Pages and Pages of Paige's Tales Abroad

 Our advisor gave us an easy packing list the day before we took off for Prague: International Student Identification Card, passport, good shoes, and good moods!  With that advice in mind, I loaded my suitcase with those items and then absolutely everything I didn’t need. (I think I packed 5 pairs of pants for a 4-day trip. I need help.)  Heavy suitcase in tow, I boarded the tram with my 25 new friends. Upon arrival to the train station, we were greeted by our guides and professors for the weekend trip, Jan and Martin. They passed out our seating arrangements for the two-hour train to Prague.   The group was spread out throughout the train cars. Thank goodness we had at least one other UNK student with us in each individual compartment. “Good luck and see you in Prague, hopefully” were his last words to us as he made his way to his train car.   I had the pleasure to be paired up with Kelsey.   Kelsey has become a fast friend on the trip.  Th...

Dobry den! Greetings from the Czech Republic! My name is Paige Kristensen and I am a sophomore at UNK studying Business Administration and Sports Management.  It seems like I have been waiting since I opened my acceptance letter to start sharing about what studying abroad is like.  I talk fast so I hope you can keep up! Tomorrow marks two weeks since hopping on a plane and flying across the Atlantic.  Traveling to Olomouc went smoothly (For me, anyway. A few of my friends can't say the same).  There were six of us brave enough to travel together, and let me tell you nothing forges a friendship faster than being lost in a German airport at 4:00 am.  We arrived in Prague a few days early just in case anything happened with flight cancellations.  Lucky for us- we didn't have to deal with that.  My first conversation with a local was our taxi driver from the airport.  It was something along the lines of "We are here to study abroad" and his respon...