The bus stops here.

I am writing again because today was a big day! I rode the city bus for the first time. I find myself avoiding a lot of simple tasks. I know it's silly, but I get quite nervous. When I finally get the guts, I feel a huge sense of accomplishment. I celebrated the first time I went to the post office and the day I bought fruit from an outdoor market. There are new reasons to celebrate every day. Today, I rode the bus from my apartment to Tesco, Slovakia's big box store. I didn't need anything but milk, but I was curious to see the place. I paid 14SK each way; that's about $.58.

Tonight, I went out for tea with Beata. We went to an amazing teahouse where we sat on pillows and ate dried papaya. I was thrilled when we found chai on the menu. All tea is called čaj and is pronounced like chai. What Starbucks calls chai, Slovaks call masala. It tasted so delicious and familiar.