Today was a "Good grief!" kind of day. My SIL set me up with her hair stylist in a village near where she lives (and near where I'll live in the near future). Since the stylist only speaks Czech, SIL went with me. I made a big color jump back to an auburn type shade. I only really wanted a trim, but in the end was a bit of chaos. She did NOT know how to deal with my kind of hair. I have an extreme mop of curly thick hair. She said she needed to first dry my hair straight before cutting it. Heard of that, but never had it done. I told SIL to tell her "Good luck!" As she tried, a mass of frizzy madness formed. I'm assuming she panicked, so she suggested a tactic no other hairstylist has ever suggested. She shaved off my hair about 4 or inches from the back portion (above my neck) to lighten the mass. You know, when you see people's hair in a ponytail to see the bottom half shaved off? I don't think that's that bad, in some cases, but wasn't the right thing for me, in the end. Also, she cut the bottom in varying lengths, as if a kid did it.

The stylist and my SIL only praised it, of course. I, honestly, couldn't even see it well without my glasses on. When my husband saw me (we met in a restaurant), he was in shock. Said how horrible it looked and that I resembled a "strašidlo", which translates to a "spook". When I got home and got a better look, I agreed. So, I rushed to find a good salon in Prague, to "fix it". Wish me luck for tomorrow. I go after we meet with our new GP. I can't believe we have to go all the way into Prague for these things! Hubby will ask SIL to cancel the next appointment I made with the village hair stylist. Awkward! I had tried to weasel out thinking Prague the best avenue, but even Hubby pushed me into it.

I don't hate my hair. It actually has something kind of special about it. However, it is a pain in the butt because very few hairstylists here (or even in the US) have dealt with such hair. And I'm a white woman. I can't imagine the struggle black women would have here.