NYU Prague Student Blog
Hello reader. So, you’re here in Prague, you’ve sorted your classes, and you’re settling in. But maybe you’re also feeling… I don’t know, a bit lonely? It’s a weird feeling, right? You’re in this amazing city, you have the NYU “bubble,” and yet it is still hard to meet new people. When I first moved … Continue reading Community Events in Prague
The “chata” trip (a Czech word that translates to cottage or cabin in English) had caught my attention even before my arrival in Prague. It was one of the only trips where everyone would be sharing a house together, sharing a home as a family. I was eager to make the most of the NYU-sponsored … Continue reading Chata Memories: Fighting Weather and Finding Family in Krkonoše
In our final theatre show, Valentina played an NYU student who didn’t want to leave Prague. I played Hanuš, the clockmaster who built the Prague Astronomical Clock, helping her stop time. I received my acceptance to NYU Prague last October. At the time, … Continue reading Till we meet again
We arrived in Ostrava. I saw some Romani teenagers smoking on the street. It was Friday, technically, high school students should have been in school. ——————————————————————————————————— “Hey, this is Smíchov, my dude, Smíchov bro, my dude We’re in Žižkov, bro, but you know this is Smíchov You thought, bro, that— greetings to Ostrava, bro” Madar … Continue reading Holding Hands with Romani Children
As the Spring 2025 semester comes to a close, here are some parting thoughts from the NYU Prague Blog team about our time in Prague and our experience contributing to the blog! Esther: I absolutely loved my semester in Prague–I went into it knowing nobody but came out of it with a newfound sense of … Continue reading Prague Blog Spring 2025 Semester Reflections
Nicola Robinsonová lives in Vlčeves, Jihočeský Kraj, Czech Republic, about a 30-minute drive from Tábor. She and her husband run a farm there. Even though she had broken her leg in Greece a month earlier, she still insisted on hosting us. We spent the weekend volunteering on the farm. Although we only stayed … Continue reading From the City to the Middle of Nowhere
Scored a $30 Flight to Paris? Hold That Celebration! Five crucial things you need to know before patting yourself on the back. The True Cost of the “Cheap” Flight That $30 crack-of-dawn flight seemed brilliant—until you did the math. But wait! That budget airline’s base airport is in the middle of nowhere. Before booking, triple-check … Continue reading Budget Airline Survival Guide
Riko Ehara- Prague Elementary “I did an English teaching assistant internship at Lodynska Elementary School. It was my first time teaching young children, but the experience was very fun. It was also interesting to see children’s processes of learning a new language and generally how different children behaved differently. And I loved when children said … Continue reading Student Spotlight: The Prague Internship Experience
As an uber-independent individual, my fervent desire to begin studying abroad–to expand my world, to immerse myself in new adventures, to experience all the flavors and flaws Europe has to offer – all massively trumped my anxiety. That being said, my time abroad has not been a walk in the park. From starting new classes, … Continue reading 10 Things I’ve Learned in my First Month Studying Abroad
It’s been about one month since I landed in the Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague for the first time, but truthfully my journey feels like it began over a year ago, when I first began contemplating where I wanted to study abroad. Studying abroad was a non-negotiable for me. As someone who has always … Continue reading NYU Prague as a Non-NYU Student
