Dobry den this is Jenna! I’m writing about last day of the study tour which was Thursday. Our group arrived at an organic farm Thursday morning. We got to do some very interesting things from listening to how the milk pipelines are regulated to maintain organic labels, to milking a cow. Some of the people in our group got to personally milk a cow using an automatic milker, but some opted out. After getting to participate in milking the cows, our group stumbled around to see the breeding bull. It was interesting listening to the farmer explain the difference between organic and non-organic farms when it came to breeding.

After some delicious snacks at the organic dairy farm; our group headed off to get some pizza. Our driver got lost, causing our group to come an hour later than the reservations said. We managed to get our seats and the pizza still. The original plan was to go to a WWII memorial site, but with such a rigorously planned schedule, our group had to skip it. We finally arrived again in Prague, and our group set off to a barbecue. The food was excellent and was much needed, since the day before we had a 16-mile hike through northern Moravia. At the barbecue, we played some games with students from Texas, Oklahoma State, California, and of course the Czech Republic. Thursday was a great way to end the study tour!

Hey everyone,

My name is Jenna Tolloti. Today was our first day of classes at the university. We learned about Czech government, history, and economics. This was all very interesting because we got to learn more about the country we are living in for the next month. We also learned about the differences between the Czech and American brewing industries. During this class period, we had the opportunity to taste test 6 different types of Czech beer. While we had a break in classes, we ate lunch at a restaurant on campus. We had soup as an appetizer and then had rice, chicken, vegetables, and cheese for our main dish. It was very delicious!

Later on in the evening, we had our welcome dinner with the university staff.  It was a very cool experience. We had a toast with a Czech drink, listened to the staff give speeches, and introduced ourselves to all the other students here. We had salads, chicken and potatoes, and cake with strawberry jell-o. Again, our meal was very good. It has only been a few days so far in the Czech Republic, but I think I can speak for all of us when I say I love this trip. The city is so beautiful, the people are so friendly, and the food is great. This truly will be the best summer of our lives!

Goodnight from Prague,

Jenna