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Znojmo Snow

This week, for the first time since September, I was asked to give a formal introduction of myself to a new group of people. I dug back in my brain to the presentation I made last summer in preparation for meeting my students at the beginning of the school year that showed pictures of the … Continue reading Czenglish

The Longest Month

Fulbrighters in Ostrava

Even back in June when I was pondering about what this year would bring, I knew to watch out for January. I knew the Christmas season would be over, my visitors would have left, it would still be cold and gloomy, and I still would not have reached the half way mark. Surprisingly, after 22 … Continue reading The Longest Month

A Central European Holiday

Sunset Panorama Alps

Ok so now that the holidays have settled down I will do a small recap of my winter break from school and the culmination of the Christmas holiday. The school “semester” ended with a marathon of American Christmas lessons to 12 classes of jaded students, anxious to just be done with school already. I wore … Continue reading A Central European Holiday