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Leisure

Advance Training: Meet Your Fitness Goals for 2020

Advance Training has openings for the summer season and can help get your exercise plan on track.

Work and Study

Impact Hub: Remote Work as the New Normal

Expat Hub April 28, 2020 No Comments co-working space COVID-19 expat hub impact hub prague work in Prague working culture

Increased freedom to work from home could a long-term effect of COVID-19 for many office workers. Read more to see how ImpactHub can aid in the transition.

Culture

Traditional Czech Christmas table done right!

Expat Hub December 17, 2019 No Comments christmas eve Christmas season christmas table czech christmas czech christmas food czech traditional food expat hub expat life expats in prague

In this article, you will find out what are the essential dishes for a Czech Christmas Eve table. Learn new recipes that will enrich your festive menu with Czech traditional Christmas cuisine!

We have got a chance to talk to two students that live and study in Prague and ask them some questions so you have a better understanding what student life in Prague is like.

Work and Study

Student life in Prague from the firsthand

Expat Hub October 6, 2019 No Comments abroad Anglo-American University expat hub in Prague life abroad student life study study in Czech Republic study in Prague

It is not a question that studying in Prague is desirable by many young people and their parents. High-quality education, safety, and relatively low costs made Prague one of the most popular destinations to pursue a degree for foreign students.

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Work and Study

Studying Czech: Jumping the First Language Hurdles

Caroline Beach September 13, 2019 No Comments beginners czech expat expat hub grammar language language learning prague short story

Learning a language as an adult is a different challenge than it was when you were younger.

Prague's Dormitory dark hallway expathub

Work and Study

Prague Dormitories: Holey Sheet

Caroline Beach September 10, 2019 No Comments culture shock in Prague czech dorm expat expat hub language barrier prague sheets

I lived two years in Prague’s Dormitory and I often refer to it as my “cultural boot camp” because I was thrown head-first into a new environment and learned innumerable lessons about how Czech society functions and how to communicate outside of my comfort zone.

Work and Study

Find Your Co-Working Space in Prague

Expat Hub August 30, 2019 No Comments co-working space coworking expat expat hub expat life freelance offices prague praha short term lease work from home

Co-working spaces are popping up all over Prague. Which one should you join?

Leisure

Divoká Šárka: Prague’s Closest National Park

Expat Hub August 27, 2019 No Comments biking czech day trip divoka sarka expat expat hub expat life hiking picnic prague swimming

Spend the day hiking, biking, picnicking, or relaxing by the pool, but still minutes from the tram system. Welcome to Prague’s Divoká Šárka!

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Culture

Let’s have some wine? The Burčák is Coming

Caroline Beach August 27, 2019 No Comments burcak czech expat expat hub food prague vineyard wine young wine

Burčák season is underway, find out what makes this wine special and why it’s only available for a limited time.

Leisure

Konopiště and The Start of World War I

Caroline Beach July 24, 2019 No Comments day trip expat expat hub expat life franz ferdinand konopiste prague sophie chotek travel world war one history

It may come as a surprise to many that the beginning of World War I has roots in Czech Republic, and only about 40 kilometers from Prague. Franz Ferdinand, the archduke and heir presumptive of Austria Hungary, turned a quiet, remote hunting lodge into his family’s full-time residence; he and his wife, (along with their three children) lived at Konopiště until that fateful day in 1914 that ignited World War I.