walking Tour II

Jewish Town

Sun 23 Day Trip in the CR

Mon 24 – Fri 28 AAVS Students Midterm Break

APRIL

Tue 2 or

Wed 3 Theater/ opera/ concert

Fri 4

8pm Rock Band Budoár stare dámy (Brno) and Lajky, Delta Club

Thu 10

CEA soccer/badminton/frisbee in Letná Park

Tue 15 Czech Movie Night; CEA office

Jam session

Fri 18-Sun 20 Weekend trip to Berlin / Germany – Group

A 1

Wed 23

12-3pm CEA brunch - lounge


Fri 25-Mon 28 Weekend trip to KRAKOW / POLAND

group A 2

Wed 30 Folk Tradition Day - Walpurgin/ Witch burning Night

MAY

Fri –Sun 2 – 4 Weekend trip to Vienna/ Austria – Group B 1

Tue 6 Prague Night Walking Tour

Prague Legends, Myths and Ghost Stories

Thu 8 Day trip to Plzen – Liberation Festival

Fri 9 – Sun 11 Weekend trip to BUDAPEST / HUNGARY

group B 2

Thu 23 AAVS Students Farewell Dinner

Fri 24 End of AAVS/CEA Program

This is what CEA has planned for us so far, looks like an excellent mix of activities to me. I am very excited for the witch burning, I hope they make sure she weights more than a duck first.

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Hello to everyone,

I'm just getting this all set up and online before I leave for Prague on Febuary 4th. I'll be flying to Chicago to connect with my flight to Frankfurt and finally Prague early the 5ht. I'll be studying at the Liberal Arts campus of the Anglo-American College, a small college-400 students-where classes are taught in English. (FUN FACT: All classrooms, administration and library and other services are located in two buildings, Lázeňská 2 and 4, the site of the medieval convent of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta) The Program lasts until May 24th so I have 110 days of excitement, adventure, and learning ahead of me. In addition to classes, which I have not yet received final confirmation of, I plan to play Rugby with Slavia RFC and Ultimate with Terrible Monkeys (they don't have an English website, lame). I am looking forward to lots of traveling on weekends and in addition to whatever interesting things I can find in Prague. The program I am going through is CEA (Cultural Experiences Abroad) and they have set us up with an amazing itinerary (visible on the sideboard). I will attempt to be diligent about updating this but I make no promises as I don't yet know how busy I'll be doing Pragueish things. I will also look into adding a photo gallery if that is possible and assuming I take some worthwhile photos. Feel free to post comments to me and/or shoot me emails. Oh, and the time stamp is set for Central European time.

Thanks, Pete