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	The Prague Chronicles: “Praha ha-ha ha hahahaha!” By Marina Isaacson April 9, 2011 - 12:00am Today was a typical Thursday morning. My alarm went off at 7:55 am, and I hit the snooze button twice. I finally rolled out of my lumpy bed at 8:05 with a resigned heave and sigh. What, might you ask, would spur me to rise and shine at this ungodly hour? Why, beginner’s Czech class twice a week at 8:50 am of course! I don’t want to be overdramatic… but that class is the bane of my existence. At least now when I stumble from my room to the bathroom the sun is already streaming through the windows—two months ago the apartment would have been pitch-black. READ MORE
	The Prague Chronicles: Put Your Ceská Face On By Marina Isaacson April 1, 2011 - 6:17pm By now I think we all know that Prague is a pretty cool place to check out. For a small capital city, it packs a lot of punch. However, please allow me to discuss some small, minor facts and idiosyncrasies that I have noticed and observed in my time here. READ MORE
	Gay Best Friend Stephan: How To Pull A Sweet Prank On April Fools Day! By Stephan Baxter April 1, 2011 - 12:57pm Hey, hey ladies! Sorry you missed me last week. I was forced to go to therapy when it snowed again after being like 60 degrees here. God damnit Rochester. But! I figured that one mental health week off is better than permanently packing my bags and eloping to San Fran with Javier (hmmm… I still might do it…) But ANYWAY! Let’s talk about my absolute favorite holiday in April. Yes, even more important to me than Easter, Earth Day, and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day (ya, it’s a real holiday, google that sh*t), is April Fools Day! READ MORE
	The Prague Chronicles: Meet Me in Barcelona? By Marina Isaacson March 26, 2011 - 3:02pm You know the feeling after a long summer away from your friends at college? How much you miss them, and the way you become yourself around them? Remember how as the clock winds down to move-in day again, you find yourself immeasurably agitated with excitement? Well, this feeling was magnified in me a hundredfold for the days leading up to last weekend. After a long month in the Ceské republiky, I was finally going to see friends of mine from UR, namely Alissa, Katie, and Laura. But this time our joyful reunion wouldn’t be on the Phase bridge or at the Starbucks counter, it would be at Alissa’s tiny flat in Barcelona. READ MORE
	What I learned from my semester abroad: in fashion terms that is By Hilary Rosenthal March 25, 2011 - 1:11am READ MORE
	Stephan’s Post Spring Break Survival Tips By Stephan Baxter March 17, 2011 - 8:44pm Hello my lovelies! Damn I love spring break! Every day spent lying on the beach, soaking up almost as much booze as sunshine, and hooking up with strange exotic men, but sadly, all good things have to come to an end (except for Robert Pattison’s abs… woof!) Yes, the bad news is spring break is officially over, but we all took like 3,000 pictures so we can relive it anytime we want to (especially the ones of you dancing on stage for that contest… with the super soakers… can you say facebook!?). But here are some things to remember in order to survive life after paradise. READ MORE
	The Prague Chronicles: Love is My Religion By Marina Isaacson March 17, 2011 - 5:53pm READ MORE
	The Prague Chronicles: Advent of Reality By Marina Isaacson March 4, 2011 - 7:30pm I write this on a lovely Prague afternoon, nestled in the tourist-ridden Starbucks by Karlovy most (Charles Bridge). The sun was shining so bright that after I finished at my Forum 2000 Foundation internship for the day (link here: http://www.forum2000.cz/) , instead of hopping on the tram I decided to go for a walk down the hill to see where it would take me. I had no idea that the Malostranská tram stop was so close to my internship, and my stroll left me pleasantly rewarded— instead of some no-name street I stumbled on to one of the most famous quarters in all of Prague. READ MORE
	Abroad Diaries: Fashion Week from Across the Pond By Emily Berkowtiz March 3, 2011 - 11:06am The jungle red carpet gleamed behind the throngs of feisty fashionistas who were all shoving their stilettos and purses forward to be the first one to break through the barrier to the catwalk – London Fashion Weekend had arrived and I was along for my first exhilarating taste of fall fashion. As I made my way past the crowds I entered into a dark hallway and then into the catwalk space, which was illuminated with a dark red light that contrasted the bright white catwalk that dominated the entire space. Chills of excitement ran down my spine as I walked across the runway where the brilliant and exquisite creations of Christopher Kane, Matthew Williamson, Christopher Bailey and more had walked through just days before....
	The Prague Chronicles: 43 Hours in Budapest—What would YOU do? By Marina Isaacson February 25, 2011 - 2:21pm This last week for me was jam-packed. I thought my life at UR was busy and then I came here. It’s just a different sort of busy, as I can’t walk from my suite to the gym and then grab dinner before club meetings. Here, everything is a metro ride, tram ride, or trek away, and requires some planning. But back to this week’s activities... It started off low-key: as Monday was Valentine’s Day the girls in my building (Pod Karlovem 12) and I decided to hit up The Globe, an expat-oriented bookstore and restaurant, for appetizers and drinks. We stopped at our favorite cave-like pub U Sudu for one last drink before heading home. READ MORE