The first few weeks after coming back from visiting your home country are the worst, as you find yourself battling the temptation to just pack up and go back. The goodbyes are not becoming easier with time. Every single time I say goodbye to my family back home not knowing when I’m coming back to [...]

As I promised in my last blog post, I didn’t explain much about acting to anyone when I went back to Czech Republic for the holidays. I did, however, get asked “Oh, so you are an actress? You must have a great life over there in the West! Are you famous yet? How much does [...]

In December,  I’m flying back home to spend 14 days with family, friends and people that are dear to me. My feelings about that? Mixed, to be perfectly honest. A year ago I was at home, still quite freshly settling down and feeling culturally shocked after my time spent in the USA.  I was lucky [...]

“You are so British now!” a friend of mine jokingly told me not too long ago. My first reaction was a simple “Huh, what?” and later on a realisation that it was true. Living abroad, you certainly pick up a lot of the local culture and I think it’s only natural. It’s funny how much [...]