Prague

I've never been out of the United States before so if I where going to go immerse myself in a different culture i would go strait to Europe, more specifically, Prague. One of my best friends is from Prague and everything she tells me about it makes it seem really interesting. It has a great economy, tons of theater's and dance clubs, pluse it looks absolutely beautiful.

I would probably end up over packing because I wouldn't know exactly what I was going to do over there and I usually always overpack for trips. First I would obviously pack clothes for different sorts of occasions like a club, a fancy theater, or for just walking around the city. I would want to take my friend, Josefina, who used to live there, with me that way I would be with someone who already knew the city and the culture so I could use her as my cultural bridge. I usually take my digital camera with me everywhere so I would definitely take it to Prague with me. I would want to take one of my 35mm's with me too because I have more fun shooting with my 35mm it's just that it's easier to use a digital, but since I would be in Prague for atleast six months I would have lots of time to go out, explore, and take pictures. My ipod would be a must have as well as my journal and my laptop so I could stay in touch with my friends and family while I was gone. New places and people are really intimidating to me so I would have to bring this book, "The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath" with me because I always read that when I'm feeling alone or discontent with anything. As far as any psychological capacities go I would bring a fearless attitude and an open mind which would help me imbrace the culture easier.

I think most of the items I would bring with me would be easily translatable in Prague. My style and the music I listin to will probably be different but ipods, cameras, and laptops are universal technology so I'm pretty sure people would understand if I walked around the city with my camera glued to my face. I think everything I bring, to a certain extent, is going to have some sort of cultural difference. For example, even though my camera and laptop are universal things my camera brand, which is pretty well known where I live, might not be a normal brands to use in Prague.