[Warning: This is a long post. Feel free to skim.] It's no secret I dislike doing things on my own. While I enjoy some time hanging with myself, I also get bored and restless easily. Too easily. And sometimes that makes me reluctant to push myself outside of my tightly-knit comfort blanket. This can include an …

Continue reading Solo in Europe: UK edition

I planned a short trip to Vienna last week for two key reasons: It was close. Only four hours by budget bus. Fifteen euros each way! Yelp was having a Halloween party. As it turned out, Vienna stunned and trapped me. I'm not sure I've ever visited a friendlier city. I'm not exaggerating when I say …

Continue reading It was infatuation at first palace

It's hard to believe it has been less than three weeks since I earned my TEFL certificate. So much has happened in such a short period of time -- and there have been some important life shifts to share, too. Returning to Prague this year was a dream come true. Still I often wonder if …

Continue reading Living, learning and moving on

Munich I visited Munich for the third time in mid-September with one of my new friends, Amy. We left right after class on Friday and arrived back in Prague around 1 a.m. on Monday thanks to a delayed FlixBus (the European-version of Megabus). My other two visits were *surprise* in 2010 while studying abroad. The first …

Continue reading Munich vs. Berlin

So I've officially met all qualifications to graduate and leave school tomorrow with my TEFL certificate. We have a job fair in the morning (CVs are ready to go!) and I teach one last lesson for fun in the afternoon. We got to pick our own topics using authentic materials, so I am revolving my whole lesson …

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