Russ, It is exciting to me that you have linked two topics that are dearest to my heart, Notre Dame and Slovakia. I will become a member of Notre Dame's 50 year club this June, having received my degee in 1960. I,m also 100% Slovak with some of my ancestors coming from Francovce and Giraltovce just east of Presov. I will look forward to following your blog as we go forward.
Amazing coincidence, Dennis! I graduated in '91 after several years in the army. Had I graduated on track, it would have been in '84. My connection to Slovakia is two-fold. During my time in the military, I trained as a Czech linguist (Warsaw Pact days). In my current job, I was sent to Presov in '06 to train the Slovak military. How the world has changed in 20 years!!!
These pictures were snapped in November, 2007 in Djibouti (East Africa). More specifically, they were taken in and near Arta, a small town on the coast. The first picture shows me posing on a hillside and the next one shows my coworker, Sa'ad. The final one shows me being attacked by some fierce beasts but, don't worry! I survived.
Russ,
ReplyDeleteIt is exciting to me that you have linked two topics that are dearest to my heart, Notre Dame and Slovakia. I will become a member of Notre Dame's 50 year club this June, having received my degee in 1960. I,m also 100% Slovak with some of my ancestors coming from Francovce and Giraltovce just east of Presov. I will look forward to following your blog as we go forward.
Dennis J Gaydos
Amazing coincidence, Dennis! I graduated in '91 after several years in the army. Had I graduated on track, it would have been in '84. My connection to Slovakia is two-fold. During my time in the military, I trained as a Czech linguist (Warsaw Pact days). In my current job, I was sent to Presov in '06 to train the Slovak military. How the world has changed in 20 years!!!
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