{"id":506,"date":"2023-12-05T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isc.cvut.cz\/blog\/?p=506"},"modified":"2023-12-05T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:22:01","slug":"orientation-week-spring-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esn.cvut.cz\/blog\/orientation-week-spring-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Orientation week – Spring 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Orientation week was held from 13 February until 19 February. We welcomed 296 exchange students and were supported by 103 buddies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The preparations for Orientation week commenced on Monday 6 February with the assembly of welcome packs. Thanks to the help of volunteers, we managed to prepare all of the packs in a couple of hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preparation of welcome packs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday 11 February we welcomed the exchange students on the first event of the semester – Buddy Beer. This was the perfect opportunity for exchange students to meet not only their buddies, but also other exchange students. The Buddy team had also prepared a quiz about the Czech Republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the answers were truly breathtaking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The initial presentation was delivered by \u0160\u00e1rka Prokopov\u00e1 and Tom\u00e1\u0161 P\u00fdcha, and it was this dynamic duo that coordinated the overall organisation of the Orientation week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OW organisers – \u0160\u00e1rka & Tom\u00e1\u0161<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, the exchange students could play PDG – Pub<\/s> Prague Discovery Game. The teams were formed and the exciting exploration of Prague began. Some of the teams were eager to win while the others were there to have fun. In the end, nearly everyone had a great time which proves that PDG is indeed one of the most favourite activities which we organise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the teams playing PDG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The results of PDG were announced on inteGREATion party hosted at P.M. club. The exchange students could savour “\u0159\u00edze\u010dky” and play an ice breaking game – bingo. As the night progressed, the consumption of alcohol increased and the party got going well into the early morning hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jede jede ma\u0161inka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During the rest of the week, the exchange students were exploring the beauties of the Czech Republic on ISC trips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karl\u0161tejn & Velk\u00e1 Amerika mines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One February morning, our group of students gathered at the Main Railway Station in Prague, embarking on a journey to the Karl\u0161tejn Castle and the Velk\u00e1 Amerika mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we arrived to the village, the medieval Karl\u0161tejn Castle perched majestically atop a hill. We enjoyed its historic architecture and then our group set out on a picturesque hike towards Velk\u00e1 Amerika, often referred to as the Czech Grand Canyon. Mines revealed its beautiful landscapes carved by nature and human efforts. In the evening, the students returned to the Prague with nice memories from our amazing adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kutn\u00e1 Hora<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our OW trip to Kutn\u00e1 Hora, a historical town located in Central Bohemia, took place on Friday, February 17 2023. After the trip’s organisers, Honza, Tommaso and Ondra made sure everyone was present at the meeting point, we took our bus (which we booked for the day) that dropped us off next to St. Barbara’s Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides exploring the church dedicated to the patron saint of miners, we also visited the rest of the city, including the famous Sedlec Ossuary (with authentic skeletons of ~50k people) and the modern art gallery GASK. We also had lunch together in a traditional Czech cuisine restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After visiting Kutn\u00e1 Hora, we took our bus to the Kozel brewery in Velk\u00e9 Popovice. We went on a guided tour where we learned about the brewery’s history and tasted their excellent beer right from the source. Then, we finally returned to Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jihlava<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After getting to Jihlava by a direct bus from Prague, we went directly to the city centre. Afterward, we had visited the local brewery, where a very nice guide told us all we needed to know about the brewing process and history of the brewery and a little more. He also offered us a tasting of the beer as a part of the tour. After the tour, we went to have an amazing lunch in a local pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we went to the catacombs with a guide and saw the glowing haunted corridor and learned a little more about the history of Jihlava. In the end, we went to the local zoo and saw many interesting animals there. There was also a little free time for everyone to explore on their own before we returned to Prague by another bus. Apart from the raining, the day was very nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bohemian paradise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In spite of the bad weather forecast, we went on a trip to the Bohemian paradise during the Orientation week. In the morning we took the train to Turnov and from there we headed towards the Hrub\u00e1 Sk\u00e1la castle. We had ordered lunch in the castle restaurant. Many students tasted our unique sirloin sauce with bread dumplings for the first time and enjoyed the beer from the local brewery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a little rain, which everyone was prepared for, the clouds parted and we were treated to some spectacular views. We all enjoyed the beauty of the Czech paradise and the international students started new friendships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next we walked through the beautiful surroundings of Vald\u0161tejn Castle to the main point of our trip, the rock town of Hrub\u00e1 Sk\u00e1la. After enjoying the breathtaking views from the rock town of Hrub\u00e1 Sk\u00e1la and the Hlavatice lookout point, we were on our way back to Turnov, where our train was already heading back to Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all enjoyed the trip and later it turned out that new and dear friendships were established not only between the foreign students but also with the organisers themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bohemian Switzerland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After one semester break following the summer fire, we finally went on our traditional and favourite trip to Bohemian Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey began on Saturday, early in the morning (7:30 am). We took a private bus to Vysok\u00e1 L\u00edpa and from there we started the hike. The first place we visited was the rock castle \u0160aun\u0161tejn. Even though it was raining, the views from the top of the rock were quite nice. Next, we saw a “small Prav\u010dick\u00e1 gate” which is a rock formation similar to the more famous big one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch, we continued our hike towards the Prav\u010dick\u00e1 gate. The effects of the forest fire were noticeable, we saw a bunch of burnt and fallen trees. Even the trail to Prav\u010dick\u00e1 br\u00e1na was partially closed as there was a danger of falling rocks. But the hike was overall still enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we finally arrived to Prav\u010dick\u00e1 gate, we didn’t have much time to enjoy ourselves. In the winter season the Gate is only opened until 16:00, and so we had less than half an hour to explore the surroundings. But we still managed to spend a couple of minutes to enjoy the view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it was getting dark, we took the bus to the accommodation. We spent the evening playing ice breaking games and getting to know each other. Unfortunately, the following day we left the guesthouse with smaller number of people, as one of the participants couldn’t find the wallet after a rather difficult night (he found it in the end!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the morning we took another trail, this time in Jet\u0159ichovice area. The hike was quite physically demanding, but it was worth the views we got. After lunch, we went to the final hike of the trip, to Tisk\u00e9 st\u011bny. With this hike concluding the trip, we finally took the bus back to Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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