Welcome to the fifth episode of the Africzechs series. The Africzechs series is about Czechs living in Africa and Africans living in the Czech Republic, showing that we all have much more in common than it may seem at first glance. Africzechs...
How my life in a refugee settlement in Zambia continued? You can read about the tough beginnings without the electricity and water and my strolls in the bush in the first part of the article. The second part was about making new...
Welcome to the fourth episode of the Africzechs series. The new Africzechs series is about Czechs living in Africa and Africans living in the Czech Republic, showing that we all have much more in common than it may seem at first glance....
New Year’s Resolutions never worked for me. If I think of it, resolutions at any time of a year do not work for me. Eat less chocolate, do more exercise and so on. Interestingly, when I decided to become a vegetarian, I...
Welcome to the third episode of the Africzechs series. The new Africzechs series is about Czechs living in Africa and Africans living in the Czech Republic, showing that we all have much more in common than it may seem at first glance....
As you have probably noticed, last month I have published an interview with David, a Zambian living in the Czech Republic. The new Africzechs series is about Czechs living in Africa and Africans living in the Czech Republic, showing that we all...
In the first part about my life in the Meheba refugee settlement, I talked about the beginnings, my work with refugees and everyday life. If you did not read the first part yet, now it is a great time to do so....
Nigeria was always on the list of countries I would love to visit. The first time, I met Nigerians in Italy when the Nigerian women advised me of cooking the green plantains and chickpeas. Nowadays we hear about Nigeria in connection to...
In my first interview for the series about Africans living in the Czech Republic and Czechs living in Africa, I had the pleasure to talk to David Sandala (30) who lives in České Budějovice, a town in the Czech Republic’s South Bohemia...
Some of you asked me to write about my experience living in a refugee settlement. As I started to write, my memories flooded me and I ended up writing nine pages, can you imagine? I will always remember my time in Meheba...
How many self-help books did you read? Probably many (or none if you are lucky!). How many were helpful in the longer-term? Probably a few or none. I read loads of them in my twenties and only now, a decade I have...
Life consists of small, ephemeral moments and little joys, doesn’t it? Here are my top 10 of fleeting things I love about Zambia. Of course, there are many more things I love about Zambia which are so much more important and telling...
Ever since I was pregnant, I was hovering about the fact, that I cannot be pregnant either as a Czech woman or a Zambian one. Most of the pregnancy I was home here in Zambia, so I could not do all the...
Zambia is famous for the Victoria Falls and the amazing safaris at South Luangwa or Kafue National Parks. They are definitely astonishing and you have to see them. One of the advantages living here for over 6 years was the opportunity to...
Congo?! Yes, the Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC. I have actually realized I have a bit of history and connection with Congo, even though I have never been there. The first thing I ever remember about Congo is its 50th Independence...
Yesterday I got stuck with writing. All topics seemed unfriendly, once I picked one, I got stuck after writing a paragraph and just pressed delete. When this happens, the nagging feeling of wasting time starts to creep in, resulting in frustration and...
A few weeks ago somebody asked me to share some African music. So I shared several of my favourite videos of African R&B. To my surprise, she said: “But not this music, I mean the real African music!“ Hhmm, huh, what is...
If you Google “Hacks for keeping your home clean” you will get almost 150 MILLION results! Well, that is crazy. And let’s face it, I will probably never make my bed, I will not consistently differentiate between flip flops for inside and...
As you know, I love reading. As I was preparing this post, I tried to remember if we learnt anything about African literature at school at all. In three days, I could not remember a thing! What a shame! Luckily my savvy...
One of the reasons, why I have started this blog, is to write about what according to me is real Africa. It is not only about elephants, traditional ceremonies, and poverty. I would like to do my share in contributing to set...
