3/31/09 so much to do

Class until 5 and then the Pitman Painters play at 7:30. I enjoyed the play and it gave me a bit of a new perspective on art I didn't have before. I didn't get back to the flat until 10:30 and then had to work on my Chandra presentation on View from the Bridge for tomorrow. Didn't get to bed until 2am.

I just realized we only have 6 days left in London, and we somehow have to get all of our assignments done.

3/30/09 tour of Munich

I got up early enough for breakfast, and then headed out to Marienplatz (central square) to go on a New Europe walking tour of the city. Ironically, my tour guide was actually from Scotland, and he was quite outgoing and hilarious.

From Munich Trip

We learned lots of history about the city, and apparently the name Munich comes from Munchen, the word for monks, since monks founded the city. After the tour we went to a bar where the tour guide knew the owners, which ironically was the Sunset Travel Bar, where my pub crawl had started on Saturday night. I conversed with some other college age kids who were also on the tour, and ate some tasty German stew.

From Munich Trip

After the tour I went back to the Olympic Park and BMW showroom to get a better look at them during the daytime. I also went to the English Gardens, but the outdoor beer gardens were not open since it was raining out.

From Munich Trip

From Munich Trip

From Munich Trip

I then got on the train back to the airport and headed back to London.

3/29/09 rainy recovery Sunday

I woke up at 12, and must have slept right through my alarm at 9, completely missing breakfast. I was really dehydrated and felt awful, so I had some water and then stumbled to the shower. I then proceeded to throw up while taking a shower. So I got out, brushed my teeth to get rid of the awful taste, and then proceeded to throw up again right after brushing my teeth, so I had to brush them a 2nd time.

Since it was Sunday basically nothing was open and so I went over to the train station and grabbed some food. I had some god awful carrot smoothie and a Subway tuna sub that I could barely eat any of. I took a nap for 2 hours and then woke up and watched Braveheart downstairs. It was still raining out and starting to get dark, but I figured that I should try and do something, so I took the underground to the Olympic Park and also saw the BMW showroom.

From Munich Trip

From Munich Trip

3/28/09 Part 2: Hofbrauhaus, Pub Crawl

After Dachau we went back into the city of Munich to grab some food and drink. We went to some random bar (psychorr?) and had a pint, but it was lame there so we left in a hurry. Next we went to the famous Hofbrauhaus where the waiters walk around in traditional German laderhosen (think yodeler) and serve you beer and giant pretzels. I got a liter of dark German beer a sausage w/ sauerkraut, and a big soft pretzel.

From Munich Trip

After that we went back to the hostel and I got changed before heading out to the starting point for the Insomniac Pub Crawl. I got sort of lost so it took me a while to find it, but it was all good because when I got there they extended the free drinks for another 1/2 hour till 10pm since the stew wasn't ready yet.

There were about 20 people there and I started up some conversation. I talked to two Swiss guys from Zurich and then talked with this group of American military guys who were stationed in northern Germany. The military guys (Gavin is the only name I remember) thought I was awesome and hilarious, so they kept buying me drinks all night. I met tons of random people that I will never remember. I think the pub crawl went to five different venues, but I only remember two of them. One was a big Irish themed pub place. I vaguely remember having tequila shots at the last bar, and that never ends well for me. After that the military guys wanted to go to the Red Light District, but luckily for me there wasn't enough room in their cab (what ever happened to never leave a man behind?).

I followed some random people to the tram stop, but I thought that I took it the wrong direction and so I got off and started walking. I must have looked really lost as a cab driver pulled up and asked if I needed a ride. In retrospect it was probably really stupid to get in, but the cab looked legit (as far as I could tell) and I had no idea where I was. Apparently, I wasn't that far from Hauptbanhoff, as the cab fare was only 4,70 Euros. I stumbled back into my room and passed out. The Pub Crawl only cost 10 Euro and despite not spending anything else, I certainly got a lot of drink. Germany rules.

3/28/09 Part 1: Dachau

In the morning I went downstairs to get breakfast, and randomly Andrew, Ian, Greg, and Eric were there at my hostel. We headed out by train and then bus to Dachau, the famous concentration camp which all other German concentration camps were modeled after. There was a very large museum that went in depth into all aspects of the historical events of the time period and the workings of the camp, and the medical experiments section in particular really got to me.

