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19 February 2018 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: Teaching as Stand-up Comedy

I have always thought of myself as something akin to a stand-up comedian, but I don’t stand on a stage. Instead, I teach English, like many expats in this city. What are the similarities?…

23 January 2018 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Horror That Came Through Brno

Kevin Dahlgren is dead. He cut a path through the English-speaking community of Brno that I will never forget.

18 December 2017 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

“Czech” Gifts Through Brno

As a public service for my fellow expats who may soon be planning to visit their home countries and who…

20 November 2017 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: The War in “War and Peace”

Every December, thousands of people gather in the fields east of Brno to commemorate a battle that arguably changed the…

17 October 2017 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Names through “Bruno“

Speaking Czech is hard enough. Correctly pronouncing Czech names is even harder. Heck, even the name of this city is…

15 September 2017 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: A bridge to the past

Many local expats can probably appreciate this reality: before you know it, you are more defined by what you do…

15 August 2017 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Birthdays through Brno

What? Me buying drinks, chlebíčky, and cake for colleagues? But like most everything I have encountered as an expat, I…

29 June 2017 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: The cute way to learn Czech

This is my new plan. Read Czech vocabulary pictures books with my daughter and study them after she falls asleep.

16 May 2017 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Finding religions through Brno

Want to see the backstage of a bona fide cathedral? June 9 is Noc kostelů – Church Night – when…

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