NYU Prague Student Blog
by Grace Bradley Roma people, known by the derogatory term ‘gypsies’, have been historically persecuted and still face extreme racism in the Czech Republic and many other former communist countries. During the Holocaust, 90% of the Czech Roma people were killed in concentration camps. In the Czech Republic 2011 Census, less than 14,000 people (about […]
by Catherine Hodgson I’m going to be honest, I signed up for this trip last minute. Like 48 hours before it started, but I am so glad I decided to go! South Moravia is a south-eastern region of the Czech Republic and is famous for its agriculture and vineyards. It is a popular vacation destination […]
by Kyle Kim The last thing I saw before I dozed off was the morning-lit view of Prague from my train window. Around four hours later, I opened my eyes to see Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic. To be honest, I don’t remember much of the city. And that’s because my […]
by Zoey Schilling Photo Credit: Megan Mathieson Studying abroad has been an amazing and intensely rewarding experience so far, but I’ve definitely started to miss some parts of home: the charm of a low-key rural town, driving around on deserted backroads and, most of all, enjoying delicious home-cooked meals. Dinner doesn’t quite have […]
by Nandini Kochar I have the pleasure of interning at ROMEA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights of the Czech Republic’s marginalized Roma population. As part of the internship, my friend Vitoria and I recently had the opportunity to spend a weekend in the small town of Rumburk with Romani high school […]
by Ryan Campbell I’d be lying if I said anything less: Masopust in Roztoky was perhaps one of the most outrageous, hilariously baffling and overall unforgettable days of my college career. From broom-wielding dancers to a monstrous, papier-mache man devouring sausages, Masopust was full of peculiar sights. But, boy, was it glorious. Masopust, translated […]
Does sleeping in a monastery, hiking for eight miles sort of walking into Poland, but not really, and NYU paying for all your meals sound like a trip you would like to take? Well, it should. This year NYU Prague organized a new cultural immersion trip to Broumov, a small town on the Czech-Polish […]
by Mary Tindall Most people look at the title of this trip with apprehension. A bison trip? What, are we just going to look at bison all day? I personally would love to do that. Anyone who knows me knows my passion for bison. I have multiple shirts featuring bison, plus my cherished stuffed […]
by Emily Bertha Like any normal college student, I want nothing more than to be hibernating under blankets covered in chocolate crumbs when it is below 50 degrees and raining outside. But being a normal college student, I am also broke. I wanted to go on the NYU weekend trip to Nachod to experience […]
by Emily Bertha Contrary to the fact that I regularly eat cheese even though I am severely lactose intolerant, I do actually want to be happy. When I signed up for the Political Prisoners trip to Jachymov, I knew it was not going to be a weekend full of lighthearted laughs and unicorns. Yet […]