From Munich Trip

From Munich Trip

From Munich Trip

There were several of the original buildings still standing, including the living quarters, which were severely cramped. Dachau also holds the only undamaged gas chamber left in the world. It was a very somber but nonetheless important and moving experience. A plaque inside Dachau reads:

“May the example of those who were exterminated here between 1933-1945, because they resisted Nazism, help to unite the living for the defense of peace and freedom and respect for their fellow man.”

3/27/09 flight to Munich

Luckily I started feeling a bit better this morning. My group did our British History presentation on the Camden area of London.

Ironically the group of students I got on the easyBus to the airport with also were on my same flight to Munich. Once I got to Munich, I took the train from the airport to the Hauptbanhoff (central station) and my hostel 4 You Munchen was only a short walk away.

3/26/09 Pramerica and down with the sickness

Today we went to the offices of Pramerica (Prudential). I was still feeling really sick. We were forced to wear business formal even though all our presenters were in business casual, so I was sweating just sitting there. We had to sit through 2 hours of non-stop presentations and I didn't have any water so I was almost passing out by the end.

This was par for the course this week though, as we have been doing so much crap and haven't had time to do anything else. I have been trying to figure out my class scheduling for next year and also apply for summer internships but I am so overwhelmed at the moment.

When it comes to company tours what ever happened to quality over quantity?

3/25/09 the tempest play

Class during the day and then we went almost an hour by tube to the Richmond theatre to see the production of Shakespeare's The Tempest. The production had an african tribal flavor to it, and was set in the time period of British colonialism. The special effects and acting were very good, and overall the play was enjoyable. However, we didn't get back to the flats until almost midnight.

3/24/09 sick and dancing with luthansa play

Still really sick today and feeling like crap. I had to sit through an awfully boring play about some sisters living in the 1930s and overreacting about everything and living pointless lives. I wanted to leave in the worst way but couldn't.

3/23/09 zurich, llyods of london, bbc... long day

Started out the day with presentations by execs from Zurich, the insurance company. They were ok, if moderately boring. It was interesting how they had an emerging risk radar and tried to work with their clients to reduce their risk.

Llyods of London was a huge sprawling multifloor complex where various insurance companies had sectors and did business. It looked similar to a stock trading floor, but for insurance. Seeing such a huge marketplace was quite the experience.

Later in the day we headed to the BBC for a standard tour. It was moderately interesting and walking behind the scenes of their live shows and seeing how the sets are dropped from the ceiling was neat.

Of course the tours took up the entire day for the most part. Not much time to do anything else.

3/22/09 lazy sunday

Felt kind of sick so I took it easy today and caught up with my photos and updating my journal.

3/21/09 back from Bath

Left Joey's place in Bath around 9am and took the train back to London Paddington and arrived by 11:30am or so. Took it easy today and caught up on some work.

3/20/09 roman baths, thai food, poonans

We headed out to eat an English breakfast at the Boston Tea Party, which was tasty but the portions were too small and we had to wait forever for the food. Our next stop was the Roman Bath Ruins that the town of Bath is named after and famous for.

From Bath Trip

Walking around the ruins was like stepping back in time, and seeing how the Romans used the temple to worship and relax was very interesting. The natural springs underneath still feed water up into the pools, and the water is warm to the touch. After the tour we sampled some of the natural spring water in the pump room, and it tasted similar to blood, because of the high iron and other mineral content.

From Bath Trip

For dinner we went to the Thai restaurant “Shang-Ri-La”, and I had some chicken type thing in sweet and sour sauce, which was tasty. We went back to the apartment and got ready to go out to the club Po Na Na. We headed out, and I was disappointed that Joey's other (and cuter) friends there didn't want to go with us since they all had to leave by 9am for their trip to Oxford.

We danced for a while at the club and then attempted to do karaoke. I chose the song Just Dance by Lada Gaga, and found out that it is really damn hard to attempt to dance while simultaneously singing at the same time, especially while inebriated.



After some more dancing Joey and I needed a break and we randomly sat down next to some girl and some drunk guy started taking his shirt off and dancing in front of us, which was slightly disconcerting. However, the girl sitting next to us said she was from Liverpool and that he was one of her drunk marine friends, and we started a conversation. I found out that she was 25 and has been obsessed with the Spice girls since she was young. She also apparently met her boyfriend on hotornot.com, which surprised me. After a while the conversation got stale so I headed back to the dance floor since the club was closing in like ½ hr (3am?). We left the club and got some Mr. D's, a fast food stand, on the way back.

