The Plus3 trip to Prague is so awesome that it is hard to have a bad time. That being said, I think that if a student wants to get the most out of the trip there are useful strategies. First and foremost, it is important to get enough sleep. There is lots of exciting nightlife in Prague but if you want to be sharp for company visits than 8 hours of sleep will help. Another tip is to learn the history of the 30 Years War. While I was reading about the history of Czechia before the trip there was plenty of attention given to the time period from after WWI to the present day. That period is interesting and includes a short era of Czechia being an independent democracy between the two world wars, the Nazi invasion then occupation and finally the time spent under Soviet control. Yet the 30 Years War was only mentioned in passing. I found that it started in Czechia with the defenestration of Prague. After spending time in Prague, it seems that the 30 Years War played a much bigger role in shaping the region. Every museum guide we have seems to tell us that part of this or that exhibit is missing because it was stolen by the Swedish during the War. When we went to Kutna Hora we were informed that the Church’s Ossuary contains tens of thousands of bones belonging to soldiers that were killed during the war. Plus, there is a display in the ossuary that shows the actual wounded skulls of soldiers. They are frightening to look at. Most of them have small holes but one is missing half the face. The sign on the exhibit says that we now know that some of the puncture wounds show signs of healing meaning that the soldiers must have lived for at least a while after being wounded. The time period is often offered up as having a big impact on how Chechens view Christianity. If I had read more about the 30 Years War before going on the trip, I definitely would have been able to appreciate the trip even more.