Four years ago I had the honor of participating in a Journalism Program that Prague Freedom Foundation sponsored. The program brought students from Kent State University and Anglo American University together to study journalism. After winning the Excellence Award for my piece on Abortion Laws in Ohio I went on to receive a grant from PFF to report on the war in Ukraine…
Month: July 2018
My 10 Favorite Excuses for Not Going to the Gym
Rainy weather can be pretty depressing. And wet. But…
You have an umbrella, don’t you? You’re not a witch so you won’t melt if a droplet falls on your head, right? I hope so…
Insects on the Menu – Entomophagy in Prague
Jiskra loves to experiment with food and began cooking with insects five years ago. The lunch menu was much more extensive than the average insect tasting with mealworms, crickets, grasshoppers and cockroaches on offer. You could eat a three-course cricket meal with crickets in the soup as well as the typically-Czech fried cheese but also covered in chocolate as dessert…
Volunteering at a Dogsled Farm – Snowdragons, Austria – Part 3 (Guest Post)
This week started very with a training where I could be the co-driver for Lukas. This time, we took the smaller cart with eight dogs, because Birgit did also train and she took six dogs. It was very cold, no wind, perfect conditions. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that I could be the co-driver so I wasn’t very good prepared with my cameras…
(Guest Post) Volunteering at a dogsled farm – Snowdragons in Austria Part 4
Here we’ll go again, somehow a lot of things happened and then, not again. The same weekend where Miri and … More
Mealworm Monday: What is the Hive’s Green Light?
This weeks Mealworm Monday features dealing with the green light of the Hive, the world’s first edible insect desktop farm … More
To Japan (Guest Post)
On Sunday, March 01, I stood next to my husband as we waited for the bus. It was early and his eyes were still squinting at everything as he wasn’t fully awake yet. I squeezed his hand in the cold, feeling the warmth. My stomach felt like it was in my throat with nervous energy. The bus for the airport pulled up and I shoved my way through the crowd of people squeezing through the doors…
Throwback Thursday: Italian Adventures
How cancelled flights, stolen deposits and ankles sprained by angry volcanoes made our trip to Rome, Naples and Pompeii impossible … More
“That’s the real trouble with the world: Too many people grow up,” Walt Disney (Guest Post)
On the next morning, we had a quite early breakfast and got ready to take the bus to Disneyland. It is really nice, that there are free shuttles which are bringing you directly to the park. We decided we will go first to the Walt Disney Studios, because it is a little bit smaller, so we could do it in the morning and later on we go to the park…
How to Wear Food-Themed Earrings? Part 1
My recent obsession with food-themed earrings resulted in numerous “just one more” purchases at potvor.cz. This Czech online store opened … More