The Very Last Final

I am preparing to take the very last final exam of my Master's Program. This is my comprehensive in Czech Stylistics, and it is scaring me to death, partially due to the lack of preparation on the part of the instructor and partly due to the mass of knowledge that is being tested. Wish me will! I have many things on my mind, and focusing on this is the hardest thing right now. It isn't that I don't love Czech, I really, truly do, it is simply that an exam on grammar is not my idea of a good time. I pride myself when my grammar is correct, as Czech is no picnic in grammar (seriously, you take a language that was illegal to speak in towns from 1620-1805, have it revived, and never standardized until 1918 and see what you get), it is simply that I would rather have more practice just getting to speak. That is the nice thing about language.

The party last night was fantastic, and we all had a good time. Pavla and Bara, our two Czech exchange students, visited with us 'til late, and were great company as always. They're off to Mexico for a couple of weeks, then they will be back for a brief visit with us in Texas before heading back to Prague. I do hope to see them over the Summer when I visit there, and Pavla has graciously asked me to stay at her family's home in Prague for my time there. How could I say no?

For now, I ought to get back to studying, but I am thoroughly enjoying this blogging, my friends, as opposed to the facebook. It makes me feel young again, back in the fledgling days of LiveJournal.

Until later!