Between all the studying and traveling is there anytime for a social life? The answer is yes, but a night out in Olomouc is certainly different than your typical night out in the states. To start off people don't go out very much on the weekends. The most popular nights here in Olomouc are Monday's at the 15 Minut Club and Wednesday's at Belmondo. Each of these clubs have special themed nights of the different countries the students are from. Going out is one of the best ways to meet new people! We just had our national party at Belmondo where I ended up meeting, visiting and dancing with people from all over Europe.
Even though beer is cheaper than water, it's not always about going out just to drink. In Kearney we don't have too many options for places to dance. So I really enjoy going out just to go dancing. Some of the clubs don't even have a closing time so you can dance all night and catch the 4:00am tram!
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| Hungary, USA, Portugal, Sweden, and Bulgaria night at Belmondo. |
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| Our last night out as a flat family. |
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| On our welcoming pub crawl. |
The clubs are the main places to go if you want to go dancing but if you want to just have a drink and visit there are many pubs to choose from. Pubs are another great way to meet people especially locals. This gives us the chance to use our (little) knowledge of the Czech language. Typically they will help you out and even teach you some new words or phrases.
During our first week here we went on a welcoming pub craw and we got to see a variety of different pubs. They are nothing like the bars in the states. Some of them are in what looks like old cellars.
My night life has really grown since being in the Czech Republic. I guess you could say I've become a "social butterfly". I've gotten to be pretty close with some of the people I've meet. Now I can say I have friends from all around the world and I look forward to coming back to Europe and visiting them again!
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