Luckily this time we were able to sleep in a little due to the fact our meeting with Sanoma Publishing wasn’t until 1:00pm. This also gave a few of us an opportunity to go get some Czech apparel to prove we went their. I was able to acquire a Czech T-shit with the flag and country name on the front and another member of our group found a Czech hockey jersey. After some shopping we then went to Sanoma Publishing where we were given a multitude of presentations. We began by meeting Petra who was our tour guide for this visit. We began with a power point presentation by the owner of the company, Frank and the presentation outlined how the publishing company operates. One of the things I noticed is I believe the publishing company thinks American publishing companies are a lot more advanced then they are in reality. After the presentation we were able to speak with the editor and chief of Nat Geo and he discussed that his job is to translate the magazine into the Czech language. Apparently this sometimes requires omitting a couple sentences to make sure all the text can fit on the page. Afterwards we proceeded upstairs and met an expat from England whose job include the layout of the photos in a magazine comparative to our Cosmo.  He had some very interesting insight about how he got the job and he is also able to work and live in the Czech Republic and without knowing how to speak the native language at all. After talking with him we proceeded into the next room and met with the fashion editors of the magazine. One of the ladies working there was actually an American expat and has been living in the Czech Republic for 3 years and is also able to live and work without knowing how to speak the native language. To me this portion of the presentation I had to keep referencing with cars, because otherwise fashion in not all that interesting to me. But it all was very fascinating how much work goes into the creation of a magazine.

Afterwards we had our final dinner at the location we had our first dinner day 1. Believe it or not we even had the same waitress. It was very nice to go around the table and learn how everyone felt about the trip and what the highlights were. After dinner a few of us returned to the bed and breakfast and continued the festivities. One of the deep conversations we had that I found particularly interesting was the reference of our group to the breakfast club. I personally believe that after this trip we are all most certainly friends and will continue to stay in contact with one another throughout the years.

Location: Prague, Czech Republic