Flat Hunt

Seven names. Ring the bell with seven names. It sounds like a riddle. The riddle of the sphinx. Is this all part of the test? If so, I am missing a trick: there are two …

A Fish out of Water

A few snapshots – in words, not pictures. We stepped off the train and made directly for the shade. It was hot. I’d been worried about this. I tend to visit places with the promise …

Leaving Liberec

The hardest part of leaving was two weeks before I actually left. That’s when the reality of it hit me. Until then, it had seemed sufficiently distant not to think about it; but with only …

Spring in my Step

Have you unlocked the river yet? Have you hit your female friends with a birch branch and received a painted egg in return? Have you burned the witch on the fire? No? Why ever not? …

All in White

Waiting at the starting line: the countdown begins. Four… I was born on 4th February twenty three years ago. In honour of that momentous occasion, my brother came to visit me. No surprises: we went …

Making Friends

Moving abroad is often a daunting thought. Humans are essentially social creatures and you certainly wouldn’t be alone in asking yourself: How do I meet people? How do I make friends? It may not be …