On Sunday, we woke to the first fall chill of the season. It was as if the wind knew we were going to the perfect autumn destination: Kutná Hora, a town perched on a hill, crowned by an imposing gothic cathedral, and best known for an ossuary decorated with bones. Kutná Hora is a town of around 20,000 people located an hour’s train ride east of Prague. It originally rose…

After being here for almost four weeks, it sometimes feels like I have my neighborhood figured out. But I still feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of Prague and its mazes of streets. I’m excited to get to know the layout of the city and its activities better as the months go on. From what I’ve seen and explored so far, Prague never disappoints. From underground karaoke in an…

As of today, I’m officially two weeks into my stay here in Prague. The last 14 days have been a whirlwind of new people and near-constant activity planning, mixed with hot afternoons where I melt into my bed and cease to exist for a few hours. I just got here, but I’ve also been here forever. Do you know that feeling? As I’ve been adjusting to living here, I’ve noticed…

At 4 am, bright (not) and early Saturday morning, my parents dropped me off at my hometown’s airport. By 7 am, I had landed in Seattle, where I settled in for a 7-hour layover. During my time haunting the airport, I practiced my Czech flashcards, watched Once Upon a Time, got food, started a new book, and generally wandered. The hours passed surprisingly quickly, probably because I was in a…