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Emma Coleman, Alumni Ambassador

Alumni Ambassadors

University of Houston

Prague, Czech Republic

Summer 2024

WHAT'S ONE STORY OR IMPORTANT ASPECT YOU ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR TIME ABROAD?
I had a hard time adjusting and connecting to locals and my team at first. During this time the housekeeping manager offered to take me out and show me her favorite place in Prague. I got to go explore with her and her kids even though I couldn't speak to her. She always made me feel welcomed and comfortable especially when I needed it the most during my adjustment to being there. We would talk through google translate, go eat, and explore the city and she truly made my time there so special. I wrote her a letter in Ukrainian when I left and still communicate with her through google translate.


WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS WHILE ABROAD, AND WHY? (IF YOU INTERNED ABROAD YOU CAN USE THIS SPACE TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IF YOU PREFER)
I interned and my favorite thing was working with the housekeeping and kitchen staff in the hotel. I didn't speak the same language as them but I ate lunch with the housekeeping team every day and when I worked in the kitchen they would teach me recipes even though we couldn't communicate. I love how food can bring everyone together even without a common language.

 


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Emma Coleman,  Alumni Ambassador