These School College students Studied Overseas within the Czech Republic
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Formed by generations of wealthy musical, literary, and inventive heritage, the Czech Republic gives an inspiring backdrop on your examine overseas expertise. It’s additionally dwelling to a robust tutorial custom going again centuries, due to famend establishments like Charles College, one of many oldest universities on the earth. With AIFS Overseas, you possibly can examine overseas in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, earn tutorial credit score at a revered college, and develop your worldwide community in a single unforgettable expertise. Able to be taught extra about what it’s actually like to check overseas within the Czech Republic?
Hear from 4 faculty college students who did a examine overseas program within the Czech Republic with AIFS Overseas!
Jasmine: Fall Semester in Prague
Jasmine, a junior from the College of New Hampshire, studied overseas in Prague throughout fall semester.
Hear Jasmine describe why she selected Prague:
“I used to be really caught between London and Prague when selecting to check overseas, however I selected to check overseas in Prague as a result of I wished to immerse myself in a brand new language and a brand new tradition. And I simply wished to be in a wonderful metropolis proper in the midst of Europe, [where] it’s straightforward to get round and journey to totally different locations. It’s a wonderful metropolis with superb views, and it seems like a film being right here.”
Jasmine additionally mentioned that “If you’re in Prague, you’ll discover that it’s really straightforward and low cost to journey to neighboring international locations and cities!” Throughout her examine overseas program, she went to “Bohemia Switzerland [National Park] in early October, which is on the border between Czechia and Germany! Narnia was filmed there!” Jasmine additionally went on some AIFS Overseas journeys and excursions, together with the Auschwitz-Krakow 3-day tour and the two-day Moravia journey, the place she says they “went to a cave, Brno, a palace, a wine cellar, and rather more!”
Not solely did Jasmine take pleasure in touring in Europe and exploring Prague, however she additionally cherished her courses overseas, as she explains:
“I like all my courses… I’m a sociology and justice research main, so after all, the Sociology of Meals class is one in every of my favorites total as a result of it’s making use of issues I already know to the subject of meals, which is attention-grabbing to me.”
Irrespective of the place you go along with AIFS Overseas, you possibly can relaxation assured that there shall be trusted on-site workers who’re able to help you, as they did with Jasmine in Prague:
“There may be AIFS workers right here in Prague. There’s an AIFS workplace proper close to the middle of town, and you may go there just about any time. Often, one of many Program Administrators is there, both Renata or Jenny, and so they’re each superb; you possibly can name them anytime. [There is also] the AIFS emergency telephone quantity, [and] now we have an AIFS group chat for the semester, [which] you possibly can textual content just about anytime and somebody will reply. They’re superb.”
Leah: Spring Semester in Prague
Leah, an English and non-profit administration pupil from The Ohio State College, studied overseas in Prague throughout the spring semester.
It’s regular for examine overseas college students who don’t know anybody of their program to fret about making mates overseas. As Leah explains, making mates is simple on AIFS Overseas packages:
“I got here to Prague not understanding anyone, and the primary week I met lots of people in AIFS by our welcome week packages—the programming is actually intensive and nice, and we had an early journey to Moravia… which was very nice, I obtained to bond with lots of people…”
For college kids who need to examine overseas on a finances, the Czech Republic could also be an amazing choice. As Leah mentioned, the price of residing is way decrease in Prague in comparison with New York, the place she’s from:
“Issues are typically actually low cost in Prague, particularly in comparison with New York costs. I’d say most issues [in Prague] are round half the value of what I’d pay in New York, particularly whenever you speak about meals. Most dinners out shall be like 10 bucks or much less, after which you possibly can add a ten% tip, however it’s not necessary.”
Not solely did Leah love how low cost the meals was, however she additionally mentioned that “Meals in Prague is 10/10, however you’ve obtained to do your analysis.” She recommends following native meals accounts on Instagram earlier than you examine overseas so you could find hidden gems and eating places serving scrumptious Czech dishes.
