We started off our day with classes including our first class on the Czech language and a lecture in from a former US Ambassador. While we struggled with pronunciation, we learned many useful phrases in Czech including “dobry den” (hello or good day) and “jak se máš” (how are you). Czech sounds very similar to Russian but has a much easier alphabet to learn. After a couple of classes on agriculture business and Czech history, a former US Ambassador talked to us about his experiences with Europe and the EU and what the future might hold in terms of global relations.
After class, some students stayed at the dorm to rest before going out in the evening while others went to the mall to buy hockey jerseys and a couple more went to watch a hockey game between the Czech Republic and Russia.
We all met back up at 6pm and had dinner at the Giraffe cafe, a French restaurant near campus, before heading out to join some Czech students for a local sports tournament.
