The doctor

I was late for my first class today. I was late because I went to the doctor. I'm not sick, but in order to get your work permit you have to have a note from the doctor. So, I went to the guy the school recommended. They told me that he spoke english, so I wasn't too worried about it. Elizabeth and I showed up around 9:30, but I didn't have my passport. So, while she waited in line, I ran about two Kilometers to my apartment and back to grab my passport. (yes, I said kilometers, you do the math) On the way back, I decided that I should tell the doc about my knee. I've been trying to run some and have really messed it up, It hurts when I walk .

    Anyway, I get back to the doc and elizabeth is still sitting and waiting, they haven't even taken her passport yet. I settle into the cramped wiating room full of sick looking eastern European men and wait. Eventually, the lady takes my passport and a while later tells me to come back. She points to a key and a cup saying something is czech the whole time. The cup was on the back of a sink and had obviously just been rinsed out (I've really admired the way the europeans recycle but this is too far). I peed in the cup and got sent back to the waiting room. I didn't actually see it but I've been told that the pee test is done purely on smell. Have fun little miss nurse. 

    When I finally got called to the doctor, it was the sketchiest room I had ever seen. The doctor was old, greasy, and fat, and spoke very little english. I sat down and answered a list of questions like. "Do you feel good?" "Are you sick?" and "Do your joints feel good?" All of witch I answered with a sound yes despite the fact that I want to cut my leg off everytime I take a step. Then, I took my shirt off while he pressed on my abdomen and that was it. So, I made a contract with my friends that if I get a disease that isn't currable with WebMD.com then they will shoot me. 

    By the time I got out of there it was 12:30 and I still hadn't planned my lesson. So, I was late. 

The Zoo

So, I went to the Prague Zoo with my bank holiday. Ok, so I’m eight, but did you get down and party just because the banks were closed. The zoo is supposed to be one of the top ten in Europe, but I’m not so sure. We did get to see gorillas, elephants, African Giant Cockroaches, and so on, but most of the animals were kind of sleepy because it was cold and rainy. The best part though is that they don’t have any of the harsh rules about keeping animals in cages there. You walk into the rainforest exhibit and there are sloths and monkeys crawling all around you. Really, no cages. I mean they didn’t come up to our feet or anything, but they could have if they wanted too. (I hear sloth are very sneaky and caniving) They also have an exhibit where you can play with the lemur. Well, by play I mean you can get in the exhibit and as close as you dare to a pack of lemur. They even had peacocks roaming around wherever they wanted. Ok, so you’ve seen the peacocks roaming around before, but have you been to a zoo that allowed you to bring dogs without their leashes and had peacocks running around. It’s quite impressive to see. The peacock turns into some kind of prima donna velociraptor; it’s an impressive combination. Sorry, no pics, to cold and rainy.