Prague people

I didn’t get the chance to make any Czech friends really, as we were all too busy teaching, planning, and generally fretting about the course. The students in our classes were great, and were very patient in all the lessons. A few of them were real characters, and it was nice to get some chance to see what Czech people were like, and how they viewed foreigners and learning English. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the handful of Czech people I encountered in the town and restaurants. They were just a bit rude to be honest, and very blunt …abrupt is perhaps the best word. In a certain restaurant near the school, the waitresses were apparently calling us rude words in Czech, according to our Czech student spies. Nice to feel welcome isn’t it!! The staff in the school café, however, were lovely, and really sweet, and even put on nibbles and a ‘trumpeter’ on our last night!! I think it would definitely take a little longer than 4 short weeks to warm to and understand the Czech people. I reckon they’re probably a ‘hard nut to crack’, but then they’re your friend for life!! That’s what I will continue to believe until the next time I visit Prague anyway!

As for the people I met on the course…well what can I say…diamonds, true diamonds! I don’t think I could’ve got through the 4 weeks without my CELTA family!! Haha, corny I know! There were 18 of us, ranging in age from 18 to 50, and from Blighty, US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. I had a month of great supportive hugs from Alasdair. I made a new BFF in New Yorker Carolyn, who was always happy to have a natter, a bitch, and also a hug! Canadian Scott was a ray of sunshine and a great pal. My teaching practice group were always on hand for advice, encouragement, and words of wisdom!! And all the others were really nice, genuine people. I feel lucky to have had such a nice group, and I hope everyone is doing really well now in their new jobs across the world. You people still in Prague, I hope to see you again sometime soon!