by David Nilsson I had a lot of concerns before I decided to go to the Czech Republic. I wasn’t sure if I had enough money and I didn’t know anything about the Czech Republic or the program Project “New Eyes” ®. What was I thinking? I thought it might …
by Amanda Crittenden I didn’t leave for the Czech Republic with a plan to learn the language. My intention was to earn University credit while teaching English and learning about Czech culture. While I expected to pick up a few words here and there, I didn’t imagine that in a …
by William Hugie When I arrived in the Czech Republic the first thing I said was “why in the hell didn’t I upgrade to the economy plus”. My second thought was what am I doing and is it going to be worth it? All I can say is yes it …
by Pavlina Spoutilova Hello, before I start babbling about how was it great and such, I want to say a few words about myself. I’m Pavlina Spoutilova, ordinary and „quite“ normal 22 years old „always teenager“ girl. The only thing that makes me a bit different is that I LOVE …
by Tamrika Khvtisiashvili & Josh Sarlo
by Steven Sternfeld But to set forth the good I found I will recount the other things I saw. -Dante, Inferno, Canto I The true voyage of discovery does not consist in seeking out new lands but in having new eyes. –Marcel Proust I’m walking past a series of display …
by Jiřina Helíšková I had been working as an English teacher just for a couple of months when I heard about some Americans coming into our school. We didn’t know what to expect, who the people would be, we basically knew nothing. There were some rumors going around that said …
by Sierra Baird Traveling to another country with different customs and a different language makes me look inward at who I really am. What is my culture? I know I have one, but identifying it is like describing the smell of the room that you’ve been sitting in all day. …
by Sarah Arnoff The Start! We arrived when it was raining. Rain is not a good morale booster when the recipients of the unfortunate precipitation are already tired, hungry and completely lost. My map had nearly gone to pieces even though we were attempting to huddle under a doorway and …