After spending the most amazing two weeks in the Czech Republic, the whole experience still feels surreal. It was my first time in Europe and I thought I knew what to expect, but I was so wrong. Being in a new place with other like-minded students that I had just met was an amazing experience…
Tag: Czech Republic
Dobrý Den from Prague and Kraków
Hi! My name is Lily, and I am very excited to tell you about my first study abroad experience, but first I will give a little introduction. I am a rising senior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Science pursuing a major in economics with minors in applied statistics and business. Like many Pitt…
Czeching out the World
Hi everyone!! My name is Emma Gravgaard and I am so excited to talk about my amazing global experience that I went on a couple weeks ago, but I’ll start with a little introduction! I am a rising senior majoring in industrial engineering and minoring in economics. Outside of the classroom I am a diver…
Brenda’s Czech In
Hello blog! My name is Brenda Rea, and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a Pittsburgh native, so home is only about twenty-five minutes from campus. At Pitt, I am pursuing a chemical engineering degree at the Swanson School of Engineering along with a minor in chemistry. Within ChemE,…
Prosím a děkuji: Some foreign obstacles
Prague has been amazing, though the trip definitely did not come without challenges. The obvious obstacle that most people face when traveling to a new place is a language barrier. Not to say that this wasn’t a problem because there were definitely people that I encountered that spoke no English, and the only Czech phrases…
Czeching in before Prague
Hi everyone! My name is Alli, and I will be entering my junior year at Pitt in the fall. I am an Engineering Science major on the physics track with a minor in Physics and (tentatively) Electrical Engineering, as well as a certificate in Quantum Computing & Quantum Information. Since I know none of you…