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5/2/2019 0 Comments Daily Life in Olomouc4.22.19 Monday
We got all packed up and ready to check out. I think it’s starting to set in how much I miss things and people back home. By the end of spring break, a lot of conversations made their way back to things we miss about home: NE beef, ranch, Runza, our pups, etc. I don’t think I’m homesick really but I am excited to have those things again and am excited for what summer has to bring, especially an income!! We got free breakfast at the hostel- which was just cereal but that was fine with me! We hung out until about 11 and then headed off to the train station to make it to our 11:45 am train to Olomouc. We got onto the train and were pumped to get back to Olomouc. It is so nice to have a home base through all of this. Olomouc has become a true home away from home these last few months and I was jazzed to get to just be there and relax a bit. Once we got back I unpacked, ate and just chilled until bed! Tuesday 4.23.19 Whoofta! I was productive- laundry (party in the laundry room!!) worked on blogs. Went to lunch with Sarah Lauren Kirstin- had paninis. Lectures both dissed on Trump Martin talked about “the final solution”. Got free pizza for supper because some of our group was having a Game of Thrones party and watching the 2st two episodes of this season. while they did that Lauren and I went to Globus in the rain… so sad the weather is not springy Wednesday 4.24.19 Got my nails done! Went with Kirstin and Sarah mine were the only ones that looked good at the end of it… only $15. We had two lectures and I had to leave a little early from the second one to catch a train to Prague to see Anson and Joleen! I was really nervous about figuring out the trains by myself but through God’s grace, I was fine. It seems like an easy task but when it’s all in a different language it causes a bit of trouble! Made it onto my train and headed to Prague!! Anson and Joleen met me at the train station and it was honestly so awesome to be able to hug them. I love them both so much and being with them was a piece of home brought over to to the Czech for me. We decided to go eat supper so we navigated over to a restaurant and I finally tried schnitzel, it is sooooooo yummy. Anson and Joleen also tried some authentic Czech meals and we sat and talked. Then we went to “Good Food” a Trdelnik shop! Yuuuuuummm I couldn’t eat it all but it was so good! Not the very very best I’ve had but it was up there! From there we went back to their Air BnB and stayed up until 2 am just talking. It was so refreshing to have real and deep conversations with people who are close to me! By 2 am we finally went to bed! Thursday 4.25.19 Woke up and got ready so that we could leave the Air BnB by 8:30am! Joleen has found a breakfast place closer to the train station so we navigated that way we found it and it was a cute little mom and pop shop! I got a yummy breakfast platter consisting of bacon, scrambled eggs, and pancakes! We got to chat a little more until we had to walk to the train station and part ways! Unfortunately I had early class at 1:00 rather than 3:00. It was a short time with them but it was much needed and I think it’ll help me defeat homesickness until the end of the trip! I feel so refreshed being able to spend time with them talking, laughing, talking about home and Isaac. Ahhh it was so good! Friday 4.26.19 Class this morning was very interesting! We talked about the refugees and immigration issues related to the Czech Republic and the U.S. the professor was an amazing lecturer and I got a ton of really great teaching strategies from her that I would love to use in my classroom as a teacher when I have discussions with my class over various topics! She is on maternity leave from her Normal position as a professor but made an exception to come and present to us! Since she is still nursing, she brought her baby in at the end of class after we had taken a bathroom break! After class Sarah and I headed back to the dorms, ate a quick ramen lunch, grabbed our bags, and headed to the train station to go to Salzburg, Austria for the weekend!! … Continued in Salzburg blog post... My daily routine changes pretty often day to day. I usually make pasta of some sort with Sarah in our room and then once or twice a week we will eat somewhere in Olomouc! The weather has been pretty good, it’s starting to get a lot warmer which is sooo nice! Our living conditions are pretty good, we sweep and mop our room every so often because we have tile in our bedroom. One of the two bathrooms in our pod has a toilet that works only half of the time so that has been interesting to get used to but it hasn’t been to big of a nuisance. I definitely haven’t met as many friends as some of the other people have but I think it is because I don’t got out as much as the others. That seems to be the key to making strong international friendships over here! Thankfully I have gotten to know a few of the Canadians better and have gotten closer with some of the people in my group specifically Sarah. As far as a social life, night life for me is a once every so often thing but I do enjoy hanging out with people in their rooms and chatting it up. Another big “social” occasion is our planning parties for our weekend and other trips! I haven’t had issues with money other than the fact that I still have to use my currency converter to be able to tell how many USD anything is. It is kind of annoying having to pay for our laundry because it’s about 8 USD each time we do it so i can’t say that I’ll be missing that at all. I have had a few shopping sprees at the big mall, small mall, mom and pop shops and thrift shops in Olomouc which is supper fun! They have some great shops here! As far as getting around, I almost always take the tram and/or walk.
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About Lindsay WarningHello all, I am Lindsay Warning! I am currently a senior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney majoring in Art Education with a K-12 teaching endorsement. Originally, I am from Holdrege, Nebraska. I have a little brother, Wyatt, who is 8 years old, a little sister, Jordyn, who is 5 years old, three pups; Tatter, Murphy, and Bella as well as my parents, Tiffany and Justin Warning. In addition to my fam-bam, I have an amazing boyfriend, Isaac and his wonderful family. God has greatly blessed me with a great family and friends! In my free time I love to hang out with Isaac and my friends, create art, listen to music, and travel. Archives |