"Štěstí"

Today our class met an hour later because of the late night getting back from Vienna. My teacher couldn't fine Fireman's Ball so we watched Štěstí instead. The title translates to Something Like Happiness and would probably be considered a drama even though I thought it had a lot of lightheartedness.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406098/
It's from 2005 and based in the 90s, so it is the most contemporary of the movies we have watched. It is also my favorite so far. There were 3 main characters who all represented aspects of the new democracy brought to the Czech Republic. It also illustrates the feeling of a generational gap and how the youth are wanting to distance themselves from their parent's views and traditions. One of the characters is a symbol for the negative effects of democracy and capitalism, and the concept of "going to America" is presented in a bad light as well. I appreciated the villainizing of America because I feel like that is a rather global mindset, but several students in my class seemed to think it was uncalled for. I also enjoyed how some of the characters found it really important to keep their traditions and their classic beliefs, while others in my class thought those were backward, or that those characters were not progressive. I think I just appreciate the overall feelings I am getting from the Czech Republic. I love the tradition that is inherent everywhere here; the old buildings, the music that is everywhere, the tendencies to be more reserved in public. These values are very reflective in the film-making, and almost all Czech film has an open-ending. It's incredible because the democracy is so new, almost in my lifetime. My teacher points out, the things that are occurring now will not happen again. If I visit the Czech Republic later in life, it will be completely different. That's crazy to think about.
Welp, let me get off this philosophical tirade... and I'll talk about my breakfast. When I woke up I poured a bowl of cereal and went to get my milk from the fridge. It was frozen solid. And no, I did not put it in the freezer. Ali let me borrow some of her milk, and I went to get an egg to scramble. There was a crack in the side and it looked like it expanded. I cracked it open. Sure enough, my egg had frozen as well. I took a picture because I have never seen a slushy looking egg before.
After class Ali, Kelly, and I went to Tesco to get some food. I needed more eggs and some bread and yogurt. I also found sliced bacon (sliced, but shaped in squares) and the bread seemed to be fresh. I also got frozen cauliflower because I feel like my vegetable intake is suffering.
After Tesco I made an early dinner of pasta and garlic bread. A small group of us then made our way to a tea place (as recommended by Kelly). I am typing this at the tea place right now! I got some kind of chocolate cake and earl grey (of course) tea. The guy working here is adorable, Kelly says he was here last year and is in high school. He speaks good English, thankfully, because I had no idea what kind of cakes were in the display.
Also, Ali and Kelly have decided my name is Bon Bon.
The tea has made me very tired so I think I'll relax and read tonight. Tomorrow we all go to the NYU classrooms to watch Lidice and then take a tour of Prague College.