From Bath Trip

3/19/09 Oxford, then Bath

Oxford was ok, we walked around the town and saw some cathedrals and learned some history.

From Stonehenge, Hampton Court, Oxford

Took train from Oxford to Bath, but apparently we weren't supposed to take the train that went to Reading, and we got bitched at by some train manager that I could barely understand. Eventually we got it sorted out and switched to a train to Bath.

From Bath Trip

Joey picked us up at the train station and walked us back to his apartment. We met a few of Joey's housemates, and then introduced Joey to the awesomeness that is the British TV show “Skins”. For dinner we went out to an Indian restaurant named Bengal something, and I had lamb curry type stuff, which was good.

Later at night we went to the Huntsman (a local pub), where it was student night with 1.50 pints of Fosters. I though that it was such a great idea, that I had a 2nd one. There were a lot of other people from Joey's study abroad program (which has 55 total) and we talked with them for a while.

3/18/09 girl talk concert

Headed out to the Girl Talk concert in Scala around 10 or so. The music wasn't really live as GT just hit a few buttons on his laptop and then stood on the table and danced around the rest of the time. It was basically just a huge dance party. The venue was really crowded and obscenely drunk dbags kept bumping into me constantly, which really pissed me off. I danced with some random girls for a while (from Chicago I think?) and overall I had a decent time.

From London - March, April

From London - March, April

3/17/09 st. patty's day, view from the bridge play

The view from the bridge play was mediocre but I had to pay attention since I will be presenting on it for my theater class. After the play we made our way to O'Neil's to celebrate St. Patty's day, but the line to get in was huge and JJ and Nate and I headed over to the Duke of York instead. At the Duke we got free Guinness St. Patty's day hats after a couple beers, and then headed back to the flat.

3/16/09 not much

Not a whole lot going on today, worked on my MOB assignment for tomorrow.

3/15/09 the Watchmen

Today we went to see the Watchmen at the Odeon movie theater. It was pretty expensive at 10.50 pounds. The movie gave a very interesting look into a 1980s alternate universe where the Cold War has left the world on the brink of nuclear war. The movie explored how morality really isn't divided into black and white, it is just shades of grey. I particularly enjoyed the irony of the character Dr. Rorschach, who wore a mask akin to the psychology test pictures whose interpretation is supposed to change with the perspective of the viewer, but yet he was the only character who was steadfast in his values and morals throughout.

3/14/09 walk around camden, fabric at night

In the early afternoon JJ, Nate, and I ventured into Camden Town to do our research for our British History and Culture presentation. JJ randomly decided to get his ears pierced, and we ate at a really terrible Thai restaurant, which we found out afterwards was actually all vegetarian food and that is why it tasted like crap. Walking around the streets of Camden markets on the weekend was an interesting experience, as there were lots of younger kids obviously into the alternative kind of lifestyle, with ridiculous hair and lots of body piercings and tattoos. What was really interesting was that the residential areas of Camden were almost completely devoid of people, even though they were only a block or two away from the main markets. We also walked through Hyde Park, which had like 10 million different football(soccer) fields and then headed back to the flat.

From London - March, April

At night we made our way to the infamous London club, Fabric, around 10pm. But we had to wait outside for a while since it actually opened at 11pm. We had a couple of beers while we waited and two random Russian girls came up and asked us if we were going inside. We started a conversation and the two were apparently flight attendants on some Russian airline I had never heard of before.

After getting inside we all found out that the people who you have to pay to get in are total dicks. They wouldn't accept our international student ID cards for the student discount rate, so we had to pay full cover (16 pounds wtf). The club was very good, but not the best I have been to so far. It had three different dancing areas with a decent amount of dance floor space, and was moderately crowded. JJ and I randomly ran into the Russian girls again on the dance floor so we danced and hung out with them for a while and then headed back to the flat after waiting forever to get on a night bus and having a deep conversation.

From London - March, April

3/13/09 not much

Not much going on today. Watched some more Skins, aka the best tv show evar.

3/12/09 Stonehenge and Hampton Court

We traveled to Stonehenge, and learned some of its lengthy history, as it was apparently used as some kind of burial ground and/or calendar. Stonehenge was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. We were able to go up right into the circle and touch the stones, which was pretty cool.

