Serving Slovakia: to Amsterdam & Vienna
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It was such a kind gesture for both the Edmond's and the Boe's to meet us at PDX to see off the Serving Slovakia team. We're blessed to be part of such a caring church! We arrived in Amsterdam theLäs mer
It was such a kind gesture for both the Edmond's and the Boe's to meet us at PDX to see off the Serving Slovakia team. We're blessed to be part of such a caring church! We arrived in Amsterdam theLäs mer
Today, we arrived in Martin to a very warm greeting from the staff of the Center for Christian Education. After lunch, we set up our classrooms for the upcoming week. As we were walking through townLäs mer
Today was the first day of class, and both Stacy and I met our students. She has four teenage boys, and I have five adults. During our free time, my group took me into the village for tonic espresso.Läs mer
Stacy added one more boy to her group today, and they are all kind and appreciative. It's only our second day, and she's trying to figure out how to bring them all home with her! I had my walk andLäs mer
At today's "Walk and Talk" we formed a baking group where we discussed some of our favorite recipes. We covered a few English baking terms and discussed how to convert recipes from English to metricLäs mer
Today, we continued to practice common idioms. Each table group also prepared a skit to illustrate how verb tense relates to the timing of actions. All the students seemed to have fun with it. AfterLäs mer
Today, we finished the first week of class with our students. They created a funny skit that was themed on travel and business to demonstrate their knowledge of ten idioms. My group included threeLäs mer
This morning, we traveled by bus to Spiš Castle, a National Cultural Monument. It's the largest castle in Central Europe and was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.
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This afternoon, we visited the High Tatras mountains, specifically the resort area around the alpine lake Štrbské Pleso. We took a short walk to the lake and enjoyed the spectacular views. LocalLäs mer
This morning, we had the pleasure of worshiping God with our dear Slovakian friends. The service and singing were all in Slovak, but they provided a real-time translation for us. For one hymn, we wereLäs mer