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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 impossible to say right. It’s Brno, not Bruno!…

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…

19 September 2016 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Learning Czech through Brno

Are you putting yourself in danger by not understanding warnings that the water supply is contaminated? Autumn always seems like…

16 July 2016 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: Summer camp

Summer camp is where kids make major steps forward in the development of their characters and adults reevaluate their lives.

24 June 2016 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

(Re)learning to drive through Brno

I had driven around a million kilometers in the USA but to become a legal driver in Brno I had…

25 May 2016 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: From concrete jungle to backyard garden

It would be unfair to compare New York and Brno in most ways, but, on a personal level, life is…

31 December 2015 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: I resolve to _____________ in 2016

Learn a Czech word or phrase every day. Lose one kilogram a month. Iron my clothes. Easy. No problem. I’ll…

24 July 2015 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Through Brno: An expat's view of local absurdity

I arrived in Brno by morning train in June 2006. I stepped out of the station, put down my backpack,…

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