Last night, I felt like a college student again. My new roommate told me that a bunch of Czech guys at Room 212 were inviting everybody in the building for a little soiree at their place. I was at first hesitant because I had to go to work early the following day. But since I didn't want to be a killjoy, I decided to tag along.
We headed to the second floor around 9:00pm. There were only three guys and four girls in their huge room as we entered. One of the girls was Lenka, my former Czech flatmate. We didn't get the chance to talk a lot when we were still living a room away from each other. We just shared a few hi's and hello's when we bumped into each other in our shared kitchen. That night, we were finally able to know little details about each other.
I had a little difficulty conversing with other people in the party because they were all speaking Czech. It was a good thing that a petite girl entered the room speaking straight English. Her name was Eva and I learned that she is French. She is in the Czech Republic to learn Czech so I shared to her the news about the free Czech language classes I discovered in the city!
As the chatting progressed, the eating and drinking also began. One girl started offering shots of Slivovice, a drink which I later learned is famous all over Central and Eastern Europe. Most Czech people believe that a shot of Slivovice a day will drive all the bacterias in your body away. She proudly said that her dad made the drink at their home so it is a MUST for us to try it out!
After taking my shot, all I could blurt out was, "Wow this is strong!" I asked the other guys at the party how many percent was the alcohol content and they said it is 50%! I was starting to panic that I might not wake up in time for work the following day. Before my roommate and I left the party, some Czech guys assured me that the Slivovice will give no sort of hangover! I doubted it at first. But this morning, I realized that they were right. Indeed, I was hangover-free!
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