Process of elimination
Ever since around October, people have asked me, “Why did you decide to do a semester in Prague.” And every time someone asked me this, I responded truthfully. “Process of Elimination.” You see, unlike...
View ArticleElections in Prague (”a disaster”)
On February 8, two friends and I tried to visit the historic Prague Castle, one of the largest castles in Europe and the current home of the Czech government. However, we found ourselves barred from...
View ArticleWinston was right
First there was the British medical student I befriended on my first day in Prague. Then there were the three Australians traveling through Europe who I met at a pub and went sightseeing with the next...
View ArticleUgly Americans?
“All Europeans smell really bad.” An American girl says this to me late one Saturday night as we’re heading back to our dorm on the Prague tram. It’s obviously a pretty tactless thing to say in the...
View ArticleEaster, Czech Style
To the Czechs, Easter is an immensely important holiday, one of the most anticipated days of the year. That may sound odd in a country in which 40% of the population identifies themselves as atheists,...
View ArticleTrading burgers for bramborak
I’ll be honest. For the first few weeks after I stepped on that plane at Dulles Airport back in January, I yearned for good old D.C. fast food. Chipotle burritos, fries from Five Guys, wings from...
View ArticleRoma
Every Wednesday I go to the local high school and speak English with a class of 16 and 17 year olds. You’ll notice I said “speak,” as opposed to “teach.” I say that because when it comes to speaking...
View ArticleIn the Wink of a Young Girl’s Eye
This past weekend I visited a friend in Vienna, which is an easy five-hour bus ride from Prague. And for nearly the entirety of my time in the city, as the title of this post suggests, Bruce...
View ArticleMagyar Econ 101
Along with the rest of the Eastern Bloc, Hungary got rid of Communism in 1989. One would think that the ensuing twenty years would have given them ample time to adjust to capitalism. However, after a...
View ArticleThe blue bus is calling me
Tomorrow, I will bid farewell to the land that has been my home these three and a half months and return to the good old U.S of A. This may not be my last blog post, as I am spending the weekend in...
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