Life here in Olomouc has been anything but routine. Every single day we wake up to a new
adventure with so much to explore. Since
we do not have class until 3 in the afternoon on weekdays, our mornings are usually
free to do whatever we wish. On a
typical day I wake up around 9:00 A.M. and make breakfast in my room. This mainly consists of microwavable oatmeal
and an apple. We have a small kitchen
area in our flat, but we do not have any pots or pans to actually cook food in-so
most of my meals in the dorm have to be microwavable. After breakfast I like to get caught up on
any homework or other tasks that I need to complete before we head off into the
city. I also like doing my laundry at
this time in the morning, if I need to.
Around lunch time Maddie, Erica, Lauren and I catch one of the trams and
find somewhere to eat. One of our
favorite things to do is find new cafes and try different kinds of food. When all else fails though, pizza or crepes
are our go to meals. With the remaining time
left before class we then will run any other errands we have, go shopping, or
simply wander around and try to find something interesting. When it’s time to go to class we head towards
the history building and prepare ourselves for the four hours of lecture. Our lectures take up a big part of our day,
and by the time we get out it is 7:15 P.M. By then we are all starving, so sometimes we
will go find another restaurant to eat at.
When we need to go grocery shopping we usually do it after class also,
so we can take everything straight back to our dorms. By the time we get back to the dorms, I am
ready to shower and relax in bed. I knew
from the day we got here that our time in Olomouc was going to go fast, so I
try to make the most of every day I have while I am here. We are gone so much with our field trips and
other excursions, so the actual time spent in Olomouc is short. My “routine” is so much different compared to
when I was living at home. At home I
felt as though I actually had a scheduled routine; wake up, work out, read, go
to work etc. Here, I never really know
what is going to be on my daily agenda.
In some ways I miss the routine schedule I used to follow, but in other
ways it has been so fun not knowing what each day holds in store for me. One of the things I miss is working out. While home I would run 3-5 miles every single
day, and here I have only gone running a couple of times. It’s not that I absolutely can’t find the
time to run; it’s just that I would rather be using my precious time here to
explore and find new things. I also feel
like I have adapted more to the “European” lifestyle, where I’ve learned to
take my time and not worry as much about the little things. It feels as though I just got used to life
here in Olomouc, and we are now down to our last week! Although I am ready to see my friends and
family back home, I am definitely going to miss this amazing city more than
anything.
Dorm Room
Beautiful Olomouc!
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