Bringing Cali sunshine back to Prague

As you all know, I went home for Christmas and it was perfect timing. At the time, I had not seen the sun for about a couple months because the weather was cloudy and SNOWY! I couldn't wait to be back in San Diego's 72 degree and sunny weather and bust out my rainbow flip flops again.

Everything went according to schedule with my flight from Prague to San Diego. I flew early morning from Prague to Warsaw, Poland and on the way there, I met a nice girl who was in medical school here in Prague. She is from Taiwan and went to undergrad at UC Irvine. She was going to Los Angeles to visit friends and we shared the same flight from Poland to Chicago. Luckily, we sat together the whole flight from Poland to Chicago and it went smoothly.

I landed in Chicago around 4pm (after 10 hours of flying) it felt SO GREAT to be on US soil. Although now I see why the Europeans have all these stereotypes of Americans because WE ARE LOUD and we are not shy! I was at my gate to San Diego and got a Chicago dog and the lady who served me was sooo loud and odd. I guess I wasnt used to in your face customer service again and friendliness.

I got back home in San Diego and it was rainy but I didnt care because I didnt have to layer and freeze my tookish off. Aw San Diego, no where in the world quite like San Diego. Although the first week I STILL did not see the sun because a freak down pour happened which I'm sure we all remember. I just wanted to see the sun. It finally came out that weekend and my Dad and I played tennis outside. He said he can see improvement from my tennis lessons here in Prague so Thanks Marek! I went to the beach with Sophie and it was so relaxing.

I had a GREAT time seeing my family, SOPHIE! and all my friends. It was a bit weird being back but I caught back on quickly. How luxurious it is to have a car and drive from point A to point B with no waiting for trams, metros, trains, or tons of walking...YAY!

I left Jan. 1 and had the longest flight back ever. I got stuck in Frankfurt, Germany and I had all my luggage, was alone, and extremely jetlagged. I was afraid to fall asleep because I didnt want anything stolen or miss my delayed flight. I had to wait 10 hours in the airport....longest day and pretty miserable!

I am now back in Prague and it was so great to see my wonderful roommates Sarka and Mylene. It was back to the snow and cold for the first week being back and also very jetlagged which was kinda cool because I would fall asleep around 6pm and wake up at 4am before work and watch Desperate Housewives with my sister on skype. :)

I don't know if it's Global Warming but right now in Prague it is probably around 50 degrees F and ALLLLL the snow melted! I can see the ground again and I can wear less layers. Today I even just wore my rainbows and sweatshirt! Sun is shinning and blue skies, this is incredible for the middle of January. Awww this makes me so happy and already starting to think how I want to finish my months here in Europe. My sister and her boyfriend Allan are coming to Prague at the end of April for a few days. YAY! Like I said, you are welcome to come visit anytime and stay at Alison's B&B. (Bed and Beer).

Life is wonderful and happy to be here in Prague. 2011 is off to a great start.