According to Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers, it takes 10,000 practice hours to be a master at a particular activity. Now, this is easier said than done, not because of the amount of hours involved but rather for the difficulty we face trying t

Podcast #5: “Brewsta”, Prague's Restaurant Sherpa

May 25th, 2011 1h

Of restaurants, Prague has many. But when browsing through my umpteenth pizza-pasta menu I am reminded that this is not always cause to cheer. Where can a girl get a decent rainbow roll....Prague has no Zagat's listing—at least for us English-

Podcast #4: Paul Whitaker, The Englishman Who Went for a Long Swim in the Vltava

Apr 26th, 2011 52m 36s

One October afternoon in 2009, Paul Whitaker stepped in to his bathroom for a post-run shower and minutes later came out with a big idea—an 18-day swim for charity in the Vltava, the longest river (approx. 440km) in the Czech Republic.That mus

Podcast #3: Mary Matz, Crafting a Creative Life & Opus in Prague

Mar 22nd, 2011 1h 7m

Do you know when to applaud at a classical performance? (Other than at the very end, of course...) I wasn't always so sure.But thanks to my recent chat with Mary Matz, I now have some good pointers for when I can freely belt out "Bravissimo!" a

Podcast #2: Jana Olivova, Prague's Speed-Dating Cupid

Feb 22nd, 2011 54m 57s

The BlackGirlinPrague Podcast series rolls on with Episode #2!And since this February, I tackle dating and romance—from the perspective of a Czech woman: Jana Olivova, the beautiful and super-smart Cupid behind Rande Motyl, a top speed dating

Podcast #1: Lee Davison, All That Jazz in Prague

Jan 23rd, 2011 1h

This is the premiere episode of a new podcast series about the ins-outs-ups-downs of taking that leap [of faith!] to move abroad, something which I did in August 2006--leaving the stoops and brownstones of Brooklyn, New York for the cobble-ston

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