From Stonehenge, Hampton Court

Next we headed to Hampton Court, which was a psuedo-castle where royalty lived in medieval times. It had very elaborate architecture and a massive garden complete with fountains and lots of wildlife. There was also a hedge maze to walk around in, but it was very easy and we figured it out in like 5 minutes.

From Stonehenge, Hampton Court

3/11/09 class, hip hop dance at night

Went to another hip-hop dance class at the YMCA tonight, had a great time.

3/10/09 class, Duet for One play

Class in the morning and then off to see the play Duet for One. The play was boring, as it was basically just a continuing discussion between one woman and her psychiatrist. Not to mention at some points the over-acting was a little ridiculous. Afterwards I worked on my theater paper that is due tomorrow.

3/9/09 back to london

Took the train to Copenhagen in the morning and then flew from there back to London.

3/8/09 Quick trip to Copenhagen, visiting Nikolas

Today we took a daytrip to Copenhagen, Denmark but had no idea where to go or what to do there. We walked along the water but it was cold and windy and lots of stuff was closed because it was Sunday so we headed back after an hour or so.

From Sweden Trip

We headed by train to the town of Akarp where Nikolas and his family live. Their house was very nice and was undergoing some renovations. They served us some tasty lo-mein kind of noodles and I had Swedish kafe(coffee) which was pretty strong. We went out to Big Bowl in Malmo with Nikolas and I bowled a 141, but JJ barely beat me with a 144. There wasn't much to do in town since it was a Sunday so we headed back to Rikard's apartment and packed our stuff.

3/7/09 Lund, night out

This morning Rikard showed us around the college town Lund, that has over 40,000 students going to school there. We saw parts of the campus and went into the monstrous 14th century Cathedral, which had an ornate and intricate clock that had seasons, days, and more on it similar to the one in Prague. There was also a crypt downstairs where some ancient royalty were buried. We walked around the streets some more and I tried Swedish hard candy but didn't like it.

From Sweden Trip

From Sweden Trip

From Sweden Trip

Rikard drove us back to Monica's after picking up his apartment keys from JJ's mom at Brit's place. For dinner we had grilled chicken and I tried some brie cheese on a flat cracker with marmalade on top, which was pretty good.

We headed back to Rikard's apartment and had a few drinks before heading out to Anna's apartment. We got there and talked for a while, and apparently one of her friends worked for Carlsberg as some kind of manager and gave me his business card in between him high-fiving everyone. Anna suggested going to Debaser, a club near the center of Malmo that catered towards a somewhat older crowd. Apparently some woman there was having her 30th birthday party, so it was a little awkward being there with mostly older people and we then headed over to a club called Rumble, which was nearby and catered to a younger crowd more our age.

The club was good overall, and had two separate main dancing areas, one with more electronic/techno music and the other one with more chill/reggae music. JJ, Nate and I danced for a while in the techno area. We met some cool Swedish girls, a redhead (Johanna) and blonde (Emily), who we talked with for a while. Johanna was 23 and studying in Malmo as a student and had taken a road trip in the United States a few years back. Her friend Emily was 21 and was studying in Lund, where we had been earlier that day. We didn't realize that the club closed around 3am, so we ended up waiting forever in the coat check line before we could leave.

3/6/09 helsingborg and helsinger

In the morning we had eggs and Swedish flat bread for breakfast and then met another family friend, Brit, who drove us out to Helsingborg. Nate, JJ, and I first walked over to the main shopping street and wandered around into different stores. Then we walked up the hillside to see the keep that overlooked the city. The view of the city was great from there, even though the keep wasn't a full size castle or anything.

From Sweden Trip

From Sweden Trip

Next we took a short ferry ride over the water to Helsinger in Denmark. We walked around the streets for a bit but everything in the shops was relatively expensive because of the exchange rate. We also saw Hamlet's castle from a distance, but it looked like there was construction going on near it so we didn't get closer. We traveled back to Helsingborg by ferry and walked along the docks until we found a small Swedish restaurant. I ordered sill – traditional Swedish marinated red herring – and it was fairly spicy but I enjoyed it.

