Description and travel

Czechin’ Out

by Erin Haley I. Travel causes in me an addiction to leaving. To changing on the insides and perpetually finding movement in all things. I grew up trying to find home in every uncomfortable room in the house. I find myself clinging to end and obscurity. Identifying pieces of myself …

Surprises

by Jane Bobet I tried to keep my mind a blank slate before I traveled to the Czech Republic. I had certain expectations about the classes we would be taking from our University professors, because that was somewhat familiar territory. But I tried my best to keep my mind off …

Conversations in Czechlish

by Sadie Dickman In a country where ‘no’ means yes and ‘scvrnkls’ is a word, communication doesn’t always go smoothly. If you asked I’ve stopped telling people I stayed at an orphanage in the Czech Republic. “Dětsky domov” translates literally into “children’s home,” which is a much more fitting description …