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How Las Adelitas brings Mexican culture to Prague
As a Cuban girl from Miami living in Prague, almost nothing makes me feel more at home than Las Adelitas. I discovered Prague’s popular Mexican restaurant last year, and immediately knew it was legit because everyone spoke to me in Spanish. Evidently, there’s a significant Mexican population in Prague, many of whom are first generation…
Finding Halloween in Prague
On my crusade to celebrate my favorite holiday, I ventured out once again in Prague in search of a real Halloween party. And luckily, this time I found it. From my experience last year, I knew most people wouldn’t wear a costume, and if they did anything, it would be put on some sloppy ghoul…
The small ways Europeans make life happier
Sometimes it’s hard to explain why life in Prague is so much easier, fulfilling, and happier. I think it’s probably because there is not just one big reason, but a lot of little ones. Europeans show their own happiness and share it with others constantly in how they interact with people. They’re reliable I’m not…
Where to get costumes in Prague
I’ve come to accept that if I go out for Halloween in Prague, I will be one of the only people dressed up. But that’s really not going to stop me from doing it anyway. And Prague actually has a lot of great places to get costumes all year round, which makes costume shopping really…
Why I decided not to join the Peace Corps
I applied for the Peace Corps because it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I figured it would be a good time to do it now that I’m no longer on a “traditional” career path. I don’t feel like it would kill me to stop working and volunteer for 2 years (unlike how I felt…
How communist heroes are commemorated in Prague
While the US tears itself apart over Confederate monuments, I decided to take a communist tour of Prague. Because like the dark confederate history of the US, the Czech Republic has spent less time out of communist rule than under it. Communism in the Czech Republic While the Czech Republic was still known as Czechoslovakia,…
