A welcome mat

 I decided to come to Prague due to everyone telling me how amazing it is. So, i found a cheap flight and came on a whim. Now, as all of you might know, I'm somewhat of a planner...in the sense that I like to know where the heck im going and what I might want to do. For spain italy and greece i have some guidebooks that have helped me understand quite a bit about the country and what to expect, but for Prague, i literally had nothing. All I had was a recommendation to stay at this hostel that is supposed to be amazing. So..i booked the hostel and came on my way.

I flew into Prague at 1230am and didnt get to my hostel until 230am. I was TIRED. When i walked into my hostel I realized it was HUGE. I've been staying at lil mom and pop hostels so far and my first impression was....holy crap this is huge and they are playing rap music a 230 am...strike one. I checked in and went to my 8 person mixed dorm. Ive been staying in mixed dorms the whole time and its actually been fine. everyone has been super respectful and easy going.  Well it took me 30 minutes to find my bed because everyone was sleeping so i was using my little flashlight and then i had to get my stuff out of my pack .around 3am..im finally going to bed, on the top bunk..making tons of creaking noises every time i move. im exhausted and i can feel how heavy my eyelids are, and finally i start to drift asleep with all the noises of snoring and creaking movements of sleep.

At 5am I hear people yelling and as i wake up from my extreme sleep i too realize that the person under me is puking. literally puking out of his bed onto the floor underneath me. i didnt know what to do, so i just stayed in my bed and put my covers over me and plugged my ears. the sounds of someone throwing up and even the smell can make me want to throw up. So i knew that if i was around it at all I would possibly be joining the welcoming mat committee. I had to stay up in my bed and just cover myself. I plugged my ears and tried to fall back asleep.

Around 830am i wake up and slowly emerge from my cacoon state and find that it smells like alcohol....from someone throwing up. so..ya...i think this is an appropriate time for me to post on the "f my life" website. i get out of my bed making a ton of noise but honestly not caring because my ever so great bunk buddy was puking, so noise is really not my top priority.

So this is Prague. A wonderful welcoming. I had the weirdest feeling that morning..obviously. I didnt know what to do. I all of the sudden just felt so....out of place. I missed my small hostels where everyone just chilled and the owners were there hanging out and helping out. I hated how big this place this, and how much alcohol i smelled e veryone. Dorothy is not in kansas anymore and I am not in high school anymore. I've realized how much ive outgrown this lifestyle..thank the Lord , because I dont want to be in.

I went down into the lobby just unsure of what to do because LUCKILY i have 2 friends coming on Saturday and i knew once they got here life would be so much better but i didnt want them to have to be in that dorm room with me. I just kinda sat on the couch and there was this girl sitting there. I said hello and i asked what she was doing here in Prague and she was she was a missionary. Now..if you could see my soul at that moment, i believe it would have shouted for joy because it was such a comfort to meet someone who was on the same wavelength as i was. In that moment God brought me some peace in the midst of some craziness. I felt a little better.

a little while later i went to the front desk and they were so great and moved me to an all girls dorm. sorry boys but you are really gross compared to an all girls dorm. the moment i moved all my stuff into that room i felt so much better. i still feel uneasy about this hostel but at least ive found some peace.

the redemption of all this will be when nicole and catherine get here. They are two friends from labri and i cannot wait to see them and just hang out and talk about life..to have real conversations that dont involve "where are from", "let me tell you about all drinking ive done so far on my trip" and "lets see how long everynoe is traveling so we can all try and one up each other".

I hope your welcome mats in the future are much more beautiful and not as pungent of a smell.