How I Used to Blog Only for Freebies

You read it right, I only used to blog for freebies. But let's make it clear...

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I've been blogging since I was 11 and back then I definitely wasn't blogging for freebies. I had no idea blogs could be something else than diaries. But I might tell you about my complete blogging history some other day. Now I only want to tell you how I fell into that materialistic trap of blogging...

First of all, I have to tell you that none knows about this. I'm still ashamed of how materialistic, irresponsible and selfish I was. But I see more and more people coming into this world of blogging with the goal to get freebies or make money. There's nothing wrong with you wanting to make your blog your job. I'd love to reach that stage one day as well so I'm definitely not going to judge you for that. But I get judgy when I see people starting their blogs just to get freebies with little or zero work. Why? Because I did it myself...

Living Abroad: Cristina Travels the World with Her Husband

I'm here with another interview and I'm sure you're gonna like this one as much as you liked the previous one. This time Cristina is going to show you how to travel the world with your loved one, how to live life abroad!
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Hi Cristina! I know you've spent quite some time living abroad. You come from Romania and the first place you moved to was France. I know that one of the reasons why you moved there was love. What were the other ones? Would you say that it helped you that you already knew someone who lived there?

I knew just my beloved future husband :-) and another reason was that I thought I would have a better future if studying abroad.

How did you feel before moving abroad for the first time? What was the hardest? Could you speak French?

I have dreamt for a longtime going abroad, especially that my country was during the communist era...until 1989. I was speaking French but not very well. The hardest thing was to understand the French education system and to adapt myself to it ;-). Also it was quite hard that nobody helped us...

OOTD with Sammy Dress: Autumn Walk

I go for a walk almost every day. And my favourite season for these walks is autumn. Why? Because nature is full of colours at that time! I love winter and its snow and I love spring and summer as well because it's usually sunny. But ... autumn always has so much more to offer when it comes to just looking around :)

I usually go for a walk with my dog but this time I went by myself because I wanted to take these outfit pics and I just know she hates when I'm slowly walking behind her. She always wants me to play with her or at least walk fast so she can run around... And I always return dirty from walking my dog cuz ... that animal might be a pig! 

And I didn't want my clothes to get dirty this time! A few weeks ago I got an email from Sammy Dress e-shop whether I'd like to try some of their clothes. You know I'm not a fashion blogger so I wasn't expecting that and I wasn't even sure if this kind of article fits on my blog... but later I (obviously) said yes.

Beutiful Belgian Town That You Might Have Never Heard Of!

I've spent hours on Instagram and Pinterest scrolling through pics of Belgian cities before actually going there to visit my friends. I knew I'm going to love it and I was right! And I actually didn't even go to one of those well known cities...

I spent 4 days visiting my friends in beautiful city of Leuven, Belgium. This was my first time in Belgium so I was really excited to go there and see the beauties of its unique culture. And I wasn't disappointed...

You might now be asking how could I recommend you to go to Leuven if I haven't been to other Belgian cities? Well... When you ask someone (google) which cities you should visit in Belgium, you'll propably find these: Brussels, Ghent, Antwerpen, Bruges,... Leuven won't most likely be in TOP 5 or you won't find it at all.

Bad Things Are Not Always Bad (And Parents Are Sometimes Right)

It's been a long time since I enjoyed the freedom of riding a horse in the woods and I miss it... But I also have to be honest to myself and admit that I'm now interested in other things and horses are animals that I love but don't have to ride every day anymore. But that's not how it used to be...

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You know that feeling when your parents keep telling you what to do or not to do and you just don't want to listen to them because you think you know everything better and they're just ruining your life? I do! And I still feel that way sometimes but there were many times when I realised that they were right... It usually took time for me to see it but later I had to admit that they knew better...

One of many times when I realised it was last week. I don't even remember why but I opened old photos from time when I used to ride horses. I spent every minute of my free time with horses or at least thinking and reading about them between the age of 6 and 17. Then the combination of my disease, lack of time, money and some other factors made me stop riding horses.

When You Miss Your Second Home

I knew that I'm going to miss that place but I had no idea that I would miss it so much. I also expected to miss my international friends but I didn't expect that I'd find myself missing the city...

