End of November

Hi Ladies,

It's been three and a half months now in Prague and I've been to more countries.  Fall break was great!  I went to Italy (Milan, Florence and Rome), Barcelona, and Zurich.  A majority of Nu students went to Italy for fall break because there are so many diverse cities in italy and I definitely recommend it.  I recently came back from London.  It was amazing! If you are home-sick, London is definitely the places to go but I do have to warn you, London uses Lbs. which is now 1.6 exchange rate.  Finals are coming up and there is a lot of work that needs to be done (presentations, essays, readings), everything is happening now.  Here are some pictures of my traveling trips!

London's Big Ben

Zurich was peaceful

Florence canal

famous church in Barcelona

Budapest was beautiful

Traveling

Hi Ladies,

Here are some pictures:

The Lub! Bring your student Visa to get in for free; I didn't and had to pay $10 Euros! :(

The Eiffel Tower lights up every hour and is absolutely beautiful at night!

The three awesome RA's.  We were in Cesky Krumlov

The Beautiful Cesky Krumlov,  I had more scenery pictures but this pretty much is how everything looks like.  Gorgeous! I recommend this NYU sponsored trip if you like palaces, castles and beautiful scenery.

The Indonesian Restaurant we went to in Amsterdam, good food, it wasn't all that filling and it cost us each 20Euros each.

Amsterdam, we walked past this every single day... we just always end up here, I have no idea why! LOL

It's been over a month in Prague now and I'm still loving it, I'm sure I will never stop loving this place!  So for the past few weeks, I've traveled to Amsterdam and Paris!!  Amsterdam was a weird but fun experience, I'm definitely going back because there were things that I was not able to do due to "reasons" which are quite obvious...  Paris was AMAZING!! I spent 3 days there, the weather was great, I went to almost all the touristy places and spent too much money buying bags but it was worth it, for sure!  I will continue to travel every weekend, so if there are any questions, feel free to just contact me through email and I can tell you my whole experience in Prague! lisah1251@gmail.com! :D

First week of classes!

Hi Ladies!

I just survived the first week of classes! Classes weren't hard, besides the quite-alot of reading we have to do for the next classes.  It's been raining and cold... around the 50's with crazy wind.  Prague weather is extremely weird, it's never constant and it's really easy to get sick.  A lot of my friends have been getting sick and I feel I'm starting to get sick too!  I'm taking ORCOM, MOA, Media Criticism, and Advertising and Society.  All of these classes are interesting and I'm very looking forward to this semester!

The Indian Buffet right around the corner of where you take NYU classes. Reasonably cheap place and good food!

The Tram (22) that we take to class from Machova.  They are VERY convenient and come pretty often!

Bottoms Up! This was our first night out to Mecca on Wednesdays.  Warning: a lot of NYU students! But still it was free and it was fun! :)

 

Beautiful Prague ;)

The beautiful Wenceslas Square, 10 min walk from campus.  Plenty of shopping places around here.
 

I'm going to the first NYU sponsored trip this weekend, Český Krumlov.  It's some sort of hiking trip, one night and two days.  A lot of the trips are hiking trips but the place is gorgeous and I'm sure I"ll love it!  I booked two trips, one to Amsterdam and one to Paris... I can't wait!!

I will post again by the end of the month! :)

August in Prague

Hi Ladies!!

I've arrived in Prague for 3 days now and it's been great!  The weather is great, around the 80s and sun all day long until around 8pm!  First off, I want to point out for future people who come during the Fall, you should definitely pack enough summer clothes just because it doesn't get cold until late September, meaning you'll need a month worth of summer clothes and with the sun on you all the time you will WANT to be wearing cooler clothing.  Shipping cost a lot, my family just told me 10 lbs to ship to Prague will cost $60 and I am missing things I need from home!! :(  A lot of things here cost the same.... if not maybe even more expensive.  I brought shampoo here and it was a pretty small bottle for 4-5 bucks which you can get a much better deal in Rite-Aid or something.  Cereal here cost roughly $4-6...  I really should have bought my own pot that I brought but did not bring... the pots here are not as clean as I imagined them to be and I did bring my own sheets, thank god.

But anyway, Prague is Beautiful!! I walked for 2 hours by myself today, just roaming the streets near campus and took the train home by myself!! So proud of myself.  Once you get used to the metro system, it's pretty easy to use!  I went clubbing last night at Mecca (Wednesday Mecca's!) it's free!  Don't go until 12 if you like it when the dance floor is crowded!  The dance floor was empty until near 1... drinks there were okay priced... a "shot" (which was really 1/2 a shot) cost 20 which is roughly 3 dollars.  It was fun, of course they don't have music and people don't dance crazy like us Americans do but there were A LOT of NYU students!

As for classes.... we have a 1 1/2 week INTENSIVE Czech class which started today. I need to find out if it's PAss/Fail or graded.  Supposedly we are the first year they are making this mandatory...  Class is 4 hours with a 2 hour break in between... the professor is very passionate about Czech/Prague history and culture and so if you really want to get involved in Prague history this would be a great and interesting class for you!

btw I'm living in Machova and I love it... taking the train it takes... 10/15 min to get to campus with an additional 5-10 min walk depending on how fast you walk.
I will post pictures by the end of this week of this beautiful place!

Best,
Lisa

A weekend in ROME!

Hey USWIB Ladies!

I have been studying abroad in Prague for the past three months and have been loving every part of it.

I just wanted to update you all and tell you about one of favorite trips to ROME, ITALY!

With three days full days dedicated to seeing, exploring, and experiencing, I set off to Rome with just my roommate and backpack in hand.

I landed in Rome to discover that the city is surprising small and easy to navigate. This was great because with the motto of the weekend being "no monument left behind," I was determined to see every single piazza, monument, and famous site possible and we actually managed to do this.

One of my favorites places, which is not hard to guess, was the Colosseum. My roommate and I were simply walking and exploring down a main road in search of some lunch, turned left, and ended up finding the Colosseum. This just goes to show the close atmosphere of the city. Almost everything is in walking distance and this allowed me to spend more time with my favorite monument. We went to see the Colosseum at night, during the day, we went inside, walked around it, and every single time it was even more awe inducing.

It is absolutely beautiful and we could really feel the entire Gladiator history and culture when we toured the inside. Another one of my favorite places was the Roman Forum where I was not only able to see all of the remaining Roman ruins, but you can actually walk between them and really feel the history and imagine how people lived during the time.

Not only were the monuments beautiful but the people were friendly, and the food was GREAT! From pizza to pasta to Italian ice to gelato, everything was just SO good.

I really had no idea that I would be so entranced by this city and after that weekend I can definitely say that Rome is one of my favorite places in the world!

If there is just one piece of advice that I can give any USWIB lady, it's to GO ABROAD. and while I highly recommend studying in Prague, to be honest, no matter where you study abroad you are sure to make new friends, broaden your view on the world, and the most amazing semester of your life.

See you soon,

Pooja