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Prague 2019
I spent a weekend in Prague with my friend Vikki, a girl from Kyrgyzstan I lived with in South Korea. She went to college in Prague and is now working for Amazon in the city. Coming from Poland, she picked me up at the bus station (I was two hours late!) and took me to her gorgeous apartment not far…
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Thyra Travels: Polish in Poland
Wooooo, we have arrived to the Motherland, the birthplace of the Wysocki half of my life, Poland. I am half-Polish with my last name actually meaning “high” (appropriate since that side of the family is TALL). For the first time in my life, I felt like an elite traveler, as hostels would see my last name and treat me as…
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Thyra Travels: Freezing in Ukraine
Guess what? Two days before I arrived in Ukraine the temperature midday was 24 C. When I arrived? 10 C. When I went to Chernobyl? High of 2 C. Then, the day AFTER I left the country? Back up to 22 C. The world has a funny sense of humor. Kyiv Kyiv reminded me of big cities in the states,…
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Thyra Travels: Living My Best Portuguese Life
Well, well, well, what a month. I have always wanted to go to Portugal and I spent the whole month in a rural, small town working reception at a hostel. Initially hoping to learn Portuguese, I passed the time strolling around the city, visiting other parts of the country, and chatting with the family that owned the hostel. We spent…
