I drink chai lattes, and theirs are my favorite! Plus, they leave you alone for as long as you want to stay there. There’s a little chain called Cross Café. Prague changed its smoking laws this spring, so all the bars and restaurants were smoky and awful last winter. Where is your favorite place to meet friends in Prague? I met up with a few Czech women some were o.k., but none of them were interested in follow-ups (was it me!?), and the ones were tough to get close to. Do you hang out with the locals or foreigners?įoreigners. I was lucky that I had my boyfriend, but I wonder if that was why I didn’t end up with lots of friends, I didn’t need them. I struggled, and it was difficult not to have a great support system in the city. Often when you move to a new place, work is your first port of call for new drinking buddies. So, I didn’t get to know my ‘colleagues’ at all. I have to admit that I was spoiled in some of my previous homes with a readily available group of super fabulous people the moment I arrived, and that didn’t happen to me in Prague.īecause my job was not in one place, I ran from office to office all day long, teaching lessons at different locations. The rent of a one-bedroom apartment costs $630/month (this is the kicker-the market in Prague is very much a landlord’s market, the prices are high, and nearly impossible to survive with this example, what my boyfriend and I paid is very low.)Ī year’s transport ticket good for tram, train, metro, and bus costs $165 (this is the best deal in town!) Is it easy to make friends in Prague? The sweets are called “Trdelnik” and are super tasty. This image was shot just behind the Karlow bridge in Prague. I was already well into my 90-day tourist visa, so I needed to get the ball rolling as soon as possible. I also had started the process on my visa and was in touch with the woman (her contact is something I’d be happy to share one-on-one with someone) who would help. I had my final interview arranged for the first day or two. We arranged an Airbnb for our first few nights and planned to apartment hunt as soon as we arrived. I applied and interviewed for a few jobs before I arrived, and I was offered one in Liberec, a much smaller city in the north of the Czech Republic.īecause of its size, we decided it was better to stick with Prague so my boyfriend would have better work prospects as he doesn’t speak Czech, so he relied on the tourist industry for work. ![]() Unlike some other moves I’ve made, I had a job almost entirely lined up before I arrived. ![]() He didn’t need a visa, and I could get the trade license, which is relatively straightforward and doesn’t need sponsorship. The Czech Republic turned out to be our answer.
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