Ava: Summer time in Prague
Ava, an Anthropology pupil from the College of Arkansas, selected a summer time examine overseas program in Prague. Hear Ava describe her expertise taking courses at Charles College:
“My Interpretation of European Fairytale class was tremendous enjoyable and allowed me to learn tales and watch movies I’ve by no means heard of earlier than. We additionally obtained to go on some discipline journeys to see the place Czech legends originated from, which was tremendous superior! And my different class, City Views, actually opened my eyes to the fact of residing in Prague—the great and the unhealthy—that I positively wouldn’t have realized in every other place. They had been extraordinarily distinctive to Charles College and Prague and had been totally different from courses again dwelling, however in one of the simplest ways attainable.”
Beneath, Ava explains her favourite a part of finding out overseas:
“Undoubtedly simply the expertise of visiting one other nation, however not as a vacationer, as a pupil. I feel it actually lets you see the tradition and the nation in a special gentle that you just wouldn’t usually get simply as a vacationer. I’ve gotten to know all the great spots—all the great café spots, all the great eating places, the cheaper, extra inexpensive, extra native spots. You positively wouldn’t be getting that simply as a vacationer right here.”
Jasmine wasn’t the one one who raved in regards to the useful on-site help in Prague! Hearken to what Ava needed to say about her Program Director, Renata:
“We love Renata! She has helped coordinate the excursions & actions offered by AIFS, together with serving to out with something we’d like! Genuinely such a tremendous girl!”
Hannah: Examine + Internship in Prague
Hannah from Rhodes School did a Examine + Internship program in Prague throughout her spring semester. This distinctive sort of program permits faculty college students to examine and intern overseas on the identical time, by taking courses alongside a part-time internship.
Hannah selected Prague as a result of, as she explains, she wished a singular examine overseas expertise:
“I selected to examine overseas in Prague as a result of I wished to do one thing totally different than what most of my friends had been doing. I didn’t know of many individuals [who] had studied in Prague… I noticed that with Prague I might have the power to actually expertise all the things that town has to supply…”
Hear Hannah describe how she spent her free time in Prague:
“When I’m not in courses or at my internship, I is likely to be sitting in a restaurant engaged on some homework, grocery purchasing, going to discover a brand new space of Prague, going to a museum, or hanging out with mates. It actually relies on the day. That’s a part of what makes this expertise so distinctive. I do know that if I had been at my dwelling college, I might not have used a day off from courses to go discover a museum or a brand new space. At dwelling, I’ve a a lot tighter schedule, however now, if a colleague from my internship provides me a suggestion for a brand new restaurant or a spot to go to, then I’ve sufficient time to go.”
Concerned with what her internship function in Prague entailed? Hannah explains her internship in additional element under:
“Throughout my internship, I’ve been working as an Worldwide Promotion Specialist with the Accomplice Relations crew at a sports-related enterprise. The Accomplice Relations crew is a subset of the advertising division that manages model partnerships. By this internship and the corporate’s strategic model partnerships, I’ve gained publicity to a complete new facet of advertising. Moreover, I’ve witnessed the method of securing cross-cultural partnerships.”
Immerse your self in Czech tradition whilst you journey Europe and advance your diploma—examine overseas within the Czech Republic with AIFS Overseas!
AIFS Overseas gives a variety of examine overseas packages within the Czech Republic, every tailor-made to satisfy particular tutorial and private preferences. As Hannah put it, finding out overseas in Prague gives the prospect to do one thing totally different, and discover a metropolis full of superb museums and scrumptious delicacies. Wherever you select to check overseas, go along with AIFS Overseas and make the most of our helpful program inclusions (which actually take the stress out of planning!), corresponding to housing, journeys and excursions, social and cultural actions, complete insurance coverage, 24/7 emergency help, and the help of our trusted on-site workers.
