Moles

If you want to see real Moles, you should come to the Czech Republic. Here the Moles are the best in the world, direct non manicured Moles,the real ones. The ones that count. Ive seen A few of them here. You cannot miss them. They are A little bit like tourist attractions, they are always there and here and always in your face. In fact I think they make A better attraction, Especially if your having A boring day and even more so when you catch one in the morning. Those are the best. I saw A lady this morning with A great Mole, it really made my day. I thought: "Wow, Now I can really start my day". So, if you want to see some great Moles, that otherwise you would not see anywhere else, come to the Czech Republic. You wont be let down.

God.

I was never good at defining what being Jewish meant. I went through the motions of A secular life, without purpose or direction. I had no sense of my own value or strength. I was an Ameba going here and there. At times I would get A glimpse of something powerful within myself, but it was never enduring. I happen to believe in A God. It took me A long time to get there, and still the path can get shaky. But somehow there is the underlying feeling that as A Jew there is no other way, that ultimately, no matter how many paths I take, I will eventually arrive at the same conclusion which is, that There is A God and that He is One. I dont question this anymore. And of course there is the question of gender which I am sensitive to. But at this point God is how each and every person defines it for themselves. I have been feeling God here, hovering above me when I walk. He is watching over me, keeping me on that straight and narrow. Thank God.

The flow of A river.

What I love the most here, is how there is this constant river of people moving about. It's not like the crashing speed of New York, where everything is moving in A frenzy. Here its more subtle and its got A certain flow, something like A quite river that is nearing its source. I almost look forward to not finding my way here just so that I can relish the exploration that exist around every corner. But what I really love is the feel of the cobbled stone pressing onto my foot as I walk. There is A grounding here and its very deep.

czech toilets.

You might be familiar with the slab toilets found throughout Europe. The ones that give you A front view of all the action, if you know what I mean. Here is no different. There is an added element that so far seems specific to Prague, and that is, that almost every toilet seems to be smack next to the door of the bathroom, so that at any angle the door is literally going up your ass. I think this is very amusing and I like it. It says allot about basic function here, and how Bathrooms dont need to become semi apartments as we so admire in the states.

Kafka.

In my early twenties I went through A Kafka phase. I was living in San Francisco in the Hait Asbury district, renting a small room on Webster street. There was A corner used book store that kept me busy. I had always been interested in philosophy and spirituality and Kafka had A way of bringing these two forces together. I have so far learned that Kafka had an interest in Hasidism. to what extent I dont know, but to me he was always searching, even though his searches bordered on the tragic and morose side of things. But not all the time. It is no accident that I am renting A room facing the cemetery Kafka is buried in. I am amused and A little delighted that I am making something of a full circle in my life. Something of those early years in San Francisco, when my passion was alive, when I felt hungry for the world, for life, for travel; that at this time Im starting to feel it again here in Prague not far from Kafka's grave.

Prague

I am A dreamer. I happen to be Jewish and first and foremost I am A Human Being. I moved to Prague recently on what is the beginning of a new journey in my life. I dreamed for years throughout my early teens and well into my twenties, of living abroad in Europe as well as Asia. At age 45 with the support and help of family and friends, I embarked on my new journey to Prague on September 3rd 2008. I am not new to travel or to adventure, but this time I am more committed to the prospect of actually making A life here.