1. culture:

What surprised me most about the Czech culture is the activity of recollection mushrooms and blueberries, which is a tradition for many families; Just like in the Christmas season at the beginning of December, handmade cookies are made as a family and what will surprise me most apart from how delicious they are is that there is a lot of variety. I had to ask for the recipes so I could recreate them at my house.Others events that happen here different way that is in my country are New Year's with friends and mikulaš, which I think is important to experience at least once in your life.

Hello, I'm Sakura. I am from Japan. It's been 7 months now that I've been in the Czech Republic. I am expecting to learn a lot of new things in Czech. Because Czech is very, very far from Japan.  I thought that there would be some cultural differences between the Czech Republic and Japan. And there are. Do you have any idea if there is an Easter celebration in Japan? So many countries have Easter celebrations. But to be honest, I've never celebrated Easter before and I only knew about egg hunts and bunnies. It was my first Easter celebration. 

Before the pandemic of Covid-19, YFU Poland traditionally hosted a trip to Krakow. Students from the Czech Republic always went and could experience the beauty of Krakow and the sad but important history of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Due to Covid-19 the trip wasn't happening for several years, but now it is back! Check out this article from Hikaru

I am Aurora from Italy and as an exchange student in the Czech Republic, I’m very happy to share my Christmas experience.