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When I was leaving Gothenburg I told to many people that I'd like to stay. They usually replied that they'd like to stay as well but only if they could stay there with all the other students they've met while studying there...

7 Things to Do in Prague

Guest post from Andrew from Wanderlust 15
Most of you know that I live in Prague and I'm planning to write posts for people planning to visit this beautiful city. When there was the opportunity that someone would write guest post about what to do in Prague I didn't hesitate a minute. Andrew from Wanderlust 15, where he posts great articles full of travel tips, wrote one for my blog too! And even though I know his tips do not need approval I have to say that I totally agree with all the point he mentioned that you should see :)

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7 Things to Do in Prague

As the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, Prague has been an economic, political, and cultural center for Europe for at least one thousand years. Its history likely predates even that, but most historians place Prague Castle as the seat for the Dukes of Bohemia by 930 A.D. at the latest. Though the city’s fortunes have waxed and waned over the years, modern Prague has not only preserved its history but also turned itself into a hustling, bustling modern metropolitan center. Who could blame a traveler for wanting to visit? If you do, here are our seven favorite things to do in Prague.

1. Old Town Square

5 Things I Miss about Studying at Swedish University

Some of you know that I've spet one semester in Gothenburg, Sweden. Now when I'm already back in the Czech Republic I've realised that I miss a couple of things that I got used to while studying at the University of Gothenburg. 

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1. Calling teachers with their first names

In Sweden you call teachers with their first name. Not only it is really nice and it brings you closer to the teacher, it also makes everything less stressful. Here, in the Czech Republic, you always have to use the right title in front of the teacher's name and it can be a bit confusing when there are more of them. I'm sure you can imagine that stress we all have before writing an email (it takes a lot of courage to press "Send"). I don't want to make it sound like I didn't have to show respect to the teachers in Sweden, we all did, it's just doable without tons of titles as well.

2. Less time spent in school

Living Abroad: Katie - from the US to Europe

Last time when I told you about this project I came up with, many of you were excited to read more about people living abroad. And after I got the first answers from Katie I promise you that you'll love these interviews because all these people have many interesting things to tell you! 

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Hi! I thought it would be perfect to start my series of interviews with you since you now live abroad but you live in Prague (which is home for me :)). But it wasn't just Prague, am I right? Could you please introduce yourself to my readers and also tell us where have you lived so far?

It’s true!  I first lived abroad for a semester in Aix-en-Provence, France in 2011.  Afterwards, I went back to the US to finish my degree, and then I moved for one year to Cardiff, Wales.  My bachelor’s degree is in Theatre with a focus in Production and Design, but after I studied abroad the first time, I realized that I was much more interested in cultural studies and international education, so I made a dedicated career change.  I did my master’s degree in European Studies with a focus in Culture and Ideology, and eventually accepted a job offer to work at a highly-respected Czech university in Prague.  Full time, I work as a program administration for international students while they’re studying abroad in Prague.  In my spare time, I travel as much as I can, and run my travel blog- Study Hard Travel Smart.  My blog was initially meant for friends and family to keep up with my travels, but it eventually turned into a much wider community which I absolutely love!  The blog now focuses on culturally immersive travel and study abroad, but also has my musings about expat living, living in Prague, culture, travel, etc.

What was the first reason for moving abroad? Was it something you wanted to do for a long time?

My undergraduate university required all students to have a “cross cultural experience” of at least 14 days.  I wanted to make my experience as long as possible, so I went for an entire semester.  I had always wanted to travel back to Aix-en-Provence after visiting for just a day several years earlier, so the program was perfect for me.  After I got my first taste of living abroad in Aix, I knew that it was something I wanted to do much more of!

NotSittingOnMyAssThisSummer: National Park Plitvička Jezera

Even tho I'm Czech I've never been to Croatia (that's country where almost everyone goes for holidays!) and I've never even really wanted to go there because of the sea but there was one place I wanted to see which was National Park Plitviče Lakes...

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Plitvice Lakes is worldwide known national park but for Czech people (or people mostly from post-communist countries) there is another reason why everyone knows it - there was shot super popular movie with main character Indian Vinnetou. I love these old movies as well but honestly I didn't think about them at all while walking through this beautiful park. There's actually not much to think because you're just so overwhelmed with the beauties of this place! Two words how to describe this place? Lakes and waterfalls.