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Hi, I'm Catssica, I'm currently living in Prague.
I'm originally from California
but I have been teaching English abroad since August, 2018.
I first moved to Korea in the beginning and I just moved
to Prague in January before all that craziness I'd say.
If you guys have any questions for me,
please leave them right here.
So I'm gonna show you our apartment.
I live with one other roommate in Prague 4,
it takes me about 20 to 30 minutes to go into the city.
And I found my apartment on Facebook
in January, it only took me about two weeks to find.
So here is the apartment. Let me flip you around.
So when you walk in, it's immediately the kitchen,
my roommate's room, one of our vacant rooms
and then here is our shower and this is our toilet room.
And then here is my room.
Yeah. And then there is just that I'm buildings.
My room is facing the courtyard.
So yeah, that was, is our apartment.
And today on my list of things to do,
I have a VIP Kid class, as well as
classes at the language school that I teach on locally.
And yeah, we've all seen what we get up to.
I'll be waiting for your questions.
I keep running out of time to, like, speak on this slide.
So I'm gonna write most of my answer,
but Korea is way more academic I would say.
In Prague, I find that I ended up playing a lot more games
and we don't really focus so much
on the schoolwork, especially with kids.
This is such a long answer for me
because I moved to Europe during one of the most
probably weird/difficult times ever.
I moved to Prague in January
and the Czech Republic went into lockdown on March 13th.
The best advice that anyone can give you
about moving to Europe right now, is just to make sure
that you check with the ministries or chambers
that are in charge of processing and approving visas.
I think that's the one that I would probably look up.
I'll answer questions in a little bit.
My VIP Kid class is going to start really soon
and I want to focus on that for a little bit
but I will check in later, bye.
My class just finished,
so I have a little bit more time to answer some questions.
The best time to apply for TEFL jobs in Prague
is to apply in January after winter break ends
or September, August when the school year starts.
So I usually take the tram to work
because I have a tram stop right outside of my apartment.
So that's really convenient.
You are supposed to wear a mask
(tram engine running)
when you're on the tram
or any sort or form of public transportation.
So that's one thing that they should know
about the Czech Republic right now.
I see that you guys are asking a lot of questions.
I'm gonna do my best to answer them
but I am going to be going into the class for a few hours,
so I'll see you on the other side.
I'm done with class,
I'm gonna try and answer these questions like rapid fire
because I'm gonna go to dinner with some friends.
And then I think we'll call it a night.
I have a Zivno Visa
or I think what's actually called the Zivnostensky List
and you'll need to check the Ministry of Interior
to see if they're still issuing them.
I pay Kc8,880 for rent, not including when utilities.
I had a few questions about changing or moving
from South Korea to Prague and all that stuff,
and I have to say that
living in South Korea first was really useful
for being and getting accustomed to living alone abroad.
Yes, but I do think it's a little bit different
in comparison to Korea.
I actually know how to speak Korean
whereas I don't know how to speak Czech.
So it's a little bit different, but you end up
picking some things up and eventually it becomes okay.
This is something I'm really interested in figuring out
in the future.
I'm hoping to move my cat from California to Prague
or just the EU in general in the future,
so I'm gonna be looking out for that.
I found my roommates on Facebook apartment listing group.
I found that someone was leaving their room
and I contacted her
and I visited the place, I liked it, contacted the landlord.
Hey, I think those are all the questions I have time for
because my phone is going to die and I still need (chuckles)
to meet up with my friends.
So I will see you guys.
If you have any more questions to ask,
please, just send me a DM or follow me on Instagram.
I'll leave my handle here.
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