No freedom till we’re equal.
The upcoming referendum on the tightening of the legal definition of ‘family’ in Slovakia is a political issue that is causing much public discussion. The interesting aspect of this discussion…
A Good Many Reasons to Like this Place
Since moving to Bratislava, I have been consistently amazed at the civic awareness of its inhabitants. Here on this blog, I would like to take the opportunity to note my…
Celebrating Halloween: Eat, Drink and Be Scary
Who doesn’t like dip? Around mid-October I was shocked to find out that Slovakia doesn’t celebrate Halloween. So, I downloaded Halloween crosswords and Tabboo cards and set to work teaching…
Confessions of an English-Nomad
Slovakia is the third country to have consented to letting me teach its citizens a bit about my native tongue. In autumn 2012, I blew into a lycée on the…
Give me 5
“I can’t speak Slovak.” Naša native speakerka Alona o tom, ako sa učia deti na Slovensku. I moved here bright eyed and bushy tailed thinking that the language barrier would be…
Vyhraj anglické knihy, či kurz kreatívneho písania v angličtine
Ďakujeme veľmi pekne za všetky príspevky do našej súťaže Poézia knižnej väzby. Počet zaslaných básní výrazne predčil naše očakávania a budeme potrebovať o niečo viac času, aby sme všetko pripravili…