Week 1 In The Czech Republic: Jetlag

I always thought that jetlag thing was some kind of myth LOL. Ive heard stories about it from world travelers but didnt realize that the body is REALLY affected by time change. Prague is seven hours ahead of the US. Going to sleep while leaving Detroit and waking to the sunlight and a time of 11am when my body still thinks its 4am!!!!. Its almost 7pm here on Thursday and Im STILL catching up.
There are a few things right off the bat that will take some getting used to. Czechs dont like ice(I had lukewarm orange juice), they LOVE cheese(all kinds), Beer, and Rap music!!! And whats the deal with these electrical sockets. NOTHING I have can be plugged in. So no charger for the camera and I cant get any numbers out of my non-useable phone. My host is vegetarian and gas station sandwiches are just as bad here as they are at home. They've got Mcdonalds, but hey...gotta try something new right?
The showlast night was GREAT!!! Its amazing how receptive they are to American hiphop.Its a shame that I had to go half-way around the world to find fans that appreciate the music for the MUSIC and not the glitz. They dont care if you have a song on the radio or if youre video's playing on BET or MTV, they love a good show even despite the language barrier. I swear from the footage you would think they knew every word. Ironically, it showed me the arrogance of America. What foreign rap artist do you know that could come to the US and NOT speak English and have people PAY to come see them? What we see as a barrier, they dont. Its all about the music. Thats an ideal situation for me and Phinga.
Banner is about to arrrive we've got rest and rehearsal to do. My head is still ringing from all the Jim Bean we swigged last night(they're one of the tour sponsors). and by the way,Ive got a new energy drink named for me over here and Ill be bringing it back to the states toknock red bull from its roost LOL. But more on that later. Ciao

 
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