Thursday, August 27, 2009

Reality

Well, it's real. We're here. What have we done?!

It was hard to remember yesterday why we decided to move here. We spent the day mostly in the apartment moving furniture and putting things away. We were still tired from the travel, it was hot, and Silas was super crabby. And then there are all these little things that they do differently here - like using removable keys as the handle on closet doors (Silas likes to take them).

To top it off, Kristine and I went to the Czech Foreign Police to register and provide the proof we need to extend the visas. They'll be happy to consider extending the visas if we fill out the five page application (for each of us) and pay another fee. Oh, and then we do need to translate our proof of insurance letter (not told that before), but we did not need to send a bunch of information we had sent (even though we were told we had to and it cost us $17 for each express overnight mailing). It would be a lot easier to deal with this all if I had any reasonable chance of someday understanding what everyone is saying.

We did finally enjoy a visit to Otokar Premysla Square downtown and made plans to get out the next day.

The next day began at 2:30 a.m. when Kristine opened the washroom door to find Caleb and me talking. Thirty seconds later Lucy exited her bedroom. Our sleep is still all screwed up.

I imagine we have a tough couple of days ahead of us still. Dealing with banking and getting a phone today. Ongoing angst over coexisting in tight quarters. Then the start of school on Tuesday.

- Peter

2 Comentários:

Wes said...

Love the blog! We miss you guys already! Post more pics! Would love to see the closet doors!
Wes

Anita said...

Oh, jet lag is the worst! It took me three days to pull out of it when we went to Sweden a few years ago. I'm with Wes, too. I'd love to see more pictures - including the closet doors.

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