Ahoj(嗨!)国外!

Uncertainty is the best word to describe the emotions of most students awaiting their opportunity to 宝博体育 在2021年秋季学期. Personally, I didn’t think traveling abroad was going to happen. 作为世界学者, I signed up for the experience of studying abroad twice for a semester during my time at the 特拉华大学 (UD). During my first 宝博体育 experience, 我住在罗马, 意大利, in Fall 2019 and since then I have had the pleasure of studying abroad with CEA in 布拉格, 捷克共和国, located in Eastern Europe – a region I’d never truly discovered until recently. 

第一个星期, a number of 宝博体育 students went to Bohemian Switzerland for a hike. The name comes from the fact that Switzerland has some of the best mountain ranges and the region of 布拉格 is considered Bohemia, so it was 布拉格’s version of the Swiss mountain ranges. As many of the hikes I’ve done seem to show me, the amount of strength and energy it takes to climb up is all worth it when you reach the top and take in the views. Bohemian Switzerland was nothing short of astonishing and continues to remind me of the beauty of nature that a city like 布拉格 has to offer. 

A couple times a month, CEA sponsors excursions. Some of these included visiting Karlštejn Castle, and watching an opera at the National Theatre. The 捷克共和国 has no shortage of castles and palaces; in fact, 我们就读的大学, 英美大学, is a refurbished palace itself. The opera was an experience I had never had before, but students did not pass up the opportunity to dress up formally to attend 交换新娘 in Czech with English subtitles. 从那时起, we have visited and toured underground salt mines in Kutna Hora and plan to explore the history of the 捷克共和国 during World War II and concentration camps in the area.  

I have to say that 布拉格 is one of the very few places where the views from any corner are absolutely breathtaking, especially during the fall season, whether it’s from the 布拉格 Castle, the Petrin Tower (a look-alike version of the Eiffel Tower), 或者老城广场塔, with the famous astronomical clock. 

I feel that I may have taken for granted the opportunity to 宝博体育, but especially after the pandemic, I have taken every opportunity to experience as much as I possibly can, given that the precursor to this whole experience was covered in uncertainty. Sometimes I can’t believe I’m abroad, let alone the fact that I only have a month left till I return. I continue to be grateful for the opportunity the Center for Global Programs and Services has offered me through my time as an undergraduate at UD.