Hello from Prague! After +24 hours of travel, we arrived in Prague on Monday afternoon at approximately 1:00 pm Prague time. (Prague is 7 hours ahead of Minnesota). We took 3 flights, had a very long layover in Minneapolis including a delayed flight, followed by a short layover in the JFK airport which then led to about a 2 hour delay on the runway due to weather. Finally after a 7.5 hour flight, we made it!
Following the congestion of customs we made it to our dorms where we will call “home” for the next two months. Below is the nice view from our 9th floor dorm.
The one thing that has surprised me most around this city is the amount of vegetation and greenery around. Also, it’s been very warm! The past three days have all been around 85 degrees and there is not really air conditioning around here.
The past couple days we have spent touring the institutions we will be working at and meeting our mentors. This week a lot of testing is going on so I won’t really start in the lab until next week. But I am very much looking forward to it! Here is one of the teaching labs at my university. Apparently it is used to film historical movies due to the older look of it. Who knows, maybe I’ll become a movie star while I’m here!
Finally, we have of course been learning about the local culture. Beer is pretty much a staple around here! Since I am not quite 21, I got to enjoy my first legal beer on Monday when we went to dinner! Also, it is very very cheap. A typical beer here costs around $1-1.50 in US dollars for about half a liter.
Over all, I am enjoying this beautiful city! We haven’t had much time to explore yet and the time that we’ve had off has been used to rest and try to get rid of our jet lag, but we are hoping to explore more in the coming days!
Jenna Goes to Europe 