From Sweden Trip

We walked up the hillside for a while until we got to Brit's apartment and met JJ's mom and Brit there. After talking with them for a little bit we headed back to the train station and took a train to Malmo and then a bus from there to Looma. At Monica's house we had this tasty quiche pie kind of thing for dinner, which had ham and mushrooms and broccoli inside it. Over dinner conversation I found it interesting that Swedish students take 9 years of English in school because no other countries speak Swedish. They also learn up to 2 other languages in school, usually French or German, but Spanish is becoming more popular. We were all tired so we decided to not go out and watched Snakes on a Plane on TV instead.

3/5/09 Exploring Malmo, staying in Looma

In the morning we met JJ's Swedish friend Nikolas, and he showed us around Malmo. First we went to visit his other friend, Juan, who owned his own clothing screening business. He showed us where he screened the tshirts and sweatshirts and the different equipment used, which was pretty neat. Afterwards we went clothing shopping on the shopping street and malls in Malmo.

From Sweden Trip

Next we picked up JJ's mom and headed over to their friend Monica's house in Looma to have a traditional Swedish dinner with tasty pasty and meatballs. After that we drove back to Malmo with Nikolas, who dropped us off at some random bar while he went to work on a tv project. There was almost no one there though since it was like 7pm on a thursday, so we left quickly. We tried to call Monica to come pick us up, but my phone gave some error and apparently couldn't call her number. So we had to wander around Malmo in the blustering chilly wind until we eventually wound up at the train/bus station.

It took us a while to figure out how the bus station worked and we finally got on a bus back to Looma. From there it was a bit of a walk since we got off two stops too early. When we got back to the house we had some tea and bread and had interesting conversations with Monica and JJ's mom about stories of their travels driving through Europe when they were our age. I tried some Swedish flatbread with caviar from a tube on top, but it was too salty for me.

3/4/09 to sweden

We landed in Copenhagan, Denmark and took the speedy train over the water to Malmo, Sweden (3rd or 4th largest city in Sweden). I met jj's mom at their relative's house and JJ's cousin Rikard. I found out that Rikard works with "connect" a company that connects entrepreneurs with venture capitalists. We talked about his business for a bit and then had dinner, which was a kind of lasagna, followed by ice cream cake type of thing for desert.

Rikard drove us around town talked about history and pointed out parks, and different areas nearby. Afterwards, we headed over to his apartment to unpack and stay the night. Rikard speaks almost perfect English, and I found it interesting that he preferred to read novels in English instead of Swedish (Lord of the Rings in particular). The reasoning he gave me was that in the English language there are many more ways to describe things than in Swedish. For example, when you want to talk about how a character said something to another character you could write: retort, say, told, exclaim, or announced.

3/3/09 Ruckl Crystal tour, flight back to London

We had to be ready to leave the hotel by 8am, which sucked. We got on a bus and headed out about 40 mins to the Ruckl Crystal factory. They make crystal glass in just about every size and shape possible for everything from cups to trophies. The representative of the company wasn't the best at English so it was hard to follow what she was saying, plus everyone was tired as hell, even Davis was doing the sleepy head bob. Although it was interesting when she started talking about how many other Crystal making companies were going out of business around the Czech Republic.

Furthermore, the representative said their business partner Waterford Crystal, the number one Crystal maker in the United States, went bankrupt recently and still owes Ruckl Crystal a significant amount of money. Crystal glass is the epitome of unnecessary luxury spending that is and will continue to have a huge drop in demand as the global depression continues. Waterford was able to sell their Crystal for higher prices due to their brand reputation, and probably had lower costs due to economies of scale. All of this means that Ruckl Crystal could very well not be in business a year or two from now.

Walking through the factory was fairly depressing as the working conditions were poor. On the glass blowing floor they wore no protective gear due to the temperature, even though they were working with molten glass. However, they were allowed to drink on the job, and the company provided them with beer saying that it “was the best for keeping them hydrated because of its vitamins”. Since when did that happen? The alcohol in the beer actually dehydrates you more. I also saw a worker light a cigarette off of the molten glass.

From Prague Trip

On the glass cutting floor the workers labored with no masks, protective eyewear, or gloves. The company said the workers preferred this because they lost precision when wearing gloves and other protective gear... but the glass particles floating in the air contain high amounts of lead and are not healthy to breathe in significant amounts of. For all this intensive labor, the workers only received 600-700 Euros a month. I guess as Americans we take for granted the privileges and opportunities we have compared to other places around the world.

