#český post

[racajdickaracajda]

ODVŠ jakožto text posts 2/?

[motylemanuel]

@nastyalover123 dekujeme

[the-end-of-miky-melodic]

Dont judge until you try it but granátové jablko v mrkvovým salátu je jiná chálka

[palacholic]

Storytime

So...it's time to introduce you to the wicked ways of my weirdness, to show you what it's like to be me, starting from the beginning...

Right now I'm in my first semester at Charles university, Prague. I've been living in the Czech republic for a few months now, I chose to move there right after finishing high school in my home country. I spent years preparing for my life abroad, studying the Czech language, taking care of all the formalities that are necessary to move to a new country, most of it by myself, getting to know the country that I consider my home and I wish to live in for the rest of my life.

Why all this? What made me take such an unexpected choice, leaving behind everything I knew, saying goodbye to my friends and family and to the life I could have had in my home country?

As you could probably guess from my username and the content on my blog, the answer is simple:

Jan Palach

Yes. That Jan Palach. The student who on 16th January 1969 set himself on fire in protest of the apathy and resignation of the Czechoslovak people following the soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. A guy who's been dead for over half a century.

I first heard about him during a time when I was struggling a lot with my mental health. His story gave me strength and hope, what he did reminded me that there are things worth fighting for, things worth living for. I know this sounds kinda paradoxical given that he died because of what he did but that's the point - he was willing to sacrifice his life because he wanted others to live in a better world. He didn't kill himself because he hated life, on the contrary he loved it.

I found something that gave me joy, something I liked doing - reading and watching everything I could find about him. I spent a lot of time researching him and loved every new detail I found out. I started researching him out of admiration for his act and became more and more intrigued by his personality, his interests, the things he believed in...I look up to him a lot. It's incredible how much this helped me getting better mentally and eventually healing from the worst of my mental issues. I started looking forward to the future again, especially after visiting the Czech Republic for the first time.

I came to Prague to pay my respects to Jan Palach, to visit the places where he lived, to say thank you...and fell in love with the city and Czech culture overall more than I expected. I met amazing people and had some of the best experiences of my life, and soon after I realised that moving to Czechia was the right thing to do. That I would regret it for the rest of my life if I didn't go through with it, that if I stayed in my home country I would never be as happy as I am now.

Two years later I finally packed my things and went on my way...as soon as I left the airport on my arrival I felt that I'd made the right choice and everything that happened since then only confirmed that feeling. Even the bad things. It's not always easy but it feels right, in a way that's hard to convey by words. I sometimes think about how crazy this all is but I'm so glad it happened. I'm thankful for everything I have now, my friends, my hobbies, my new home. I love it every day more. And I don't care how weird it is that all this started because of a guy who died more than half a century ago. Was it only a coincidence that I watched the news that day when they talked about him? Is there more to it? Who knows? Is it relevant? I don't think so.

I hope he'd be happy to know that he saved me and how much he means to me. If I could, I'd thank him for everything.

I started this blog to share my feelings and my journey as an expat in Czechia. You'll find memes, stories of a foreigner's life in Prague and of course a lot of history-related things. I'm happy to answer all your questions and tell you more. I hope to make new friends and find people with whom I can talk about my interests. I'm glad to be here and I love you all, I'm proud of y'all for being here too <3

this post took me waaayyyy too long to write and maybe I'll edit it again sometime in the future, if you read all of this I'm genuinely impressed, please tell me your thoughts in the comments or send an ask if you want to :)

[ailathemoodentity]

Mr. Bonzo je jakože

🎶Máme doma obludu🎶

[tylersgraveyardsale]

"Hi! Me and my boyfriend saw you from across the bar and we really dig your vibe. Can we buy you a drink?"

[dj-arnostek]

Proč a taky proč ne?

[nikoldragonne12]

Poll about Czechia (update):

There's already 8 votes at the poll about my home country Czechia and that's great... but out of curiosity, I also voted (yes, the 9th vote is mine) and noticed that there's a lot of "YES" answers but no comments with questions and it's not the first time - it already happened to me in a different poll.

Guys, you don't have to be afraid to ask about anything you would like to know about Czechia/Czech Republic. If you're curious and your questions won’t be rude or something like that, I have no problem to answer.

I try my best to always answer every question.

I was actually thinking about making some posts about my country earlier, mainly after I saw a czech series where foreigners were supposed to try czech dishes, read our books, watch some czech movies etc. and most of them had wrong information and thoughts about us that were repeated there several times. The most significant of them being:

"Czechia is in the Eastern Europe/is a part of Russia." My answer: We're in a Central Europe and we're not a part of Russia.

"Dr*gs are legal in Czechia." My answer: Dr*gs are illegal in our country.

"Czechia a sea or that we're an island." My answer: We're a landlocked country.

"Czech people have no inventors/scientists etc. in our historiy who made/found something that's still used nowadays and even in different countries." My answer: We have famous inventors and scientists in our history. For example, prof. Otto Wichterle, the inventor of contact lences.

"Czechoslovakia!" My answer: Czechs and Slovaks are two different nationalities and despite being together in one country for a long time, we are two separated countries since 1992/1993. I was already born to Czechia/The Czech Republic, not to Czechoslovakia.

There are more myths and/or wrong information and I don't remember everything they say - these are just the most often ones.

This all led me to an idea that I should explain some interesting things about Czech people and/or to break some myths about us, however, I also wanted to talk about something that would interest you, guys.

Therefore, if your answer in my poll is YES, write that question as a comment under the poll. I'll answer you privately (my answers tends to be long) and then I'll explain the topic of the question publically in a post.

The link for the poll:

[sp1resong]

haha funey slug say swear word

[darksideoftheshipps]

Pokud nenajdu někoho, kdo by mě potřeboval tak jak potřeboval Plaček Arvéda, tak nechci nikoho!!!

NIKOHO!!!

[zurnatetka]

proč tahle písnička vystihuje poslední dobou můj život?

🎶 Well, you look like yourself

But you're somebody else

Only it ain't on the surface

Well, you talk like yourself

No, I hear someone else though

Now you're making me nervous 🎶

nebudu lhát, když jsem to poprvé slyšela, tak jsem se na full rozbrečela. je to divný, když se snažíte přijít na to, co vlastně máte rádi a chcete, aby všechno bylo tak, jako dřív. když všechno bylo v pohodě, já měla zájmy a nějakou osobnost. když na vás ze zrcadla zírá někdo, kdo vám nepříjde povědomý, a přes to všechno jste to vy. teda, pro okolí.

zítra jdu do práce, třeba bude random inzerát z archivu. třeba bude zítra líp.

[racajdickaracajda]

ODVŠ character masterpost 3/?

Josef Švejk

[motylemanuel]

,,ty jsi jen obyčejný pastýř”

jura později téhož večera:

[traumaticenby]

"Být vožralý je fajn. Neřešíš svoje globální problémy, ale řešíš to, že jsi špatně nasadil sluchátka" - já 2023

[chalk-homunculus]

Oh right, did I ever mention I will be going to Prague next week? (Namely because I want to see the alchemy museum. Actually, it's all because I want to see the alchemy museum.)

[the-end-of-miky-melodic]

Ootd :]