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30 October 2015 What expats say CommonAdmin

What expats say: Eating sweets is over the top here

You go to work and somebody baked a cake: it's home-made, you have to try it. When it comes to Christmas, it is even worse. In Tanzania, we only eat sweets on special occassions.

3 March 2015 What expats say CommonAdmin

What expats say: Brno is like home but with more things to do

She is bohemian. Always chic, a vegetarian who wants to eat local, goes to galleries and stays at the Alliance francaise…

5 October 2014 What expats say CommonAdmin

What expats say: Czech society lacks kindness

He can make things disappear, he can make other things fly. And he can do about 1000 other magic tricks.

27 August 2014 What expats say CommonAdmin

What expats say: Brno is a perfectly livable city

Electrical engineer Róbert Heves (30) was born in south-west Slovakia to a Hungarian family. At home and school he only spoke…

31 July 2014 What expats say CommonAdmin

What expats say: I feel safe even on night buses

Psychologist Tomo Umemura grew up in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. For his university studies, he went to the United States.

13 June 2014 What expats say CommonAdmin

What expats say: I felt like there were no people in Brno

Aanan Khurma (age 27) from India spent three months in Brno developing a device that simplifies hospital hand hygiene in…

22 April 2014 What expats say CommonAdmin

What expats say: I miss feeling the African life

Samuel Antwi Darkwah (age 59) from Ghana, Africa has lived in the Czech Republic for more than 30 years. As…

5 November 2013 What expats say Lucia Konôpková

What expats say: You have to know the culture, language and bureaucracy

Yuhi was born in Osaka, Japan. After graduation from University she moved to the Czech Republic. She has been living…

5 February 2013 What expats say Lucia Konôpková

What expats say: This was my Christmas in Brno

In the January issue of the BEC Newsletter we announced a competition. You – our expats – were invited…

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