St. Nick's Day & Prom

This is going to be a shorter update even though this past week has been chalk-full of activities. Daniel and I both have been busy meeting up with people, doing English Conversation one-on-one and for our regular Thursday groups. It has also been a week with a lot of excitement, leading up to St Nicolas Day! 

All week I have noticing angels and devils and St. Nicolas's running around town. This pic was taken from my kitchen window. Just a normal day. Last night, there was a big parade that went through the streets. We watched it from the Kostel windows since we were beginning our church service at the same time. 

Also, the tree in the city center was lit and there's a mini Christmas market that switches from selling ornaments and toys during the day to selling hot ciders, cocoas and wines in the evening.

This week was also PROM for us!!! Yep, we really went to prom. And, this was my first prom ever since my high school only offered a formal banquet event. The prom here was incredibly different than I could have imagined. The night started with a ceremony to crown the seniors. Then came an awesome orchestra and folk bands for a long period of traditional and folk dances. Daniel and I tried to go out for a waltz, but someone out in the crowd stepped on me and that ended my optimism for the moment. Most Czech students take two years of traditional dance lessons during high school, so they looked like professionals as I watched from the balcony.

I'm running short on time for posting right now, so I'l just do a few pics with captions for the rest. 

Ballet performance for intermission

This awesome "folk-beatbox" band performed at the Kostel concert last November; they're local and everyone loves them. Check out that cute mini couple on the stage!!! They were hamming it up the entire performance. And no, I don't think they had any relation to the band.

Ways You Can Pray for Us This Week:

- both Daniel and I are having a vacation week more or less. Pray for some good ol' fashioned R&R for us please

- I'm traveling with my friend, Lenka, to Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava today through Friday; pray for our safety, good bonding time together and that we catch all our trains and buses on time

- Daniel is going to Prague for a couple days, so pray for his safety as well

- Daniel will be leading English Conversation on his own this coming Thursday, so you can pray for him to not be nervous, for the people to understand him and that they'll be engaged with the topics.

Thanks so much everyone, for your continued prayers!!!