How to Be Friends with Sober Skip

So you're at a college (or high school) party and you run into this really awesome person right? And you are think "Hey lets get wasted together! It'll be awesome!" (Of course you end up saying this drunkenly out loud because inhibition is for squares). To that the new potential best friend or girl/boyfriend turns …

Easy, Delicious Cajun Shrimp

Here we are an awesome recipe for cajun shrimp to add a little flavor to your boring little lives! It's super easy too! Ingredients 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons Cajun or Creole seasoning 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon soy sauce Pinch of cayenne pepper …

Czech Out My Pragress: Krakow

I am lucky I have no classes scheduled for Tuesdays because I did need the recovery day after my adventure in Austria. Now I was headed to Krakow, Poland. This would be an organized trip through my program at CIEE, a flat fee paying for three nights in a three star hotel, breakfast, a tour …

On the Verge

As I sit in the den watching the FIFA Women's World Cup I wonder how much closer women insports are to equality are inching, very slowly but inching. They announcers continuously bring up the backstory of the players and how they struggled against both family and society values to pursue the game they love. This isn't …

Czech Out My Pragueress: Innsbruck

Within these posts lie the adventures and thoughts of a traveler. One who wished to see the wonders first hand and experience them for what they are. February 20, 2015 Here we are my first journey in my study abroad semester. And I did it all by myself. I took a Student Agency bus from …

Some Czech words

Na zdravi (Naz-DrAvi): For Health! This phrase is used as a Czech form of cheers with beer. Remember to make eye contact with who you clink glasses it is bad luck and could mean 7 years of bad sex! Dou Fam(Doe-Faum): I hope Kolik?(Ko-leek): How much? Kam?(KAm): Where to? Mám hrad (mom her-odd): I'm hungry …

Summertime Sadness

It's been a while since I've had a summer vacation. When I say a while I mean I have never had one as an adult. I have always been the one in my group of comrades that would wave good-bye at the end of the term saying "See you in the Fall" and absolutely mean it. …

Czech Out My Pragueress: Entry Five

February 4, 2015 Wow Czech sure is a challenging language. Everyday I almost feel overwhelmed with how much we are learning. My teacher's name is Jana Černa and she is wonderful. Jana isn't very good at English but she has so much enthusiasm and is incredibly motivated to help us learn. We are helping her …