Residence Life in Prague

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Art-Making in Prague's Creative Studios

Authored By:

Elizabeth Chapman

Sure, studying abroad can be fun, but it also comes with some challenges. Just look at the view that our students have to wake up to every morning in our dormitory in the Vysehrad neighborhood of Prague...

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...and these games that they have to play in the common room.

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When getting from place to place on the tram...

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...you have to look at this boring landscape of Prague Castle:

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Once you get to the CIEE Study Center, it's this super-old monastery:

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...and you have to have your Czech language classes in this room that's just an ancient converted chapel with stained glass windows:

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You look out the window and there's yet ANOTHER castle:

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Like, it's literally in the backyard of the CIEE Study Center -- what is it with all of these castles everywhere?

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You finally take a break for lunch, and it's served in this restaurant that has all these books and artwork:

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Pinkies up!

It's a hard life, but our students are committed to their studies and are willing to endure for the sake of their art.