Dr Pepper in Policka

It’s a fact. I found 2 Liter bottles of Dr. Pepper in my favorite grocery store, which is less than half a mile from my new flat. I took a picture of the bottle next to a bottle of my favorite Policka beer, just to prove that I really have it here. I’m really enjoying myself here in Policka for the second time. Most of the reason I decided to return was that we had done so much hard work starting this program, I hated to see it end after one year when there was an option of continuing. I felt like last year was this huge uphill journey, and it seemed ridiculous to just fly home when we reached the top instead of continuing over the downhill slope. I’ve been relieved to discover that so far it has felt downhill, for the most part. I can speak Czech more easily, I have many friends, and I have many resources for ideas for the classes. Last year my office was in my bedroom. This year I have two different spaces for living and working and both spaces give me space while keeping me connected to other people. So, a little more detail…
My new flat is the third floor of a house just off the square of Policka, the couple that owns the house have two daughters that both have families with children who come to the English camp. One daughter’s family lives on the first floor, the couple lives on the second floor, and the other daughter’s family lived on the third floor. And this second daughter and her family are living in London, because she and her husband have jobs there. So, I’m living in the main room of their flat(with kitchen, living space, and bedroom much bigger than the average studio apartment), plus the bathroom and toilet down the hall. I have one very large cabinet for my clothes and a walk in pantry for food and other things. I think I finally feel like I have good ways to organize things in my apartment. I’d post pictures, but I don’t feel like it’s appropriate since it’s not really my flat.
This week I’ve been looking at desks and chairs for my “office” which will be in a corner of the Presbyterna, the room they use for session meetings, bible studies, and other serious things as opposed to the upstairs Sunday school room where we have all sorts of silliness and socializing. We’re remodeling the room right now, so we have new floors and this amazingly awesome new case built into the wall. This room used to look so old and not so nice, if I only had a picture of what the old mix match of book cases and cabinets looked like before, you would understand how proud we are of this beautiful bookcase with very sturdy locks for important things. Maybe there is a picture, but I wouldn’t post it on the internet. I am happy to post a picture of the new case as well as a picture of my temporary desk. I’m happy to have my two places to separate my home from my work.