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January 17th: our first day in Kraków, Poland! Most of the day was spent sleeping and chatting on the very long 5 hour bus drive to our neighboring country of Poland. Even though it was long and we had to wake up super early to get on the road (5am!!) it was nice to seeContinue reading “Salty Explorations”

Research is the “R” word. Today, our group spent the day in class learning the meaning of psychologicalresearch as it relates to trauma and the Holocaust. Following our visit to Terezin, the class period helped us discuss the impacts of the Holocaust through a psychological lens. That is, researchers conducted much research on the psychologicalContinue reading “Thinking About the “R” Word and Trauma”

Our group has been in Prague for a little over a week now, and today was definitely the most somber and harrowing so far. It was difficult to hear about the tragic, horrible acts that took place in the cities of Lidice and Terezín, but it was also incredibly important. As philosopher George Santayana onceContinue reading “Lidice & Terezín”

The day started off with a train ride to Plzen, in which some of us felt as if we were in a Harry Potter film because we were seated inside separate cabins. The hour and a half train ride was spent looking out the window at the beautiful scenery that the Czech Republic has toContinue reading “A Day in Plzen”

Today, January 1st our stupendous group of educators led by Eva, a local, helped us delve into the sights and history in the heart Prague. We started our exploration outside the Národní Museum looking over Wenceslas Square, moving toward Lucerna Palace, then onto the Velvet Revolution Monument followed by the overwhelming infrastructure surrounding Old TownContinue reading “The Exploration Through the Heart of Prague”

After being steeped in anticipation for months we are finally here! Prague! Despite half of our group’s bags being missing, everyone seems to be eager to explore the city and experience all it has to offer which, from what I can see, is a lot. From what I have seen so far, Prague is oneContinue reading “A Day in Parliament”

Dobrý den! Today was our first day in the classroom at the CIEE Study Center, a gorgeous old building on a hill above the city.  During class we took a look further into the Czech government as a continuation of our learning from our parliament visit yesterday. Our lesson dove into the political past ofContinue reading “Sunny Skies and Steamy Dishes”

Prague does not have its name for no reason – in truth, Prague is a threshold between the life on Earth and Heaven, a threshold much thinner and narrower then in any other places… — Gustav Meyrink Praha (Prague) was likely based on the word práh which represents “ford” or “river rapids.” However, an alternativeContinue reading “Welcome to the Program”