6. Social Life

So far I have been to seven different countries, and each one was a different experience. The social life in Europe is very different from the US. For instance, when college students want to go out, they do that during the week days. Weekends here are for traveling home and seeing family. Also clubs are everywhere in Europe, in Kearney there are only bars. But here there are DJs and big dance floors. And every Monday and Wednesday two different clubs take turns throwing parties for each country. Last Wednesday was Italy, Mexico, and Turkey night. So people from those countries get to choose music to play and have a couple of different drinks from their country. People also dress in their flag colors, and there is an option to get their flag painted on your face. American night is coming up, so some people from our group has been planning the music and drinks. It’s fun to experience other people’s countries.

Italy/Mexico/Turkey night
Italy's flag was painted on our faces

            People are so friendly here and more than willing to help you. A lot of times when we’re looking at a map, locals will just come up and ask where we need to go. They are so friendly. “Travel is a smile that leads to a conversation in broken English. It’s the epiphany that pretty girls smile the same way all over the world.” After having the feeling of being so lost and not understanding street signs, I would not hesitate to help another foreigner. It’s nice to see friendly smiles that has definitely helped me feel more at home in Olomouc. I can’t even count how many times locals have gone out of their way to help us navigate, I think it has happened in every place we have traveled to. We are now halfway through our program, and it doesn't feel like it. This experience has flown by so fast.

42 more days until I’m back to the US!