Major: Film Studies

And it isn’t living in just this city that has made me happy and brave and curious… Studying abroad has taught me to be all of these things no matter where I am.

People from Prague always seen to have somewhere important to be. Like New York and other urban environments, there is so much going on in this city and very little time to strike up new relationships while in transit.

And my schedule has started to resemble the Divoká Šárka-bound 51 night tram at two in the morning: absolutely packed to the gills.

It’s like I’ve been living in a place with a stronger gravity compared to that of the US: going back home, a hundred pound weight will feel as light as a feather.

And although at times I feel weak or inadequate for being uncomfortable as I adjust to new environments (“Why am I not okay right now?â€), I remind myself: Nick, if you’re always comfortable, you’re probably doing something wrong.

I sat down at a table with my classmates: two from Iceland, two from Italy (unrelated), a Polish guy, a Londoner (Josh), a Spaniard, and a girl from Croatia.

The more I learn about how I am different from people of other nationalities, the more I learn that we are the same.

There is an interesting kind of international football-centered body language that you speak when playing with people with whom you can’t communicate.

Later that night, we both met up with another friend, Britanny, and found a place to sit outside a cafe and shared some pretty intimate details about our lives back home.