Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves – Henry David Thoreau
To preface, prior to this week, I had never done any kind of winter/snow sport in my entire life. The extent of my experience was unequivocally zero, so naturally, me being me, I decided to start off snowboarding as it is *supposedly* the more difficult path to start on. Thankfully I had no issues with … Continue reading Skiweek
Disclaimer: This is a very delayed post of events that transpired roughly five months ago I moved to a new family roughly a week before Christmas/Vianoce, which was an interesting experience due to the nature of feeling like a fish out of water in multiple respects in regards to being surrounded by both new people … Continue reading Holiday Season
To start on a positive note, I actually have two answers for the best food I’ve had. The first is Halušky, which I personally interpret as being in a similar niche to macaroni and cheese in the U.S. in the sense that it is very common and enjoyed by all. It is a dish consisting … Continue reading Question Response: Best/Worst Foods I’ve Had
I travelled to Bratislava to meet up with other Slovak exchange students recently, we all gathered in the train station while waiting for others to arrive. We had no place to go so we just stood in a large group and socialized, eventually we all arrived and started walking to the city center. I was … Continue reading Rotary X-mas Meeting
I was lucky enough to celebrate Thanksgiving twice this year, the first time was with a rotary club in Martin (which is about one hour away from me). That day was very interesting—as I traveled there by train so I could get there early enough to help prepare the dinner. When I arrived, my ride … Continue reading (Th)anksgiving
The day after Dušičky I was already back in Banská Bystrica, as I had been invited to travel with my second host family. We were initially planning on traveling to Venice for four days, but with the flooding that took place in Venice, they opted to go to Vienna instead. I met up with them early in … Continue reading Wien
During my schools fall break I traveled with my host family to Prešov to celebrate Dušičky (All Saints Day). It was an interesting experience that was very touching to witness. The day before we purchased numerous flower arrangements and glass lanterns, intended to be left at ancestral graves. The next morning we left after breakfast to travel … Continue reading Dušičky
This weekend was the first weekend since I arrived that I had to myself, with no travel or activities planned. I have been prone to feeling burned out and empty at times due to the sheer amount of things that I’ve had to do, and I was greatly looking forward to having some R&R with … Continue reading Oct. 13-14
I recently met up with the exchange students in Slovakia in Košice to participate in the second oldest marathon in the world, I traveled there by train, as did most of the other exchangers. We ended up having a lot of fun on the train, as we all packed into a handful of train cabs, with … Continue reading Košice Marathon Weekend
I finally worked up the nerve to get over some of my shyness and ask my host family about the guitar they said they had that I can use, it’s a classical nylon string guitar that is virtually identical to my dads first guitar, though in much better shape. I’ve been without any instruments here … Continue reading Let there be music
