Easter Sunday at Saint Peter's Basilica, in Vatican City, Italy
The "altar" for Sunday mass at St. Peter's
The Capital Building in central Rome
The Colosseum in Rome; people gathering for "The Way of the Cross"
A close-up picture of Pope John Paul II
The "popemobile" carrying John Paul
April 27, 2003, Confirmation Sunday for many of my 7th graders!
Pastor Klatik is seen on the far left
Pastor Klatikova confirming one of my students, Petra
Amy Blythe, wife of supervisor Rev. Rick Blythe, and their 2 sons, Jake
and Ben; in Frankfurt, Germany
Preparing to enter the mines at Banska Stiavnica; the "Ladies Group"
plus their families
the center square of Banska Stiavnica
a beautiful monument
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Iveta, Marta, Lubica, and Jennn: the "Ladies"
My 5th graders playing with "Flat Stanleys", an art project from my
college roommate, Rachel, and her art classes
The 5th grade boys dancing with their new "friends"
Marta and Iveta melting marshmellows over a fire, preparing for their
first experience with s'mores!
Amidst the drabness of Petrzalka shines a rainbow, reminding us of
God's loving promises He always keeps!
A beautiful heat lightning storm one night lit up the skies over
Petrazalka
5,000 year old pottery, found inside an old cave in central Slovakia
Flowers received on my birthday, from my fellow teachers at school
My Slovak teacher, Beata, and I at a closing dinner one night in Kosice
Sabina, Petra and I hanging out in Bardejov Kupele, one of a few spa
towns in Slovakia
Petra, Sabina, Jette and I outside the Jasov Cave
Closing ceremony and celebration at the end of our Slovak course in
Kosice
Paddling a boat in Frankfurt, Germany, one day before Steve
surprised me and proposed to me!
The Deputy Mayor of Kosice, left, and his translator
Clockwise from top: American dollar and change, 50 Euro plus
change, Czech crowns,
Hungarian foints (the 200 bill), and Slovak crowns (the 100 & 20
bills, plus change)
Georg, a student from Gyor, Hungary, charging the camera at the end of
Sports Weekend
A group of students from the language course touring in Bardejov, SK
Having fun with some children in the town of Jasov
Students of Slovak having fun cooking up the national dish, bryndzove
halusky
2 Bardejov children hanging out
An original, traditional Slovak house (set up in a park with other
traditional buildings)
Me, right after I asked the Deputy Mayor, amidst a bunch of political
questions,
"What is your favorite restaurant?" I felt very proud of my
in-depth question.
Me, Ulrike and Jette with one of our favorite guys, Stefan, from Malta
the inside of an old, traditional Slovak barn
a school, built in 1538, by a man who studied with Philip Melancthon
The bridge in Frankfurt, Germany, where Steve proposed to me on May 2,
2003
People standing outside a packed church in Bardejov, SK, straining to
hear the church service inside
Our tour guide on our rafting trip down a river that is the border
between Poland and Slovakia
The border between Poland and Slovakia!
A woman in a home for the mentally challenged, to whom I smiled and
waved, and she gave me a big ol' smile and wave right back!
My roommates in Kosice for the Slovak course: from left, Ulrike,
from Germany, me, nad Sabina, from Poland
Dancers, dressed in traditional Slovak dress, danced several
traditional Slovak dances for us!
Jennn frying up some bacon for the halusky!
Tatiana, one of our Slovak teachers, demonstrating "kluc" or "key"
On a small side street in Bardejov, an "umbrella shop"