I bought a souvenir glass bird in the gift shop and then we headed to a small town and the restaurant Restaurace & Penzion “Ve Stoleti”. We all had a traditional Czech dish of egg soup, beef with a sweet sauce and dumplings, and a cake that tasted like golden graham cereal. It was all very delicious, the Czech make really good food. Then I was dropped off at the airport with JJ and Nate at 2:30pm and waited around forever since our flight wasn't until 9pm.

3/2/09 jewish quarter, prague presentations, night out

At 9am we left for a tour of the Jewish Quarter of Prague. We stopped at a few museums and synagogues along the way and were given way too much background history information for so early in the morning. In particular the inside of one had the names of all the people who were taken to extermination camps in World War II written on almost every wall from floor to ceiling and it was a very daunting and somber sight. 90% of the Jewish population in Prague were exterminated, but the Nazis chose to leave most of their synagogues in tact and collected Jewish artifacts in order to make a museum for the “exterminated race”. We also visited the Jewish ghetto graveyard, which had 12 different levels of graves underground because the Jews were not given any other area to bury their dead. This graveyard was very unique because it had a multitude of tombstones basically leaning on each other.

From Prague Trip

After we headed back for lunch at the hotel, it was finally time to do the Prague Presentation. Overall I felt our presentation went well, we went a little bit too long and it was fairly boring at some parts, even Davis was nodding off, but we did the best we could with the material we had. My group performed well on making sure to speak slowly and clearly so the LEROS manager could understand us. The LEROS manager was very nice and after commenting on our recommendations he gave us a sample bag of a variety of LEROS teas.

For the most part I felt that the Prague Projects gave some valuable experience of problems that would come up in a real-life business consulting project like vague objectives, hard to find research, stressful deadlines, less than helpful group members, and presentations to the client. However, if we did something wrong it wasn't a big deal, since we couldn't be fired or anything. At the end Dvorsky said that there would likely be internship possibilities to live and work in Prague for a month next summer, and I definitely am interested in doing that.

After a nice nap I headed out with Andrew, Neil, Peter, JJ, and Nate to the Olympia Restaurant again to have a celebratory dinner. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed down for some re-flooring and so we headed to the nearby restaurant “Stara Praha”. I got a traditional Czech potato soup (“Bramboracka”), beef goulosh (“Hovezi Gulas”) with dumplings, and a dark beer (“Staropramen Tmave”). It was all tasty but not completely filling. After paying our bill we found out from Nate that Neil had been charged for his ketchup and garlic and the box he used to take home his ribs, and since Nate had to pay for it the guy at the counter said “your friend, he screwed you” which was hilarious.

We all got back on the tram towards the train station, but right as Neil was reaching for the pole to hold on to, the tram sprung to life, and Neil was instantly thrown onto the floor and crumpled into a ball. It was absolutely hilarious to see, and all of the Czech people sitting next to us were laughing too.

In the train station we briefly talked with a Bulgarian woman who was visiting Prague with her friend about how Prague was always grey and where we went to clubs. She was fairly fluent in English and had visited Boston and Washington DC in the United States.

The Beer Factory was really neat, in that you sat at a table as a group with a central tap, and each table could compete against other tables to see who could drink the most, and also the bar as a whole could compete against other bars. We played some drinking games and enjoyed the music. A bit after 11pm a huge group of young Czech teens, probably high schoolers, came in and started partying like crazy. They started an almost mini mosh-pit in the center of the floor and there was some crowd surfing. Czech people really know how to party hard.

We headed back to the hotel and then found out that there was a student bar in the basement floor of the hotel. This bar was pretty big, had 2 different areas a pool table and stuff and served pints of beer for only 25 krona (like $1.05 US!?). This was an astonishing discovery and we lamented over the lost opportunities we would have had if we knew this bar existed when we got here. I headed up to bed soon after.

3/1/09 resume lecture, prague work

At 3pm we had the “Cultural differences and human resources issues in central europe” lecture by Michael Mayer, the Managing Partner of MRI Worldwide – Prague. I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture, as he gave a plethora of relevant and applicable information in the ways for us college kids to approach job interviews, internships, and resumes. He also highlighted some of the differences in hiring and working between the US and Czech Republic.

Nate and I headed out to the city center afterwards to shop for clothes but there wasn't a great selection of deals in the stores there, so we headed back after eating a hot dog from some random stand. I came back, grabbed some Chinese food and worked with my Prague group for about two hours doing practice run throughs of our presentation and fixing issues.