Last night I had the privilege of going to the 24th birthday of Moisés Abdou, a Brazilian student that I met at a Bible study out in Dejvická. I got a Facebook message from him telling everyone to come to Nevinny, a local pub near the National Opera House. I'm usually not a big fan of pubs or bars cause I don't drink, but since that's where they were going. I figured why not. So, Daniel and I got directions and headed out. I wasn't sure how to get there because I had never been there before, but luckily we met up with Moses and his Brazilian roommate on the metro platform. It turns out that the directions they sent to everyone were wrong anyways so I'm glad I found him.
We walked to the pub and on the way we met up with Antonio, a friend of Moses' from Spain. We went into the pub and down a concrete winding stairway to a small room with a bar and a few tables. We pulled some tables together and started talking while we waited on the others to get there. the bartender came and got drink orders from everyone (Coke for me). we made small talk as the others showed up. In all there were 5 Brazilians, 3 Americans, 2 French guys, a Czech, a guy from Finland, a guy from Estonia, a girl from Portugal, and Antonio from Spain. It was quite the multi-cultural experience. We had a great time and talked about where we were from and the differences in each culture. Then we took "spontaneous" pictures of each other. It was great!
I had a blast despite the strong smell of cigarette smoke and all the alcohol. Which brings me to another topic. Alcohol is viewed so much differently in other parts of the world then it is in America. In Prague, for example, Czechs view beer as liquid bread. They don't abuse alcohol like we do in the states. They just have a few with their meals and not much more unless they are partying. But regardless of this, my view of drinking remains the same. I don't want to do it. Anyways, the night ended with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and a round of shots for those who wanted them. We went our separate ways after a lively night tram ride where Moses and his roommate tried to get Whitney to sing by singing to her. Awesome night!
Moses 24th Birthday
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