Life goes on and the adventure always continues. I wanted something special as I prepared for this so called real life that awaited me after college. I wasn't looking forward to the job search that would follow my early graduation for college. As a graduate with a degree in Telecommunications, a field people lie that … Continue reading Living Life in the Sky: Why I chose to work on a Cruise Ship
Another day, another academic trip. The program I participated in with CIEE offered many academic trips to places around Czech Republic to facilitate a better co-curricular experience and see places that we would not normally travel to on our own in this cool country.
My family came to visit me during my time in Prague to celebrate the Easter holiday. But every trip always brings its own stresses.
Vienna. A beacon of art and culture in Europe. I took the four hour bus trip from Prague to this great city with a group headed by my favorite tour guide, Eva, and my Czech teacher, Jana. Our tour of the city began in International Territory, The U.N. The circle of flags in the main … Continue reading Vienna
There are many towns in the Czech Republic that are worth the day trip. A trip to Lidice and Terezin will bring you to the WWII section of Czech's history, at least part of it. About 30 minutes outside Prague is Lidice, or at least, where Lidice used to be. The Nzis leveled the town … Continue reading Lidice & Terezin
March 20, 2015 Part of our Czech curriculum is to visit a Czech elementary school and do activities with the kids. That way we help the kids with their English and they help us with our Czech. Take two people that have trouble communicating and both can learn from the experience. The school we went … Continue reading Czech Out My Pragueress: Entry 11
March 19, 2015 After my friends and I decided to skip our Montage class today after being emotionally scared last week we decided to head to a well reviewed local place for lunch called Lokal. The waitress there made us practice our Czech consistently, which I appreciated even though it was difficult because I lacked … Continue reading Czech Out my Pragueress: Entry 10
March 18,2015 I'll preface this entry with the fact that it is impossible to find graham crackers in the Czech Republic and thus impossible to make a graham cracker crust for my special cheesecake i was hoping to make for my host family. I got the phone call from Bob, Mr. Summer's friend, about me … Continue reading Czech Out My Pragueress: Entry 9
March 18, 2015 I got to go inside St. Vitus Cathedral and the whole tour and it seems way bigger than St. Pat's except that it has significantly less seating here. The guy at the ticket counter thought I was Czech ( an event I take with pride that I can pass for a local … Continue reading Czech Out My Pragueress: Entry 8
Now the best way to learn about a culture besides cracking open a history book (or Wikipedia... it's a credible source you aren't writing a paper) is to sit down with some local cuisine. Honestly a tasting is the the best way to go. In a land where beer is cheaper than water (FACT) there … Continue reading The Czech & Slovak Republics An Abbreviated Liquid Lesson
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