Ema

Meet Ema: a regular at the Vnitroblock coffee shop, avid music lover, and fellow photographer. When I first arrived in Prague, I was surrounded by totally unfamiliar faces. I remember walking down the street and getting cold stares from pedestrians and wondering if I would make any friends during my short stay in a foreign place. Then came a message from Ema, who had by chance found my profile on Instagram back when I was still in Texas. My friend and I set up a day to meet up with her, and off we went to Holešovice, a trendy neighborhood full of personality and local cafes. As Ema showed us around, we probably bombarded her with a million questions about what daily life was like in Prague and what her favorite gelato place was. After learning about Czech culture through class lectures, I realized that there were so many aspects of life here that no textbook or professor could teach. Turns out that even local Texas artists such as Conan Gray and Kacey Musgraves have even made their way to students here. When it was time to say goodbye, I hoped that one day I would be able to show her around Texas and inspire the same amount of awe that we felt today.