We haven't posted here in a while - though if you receive our email newsletter, you know that we've sent out a couple of newsletters since our last blog update. Sorry for the long delay! First a link to our most recent newsletter, published two weeks ago - it includes invitations to a couple of... Continue Reading →
Just for Fun…
Recently the following video was made by the U.S. Embassy here in Slovakia. In it, some of the American Embassy workers (and even the Ambassador himself) try to pronounce some of the most famous tongue-twisters in the Slovak language. It made me (Jon) laugh, not because they have difficulty with it, but because some days... Continue Reading →
Article – “Search for Identity: Roma in Slovakia”
A couple of days ago our friend Ashleigh Bugg - who worked as a Student.go volunteer here in Slovakia this past summer - published an article on her blog Travel Bugg. It's a thoughtful analysis of the situation of the Roma here in Slovakia as they struggle to remember/learn who they are. The article features Ana... Continue Reading →
Articles: Greece’s “Mystery Girl,” Roma in Slovakia, and why you think twice before giving money to street kids
Here are three thought-provoking articles when you have time to read them. Two deal directly with the Roma, and one deals with poverty and human trafficking. First is a general article that addresses a lot of the interest in Roma piqued by the recent discovery of a 4-year-old white girl in a Roma settlement in... Continue Reading →