Today was particularly informative. We began by touring Nano Energy, a young company in Czechia. It was explained that the role of the business was to connect devices to different consumers looking for green fuel. These devices were biomass dependent, producing much less carbon emissions than the burning of coal. The presenters said that the…
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I’m just going to leave this here
Today we went to a company called Nano Tech. They partner with power plants and control how much power needs to be produced at any time. They had a really nice rooftop with a great view of the city. We then went to the National Technical Museum where we saw the history of cars in…
The Transformed Transformer Station
We had a lovely visit and tour of the Kunsthalle art museum, which is run by a Pitt alumni! The architecture of the building was fascinating because the building used to be an energy transformer station. They even incorporated the history of the building into a permanent wall exhibit of items that they found from…
Narrowest Alley in the World!
Today was a long but eventful day. We got to have a behind the scenes tour of Kunsthalle Praha which is a new, non-profit art gallery. During the tour we saw the loading dock, storage center, “gold” room, galleries, and offices. Through the opening presentation, we learned about the preservation efforts that they made to…
Thanksgiving in Czechia
There are a lot of great things going on throughout the Czechia trip. The two that I am most grateful for are the immaculate way our trip was planned and the beautiful Catholic Churches. Every day throughout our two weeks has had an exciting trip to either a cultural destination or a company visit. The…
Day 10: Curing the Sick
Today we spent the first part of our day getting an office tour of Nano Energies, a very interesting energy aggregation company operating in Central and Eastern Europe. They focus on delivering 100% green energy to companies in the region and have a very interesting software solution that optimizes energy production and transmission, given historical…
Day 9: Pitt Meetup!
Today was the first day since being in Czechia that we got to sleep in and have a morning to recover before starting our adventures. Since all of us on the trip are currently doing our best to get over a cold, having a late start was a lovely gift. We started our day in…
Day 8: A trip to Český Krumlov
Today we traveled to Český Krumlov, a small city in the southern region of the country. The main attraction here is the castle, which we toured while we were there. One thing I found particularly interesting was the history that the castle has with bears! To this day, they still have bears protecting the moat…
The Experience of a Lifetime
After a great nine hours of sleep, I felt excited to get out and explore the city. The agenda was very similar to yesterday, except we had an early company visit at Nano Energies. This particular tour was quite an interesting experience. The company actually had a client in the meeting room, so our tour…
Art, art, and more art!!
Prague day 9!!! And we finally got to have a lazy morning. This meant we all pretty much skipped breakfast and stayed sleeping until the las possible second. I grabbed. A quick lunch at the convenience store, and then we were off to Kunsthalle Praha, a brand-new art space that aims to connect the Czech…
Czech-nical Museum
Today we started the day by touring the company Nano Energies. They work with other companies to try and equate the amount of energy that is produced for the energy grid, with the amount of energy that is taken out. Then, we travelled to the National Technical Museum, and got a tour of a few…
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!
We started the day struggling to catch a tram. This was ironic since Chris and us had previously joked about the plethora of public transportation we had relied on. Eventually, we made it to our first destination. Nano Energies was the company we visited today. Their building and office was amazing. Very modern with plants…
Good times and long bus rides, living out my Game of Thrones fantasies
Prague day 8!!! And we are off again on another day trip, this time, we are headed over to Cesky Krumlov. This trip took about 2.5 hours by bus, so it was a great time to take a little nap as well as catch up on some of the shows I haven’t been watching recently….
Bohemian Reunion
After sleeping in (and consequently missing breakfast), we headed to Kunsthalle for the day. Kunsthalle is German for temporary exhibits in an art gallery- which is exactly what this institute is. Founded by two art loving Praguers, this place acts as a cafe, bistro, design shop, and art gallery. They feature international and local artists,…
Stunning and scary views, a day of interesting sites
Prague day 7 !!!! And we are off on a day trip to Kunta Hora, a town about one hour outside of Prague filled with beautiful churches, the cutest cafes, and also some creepy buildings that definitely make you stop and think. We started the day off with visiting the Bone church, where sadly no…
Engineering in Czechia
Engineering in Czechia seems to be much like Engineering in America. The only differences I can imagine would be dealing exclusively with the metric system, needing to communicate in multiple languages and having more government supervision. Dealing with the Metric system is certainly easier when considering that everything is base ten, but I would struggle…
Frolicking in Business Casual
Today we visited the Kunsthalle “art collection” to learn about how it was created and to connect with Pitt Alumni at the Alumni event. The day started with a lecture from the director and architect on the history of the museum. It used to be a transformer station. It was cleaned to remove heavy metals,…
Bohemia & Academia
Today was mostly spent at Kunsthalle Prague, a new art space. We spent the early afternoon conversing with the lead architecture and the director about the conversion of the building and the mission of the space. It was really informative and interesting. I loved hearing from two successful women about their efforts to bridge art,…
5/15: Down to business
After finally getting the opportunity to sleep in, we were off to Kunthalle today. We first listened to a presentation about the foundation of the company from Ivana. We also heard about the architecture, which is interesting because all of the buildings in Prague are so old, so they are like a “shell” for the…
Rain Czech for Fireworks??
Today we had free time in the morning, so I thought I would get some souvenir shopping done. I got to wander around the city looking for cool things, and then it was time to return to the hotel and meet for our tour of the Kunsthalle (which is German for “hall of art” or…