We got an apartment! The whole thing took a very different shape than we expected, but we’re confident we are where we need to be. A huge thank you to everyone who was praying for this to happen. Another huge thank you goes out to our Polish friend Marta who coordinated viewings for us even… Read More Domestic Adventures
After 7 months of life on the go, we are bringing the Bed Count to a close…and we’re OK with that! Rather than counting kilometers traveled, meetings had or cities visited, we decided to track our time by counting the number of beds we slept in starting when we moved from our apartment in Nitra,… Read More The Bed Count – September
We did the 11 hour drive from Slovakia to Poland on September 22nd. The hotel we had hoped to stay in made a mistake with our booking and we were unable to get a room in Włocławek until the 24th. We spent our first 2 nights in Poland 40 minutes away from Włocławek in Ciechocinek. … Read More For Want of a Home
With 6 months of separation between us, there have been a few reminder moments for us as we return to life in a familiar and beloved part of Europe. Here is a list of things we’ve been reminded of: 130 km/h is the posted speed limit and is simply a place to begin your speeding.… Read More The Coming Home to Slovakia List
We hit the road in 30 minutes to drop-off the car, have dinner with family and head to the Toronto airport. We’re flying to Vienna via London and a friend will pick us up and take us to Nitra, Slovakia. We’re catching a 5:30am train (that’s 15 hours after we get to Slovakia) to Romania… Read More Moving Day
The count continues to climb and will be coming to an end next month once we have a place to call home in Poland. February = 6 March = 5 April = 10 May = 5 June = 6 July = 6 August =3 Total = 41
Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital city, was shocked today when a man went on a shooting spree that left 8 dead and the death toll expected to rise. It seems to be a racially motivated attack as the victims were all members of a Roma (Gypsy) family. Across Europe the Roma people are a marginalized group that… Read More Pray for Bratislava
Visas – we’ve got them! Shiny, new and all ours; these visas make this transition very real. Valid until July 2011 (2 months shorter than we had applied for), our visas were the last logistic in getting to Poland (now we just need to move our stuff, find a place to live, scrounge up some… Read More "Wiza" Success!
The project begins today and both teams from Canada have arrived safely. The Canadians and Slovaks will have a day of orientation before the work begins. For up to the minute information about this year’s project visit the Twitter page.
I Love my City 2010 begins exactly one week from today. It is odd to think about not being there for it. We are so proud to have been part of starting something that has outlived us and it gives us serious joy to see people making it their own. We have been praying, and… Read More Mozaika Still Loves Nitra
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