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• Turkey day in Slovakia 7 months ago 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...
• Going back to my homeland 7 months ago On the train coming into
• A lovely weekend in Kraków 7 months ago 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, …...
• Foreign Police: Round 3 7 months ago 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 … Continue...
• I am officially approved! 8 months ago Today I got a letter from the Foreign Police telling me my application for temporary residency in Slovakia has been approved. Hooray! I got a notice from the post office that a letter from the police was waiting for me on Friday, but I couldn’t pick it up then because I didn’t have my...

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