First, let me confess, I cry during Onstar commercials. I don’t sob mind you – but a tear is likely to run down my check. The woman sounds old and afraid. Her car is off the road and the airbag has… Read More ›
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Communication Lessons: No English, no problem…
I don’t speak Slovak and I don’t understand it–even when it’s spoken very, very slowly. When we first moved to Bratislava, this was a constant source of frustration, at times bordering on panic. “Can you deliver the furniture I just bought?” “Can you… Read More ›
Igor and the old town Bratislava Music Shop
Igor owns the Music Shop in old town Bratislava. We met Igor shortly after moving last September. Wandering the far back streets of old town, we stumble upon a narrow street with a single store; the “Music Shop.” The shop is not actually directly on… Read More ›
Old Town Bratislava
Castle over Bratislava Some of our friends may visit us but most won’t. It’s not that they don’t want to; they just can’t find us. And those who are geographically astute are thinking “Why Bratislava?” Frankly, this lack of tourist respect is… Read More ›
Sausage and bacon and accepting gifts
We have a new set of Slovak friends. They are different than our other friends, not better or worse, just different. The biggest difference is income, “wealth”. Our new friends are waiters, opera singers (who moonlight as waiters) and the homeless near our apartment…. Read More ›
The World In Between 