Nov 26
This past week (and weekend), I celebrated Thanksgiving with some of my fellow American colleagues. The ELCA Global Mission teachers from all the cities in Slovakia and in Poland came to Bratislava for a group celebration. Last Thursday, though, at the lyceum, we celebrated Thanksgiving on its actual day at a “turkey party” that the …
Nov 26
On the train coming into Kraków at 8 in the morning, after a bumpy-night’s sleep and after listening to some randoms above us snore for a while, my friend Ella turned to me and said, “Welcome home.” “Oh yea,” I said out loud, laughing. “I guess I’m back where my family came from.” I think it …
Nov 04
I arrived back in Bratislava this morning (bright and early at 7 a.m.) with my friend and colleague Ella. We took the night train back (just as we did on the way there), so we were exhausted upon arrival. This time, we shared a car with a nun, which was awesome. As Ella said, “Well, …
Nov 04
It is amazing how small the world becomes during a visit to the Foreign Police. Last week, I made my second and third (and final) trip to the Office of the Border and Foreign Police in Bratislava, to secure my visa to teach. Just like our first trip, we made the best out of a …
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