Kristýna Horáková (left) and Nikola Ročňáková, students of the Gymnázium K.V.Raise in Hlinsko

Students at NYU in Prague seldom go native, but a small group recently had a short glimpse at the life of ordinary Czech high-school students.

Ten NYU students took part in a brief home-stay October 14 with students of the Gymnázium K.V.Raise in Hlinsko, a town 153 kilometers southeast of Prague.

“One of the things about NYU is that the kids live in a bubble,” NYU instructor Dinah Spritzer said. “They tend to hang around other students and don’t make an effort to hang around other Czechs.”

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