• A Train Ride to Discovery

    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. …

    A large, yellow historic building with a red roof and green cupola stands beside a wet, empty street. Trees frame the scene, with misty hills in the background.

  • The Start!

    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 …

    A vibrant green vintage car is parked on a cobblestone street beside modern vehicles. A historic, peach-colored building with a clock tower is in the background, surrounded by lush green trees. The scene conveys a blend of history and modernity in an urban setting.

  • A Mid-Summer’s Dream Under a Star-Soaked Sky

    by Emily Primrose “Why on earth would you want to go to the Czech Republic?” “Wouldn’t you rather go somewhere cool like London or Japan?” “What is there in the Czech Republic?” “It’s a former communist country right? Is it safe?” “Are you really sure about doing this?” These were …

  • Orange Iris Revolutionary

     by Amanda Crittenden It’s 10:00 pm and I’m sitting at the kitchen table trying to finish tomorrow’s lesson plan for my 4th graders. I tap my pencil on the Czech-English dictionary, which for the past three weeks has become part of the table centerpiece at my new home here in …

    Close-up of a person wearing large brown sunglasses reflecting a scenic town square with trees and a church tower, creating a serene and reflective mood.

Project “New Eyes” ® – How did it change my life?

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 English. I study it …

How did it change my life?

by Pavlina Spoutilova Hello, before I start babbling about how was it great and such, I want to say a few words …

Jiřina’s Lesson

by Steven Sternfeld But to set forth the good I found I will recount the other things I saw. -Dante, Inferno, Canto …

A large, yellow historic building with a red roof and green cupola stands beside a wet, empty street. Trees frame the scene, with misty hills in the background.

A Train Ride to Discovery

by Sierra Baird Traveling to another country with different customs and a different language makes me look inward at who I really …