We are slowly running out of energy. We have a lot to do to school, all the assignments, exams, etc and we really need a break. But at the same time, we are trying to enjoy some nice things, such as our cooking class that we finished last week! (Well, not really..) We enjoyed thst very much. Kristýna went to get drinks with the group afterwards but Lauren went home because she is STILL sick. Oh yeah, and she had to go to the hospital. And not to forget, we went to yet another cocnert (Kodaline), unfortunately, the last one of this semester.

This time we talked about friendships. Kristýna discovered that there is such a thing as low maintenance friendship and actually has had a couple of them. Making friends is such a weird but natural concept that you don't think about until you grow up, move abroad and get cut off from all of your life long ones. At first, it might seem intimidating but with time you realise, how natural process it is and how cool it is to keep meeting new people. Because every individual person brings something different and special to your life. Or it might be just a passerby, who appeared in your life for a certain reason as well. We both came to the conclusion that you have to treat friendships the same way as romantic or family relationships. And communication is key!

With love,

L&K

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This weekly recap covers a lot: We threw a Taylor Swift album release party and forced all our friends to come. (Some were more excited than others...) And Lauren had a great time at the Taylor Swift club night afterwards. We had a lot (and I mean A LOT) of assignments to do and exams to prepare for. We've officially reached that point of the semester. Lauren got sick. Kristyna went to New York. We took another vegan cooking class and went to a James Bay concert. So, all in all, a nice collection of events.

L&K

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This past week, we did so many amazing activities. First of all, after a really long time, we had a nice relaxing weekend, which was absolutely needed. But the highlight of it all was going to our first session of cooking classes! Our university offers a short course of vegan cooking and we’ve decided to try it out. Everybody was super super nice and the food was, of course, delicious. We also give you an update about our law exam, which trust us, you do want to hear!

Have you ever had the problem of not wanting to go somewhere but you felt bad because you think you’d dissapoint your friends? Today’s topic is all about finding and balancing the thin line between prioritising yourself and sacrificing for others. It is really hard, and we are nowhere near perfect but we found a few tips and tricks that might help you, if you struggle with it like we do.

In the book club part, we raved about how much we love the rain (in certain situations) and complained about how we aren’t able to find the right time to read while it's raining. It has been really difficult to fit the right day and time window. And lastly, we reflected on our sleeping schedule.

With love,

L&K

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We look back at a busy week: A padel tournament (they did not win!), a visit from a friend from home, a Tom Odell Concert, study sessions, a failed exam (?) and even a spa visit. There has been a lot going on and we're updating you on all of it.

We hope you enjoy this episode. We had a great time recording with our friend, Estela.

With love,

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We went to Castellon for a weekend, which was amazing but very exhausting. The initial point of the trip was to film a documentary for our university class but in the end, we did so much more. Our friend Sara (it was her hometown) took us to a very traditional event, which she tried to explain to us prior (unsuccessfully unfortunately) and according to Lauren's words, it left us even more confused after seeing it. We spent our last night there on a beach, which was just what we needed. We came back to take economics exam, which went as expected - partially failing but not a big deal. 

Lastly, we went to a concert of Ludovico Einaudi and we enjoyed it so much that we dedicated the whole third part of the episode to talk about just that.

For the main part of the episode, we invited our friend to come on the podcast and interview us! Whenever we get together and talk, the conversation is always really interesting and makes us wonder about different stuff. She prepared a few games and topics to ask us and talk about. It is an episode filled with a lot of laugh, wondering, trying to remember (important) things, etc.

Hope it'll maybe make you get into your thoughts as well!

With love,

L&K

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As always, we recap the week: These past days included a surprise visit from a friend, a not so successful study session for an economics, and drinks and food with family and friends.

With love,

L&K

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In the first part of this episode, we talk about everything that we’ve done the past week. And to warn you, it was a lot, sports especially. Lauren’s mom visiting, picking up the mugs we painted last week and were stoked to see how they turned out, Kristýna’s volleyball tryouts and much much more. We also updated our recording gear, we can now hear ourselves and each other through headphones so hopefully the quality of the following episodes will improve a little bit again.

This episode is more practical than other ones. We wanted to give you some tips for the week before you leave to go to another country for a longer period of time and also the week after you arrive. There are some things you have to do that you don't maybe think about and it's good to be prepared. We gained these experiences the hard way so we want your experience to be a little bit less stressful.

In the last part, we talk about the books we've read the past week. We are so happy we both love reading and can talk about it with each other and also on our podcast. It's a big passion of us.

Enjoy!

With love,

L&K

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This past week was eventful – but in the best way possible! And we talked all about it in the first part of this episode.

With love,

L&K

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We are back!

Summer's over now (technically not, because it's still over 30 degrees in Madrid) and we returned to our second home - Madrid. We haven't honestly talked much during summer since we were so busy! But we decided to make up for it by making the first episode all about how we spent our summer, what trips we took but of course we also dig a little bit into how we feel about being back, what it was like having to be parted from your friends again, etc.

A couple of updates were made, especially the last part of the episodes. Instead of asking a question we've decided to turn it into a mini book club (well not really) and talk about what we're currently reading or what TV series we're watching. Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as we do. 

With love,

L&K

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The second semester of our Journalism degree is officially over. We managed to pass all of our courses and have been enjoying the first weeks of summer break back in our hometowns. Lauren finally realized that in order to have plans she needs to actually make plans. So, she's been catching up with friends and enjoying being surrounded by lakes and rivers (since Madrid lacks that a bit...). Kristyna's been having a little bit of a tough time, but has still managed to spend a lot of time with friends. She had a late Birthday party, went rollerblading, and even got a new job.

In this episode, we wanted to talk about how we experienced the second semester of our studies. We take a look back at all of our classes, our first impressions and how it all developed. We had an interesting collection of classes this semester, with quite different approaches regarding the work load throughout the semester and also the final exam. Of course, we encountered some challenges along the way, but, thankfully, it all worked out in the end. As it usually does. And we've successfully finished the first year of our Journalism studies!

It was quite interesting for us to take a look back at these past months and how we experienced them. How we thought each class would be versus how they all actually turned out. 

We hope you enjoy this episode!

With love,

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