Believe it or not, certain products just can't be found in Prague
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or all of Europe, for that matter. So if you value your late-night Reese's Cup binges (like we know you do), plan ahead and bring a semester's worth of supply. Here's the lowdown on the rest.
Ladies
1. Bring feminine products from the U.S. because OB is all you get here. Unless of course you’re environmentally aware, and used to manually inserting tampons without one of those trusty Pearl applicators.
2. Leave the Chi at home and just drop the $40 to buy a straightener. Plug your Chi in here, even with a converter and an adapter, and the result will be hellish temperatures before you even press the ‘On’ button. Tesco has good deals, although the clerks don’t generally speak English. Hand gestures and speaking slowly seems to do the trick.
3. Blow-dryers do work, though for some weird reason at only one temperature: really hot. Use at your own risk! Your scalp takes the brunt of its wrath, so keep a wide berth.
4. While NYU advises against it, bring your heels/wedges. Navigating the cobblestone streets at night might be a hassle, but you’ll be glad you brought them when a night calls for a little more height.
5. Jewelry is useful as well. Despite the constant warnings of pick-pocketing, muggings aren’t very common. Just be smart, don’t bring grandma’s heirlooms to the hostel.
Gentlemen
1. Pack a lock if you’ve got one, they come in handy when you’re at the hostel or when that cute girl down the hall needs to borrow it.
2. Bring a fitted or baseball cap. Forgetting one will be your biggest regret when those bad-hair days creep up on you like last night’s hangover.
3. Pack your basketball sneakers if you like to ball. Surprisingly, a lot of people frequent the gym here, and that ankle support can’t be replaced by mere running sneakers. You’ll wish you had them when a rolled ankle keeps you on the bench for the rest of the clubbing season.
4. Whether you’re a boxers or briefs kind of guy, bring more. Not only do you have clean underwear and a longer rotation, more boxers = less laundry runs. (That goes for socks too!)
5. Pack pong balls if you plan to get some games going. Although foosballs are in abundance here, ping-pong balls are not. So grab a six-pack before you leave just to be pre-game ready.
All of the above
1. Peanut butter is expensive and, no surprise, incredibly small. Bring an American-sized jar or two (or have your mom primed to send you some), because PB&Js are your best friend when you’ve ran out of groceries for the week... on Thursday.
2. Bring your Trader Joe’s reusable bag/satchel. This is essential to avoid buying out the store in a munchie craze with no means of carrying it home – grocery stores don’t provide bags free of charge, nor do they bag the items for you. Also, bring a backpack to transport alcohol (you can’t drink in the dorms).
3. While beer is cheaper than water, notebooks are of NYU tuition-caliber. Come equipped with your Five-Star if you don’t want to pay top dollar for flimsy, loose-leaf, glue-bound pulp.
4. Bring a piece of carry-on luggage that can fit more than a weekend’s worth of clothes. Spring break will be a travel fest of airport madness and multiple destinations. If you don’t want to wear the same pair of underwear for 10 days, put it on the list.
5. If you’re planning on cooking here, pack a small Tupperware container. Dorm rooms rarely come equipped with them, and the stores will charge you obscene amounts of money.
6. Cold medicine is a beautiful thing when Prague’s winter chill turns into a burning fever. Plan ahead, all your sick friends will end up loving you for it.
7. Bring flip-flops. No questions asked.
1. Bring feminine products from the U.S. because OB is all you get here. Unless of course you’re environmentally aware, and used to manually inserting tampons without one of those trusty Pearl applicators.
2. Leave the Chi at home and just drop the $40 to buy a straightener. Plug your Chi in here, even with a converter and an adapter, and the result will be hellish temperatures before you even press the ‘On’ button. Tesco has good deals, although the clerks don’t generally speak English. Hand gestures and speaking slowly seems to do the trick.
3. Blow-dryers do work, though for some weird reason at only one temperature: really hot. Use at your own risk! Your scalp takes the brunt of its wrath, so keep a wide berth.
4. While NYU advises against it, bring your heels/wedges. Navigating the cobblestone streets at night might be a hassle, but you’ll be glad you brought them when a night calls for a little more height.
5. Jewelry is useful as well. Despite the constant warnings of pick-pocketing, muggings aren’t very common. Just be smart, don’t bring grandma’s heirlooms to the hostel.
Gentlemen
1. Pack a lock if you’ve got one, they come in handy when you’re at the hostel or when that cute girl down the hall needs to borrow it.
2. Bring a fitted or baseball cap. Forgetting one will be your biggest regret when those bad-hair days creep up on you like last night’s hangover.
3. Pack your basketball sneakers if you like to ball. Surprisingly, a lot of people frequent the gym here, and that ankle support can’t be replaced by mere running sneakers. You’ll wish you had them when a rolled ankle keeps you on the bench for the rest of the clubbing season.
4. Whether you’re a boxers or briefs kind of guy, bring more. Not only do you have clean underwear and a longer rotation, more boxers = less laundry runs. (That goes for socks too!)
5. Pack pong balls if you plan to get some games going. Although foosballs are in abundance here, ping-pong balls are not. So grab a six-pack before you leave just to be pre-game ready.
All of the above
1. Peanut butter is expensive and, no surprise, incredibly small. Bring an American-sized jar or two (or have your mom primed to send you some), because PB&Js are your best friend when you’ve ran out of groceries for the week... on Thursday.
2. Bring your Trader Joe’s reusable bag/satchel. This is essential to avoid buying out the store in a munchie craze with no means of carrying it home – grocery stores don’t provide bags free of charge, nor do they bag the items for you. Also, bring a backpack to transport alcohol (you can’t drink in the dorms).
3. While beer is cheaper than water, notebooks are of NYU tuition-caliber. Come equipped with your Five-Star if you don’t want to pay top dollar for flimsy, loose-leaf, glue-bound pulp.
4. Bring a piece of carry-on luggage that can fit more than a weekend’s worth of clothes. Spring break will be a travel fest of airport madness and multiple destinations. If you don’t want to wear the same pair of underwear for 10 days, put it on the list.
5. If you’re planning on cooking here, pack a small Tupperware container. Dorm rooms rarely come equipped with them, and the stores will charge you obscene amounts of money.
6. Cold medicine is a beautiful thing when Prague’s winter chill turns into a burning fever. Plan ahead, all your sick friends will end up loving you for it.
7. Bring flip-flops. No questions asked.