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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). After World War II, a truncated Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist party rule and create "socialism with a human face." Anti-Soviet demonstrations the following year ushered in a period of harsh repression. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. To be updated

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By Bill and Nancy
March 7th 2005

What Tree Is This? Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

What tree is this?

Dave Thompson what kind of tree is this? It looks just like an evergreen (conifer) tree. It has the right shape and it bears cones. But it is naked in the winter and not green at all. Sunday while we were walking through the snow we ran across a cluster of trees. They looked like dead evergreens, but there was something about them that gave them the look of being alive. The limbs were totally bare, but they had a green hue to them. Also there were small cones that looked like this years cones. I broke a twig from one [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
March 6th 2005

Walking in a Snowy Woods Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Nancy in the snow

See what a good nurse I am? Bill was back to 98.6 this a.m. and he was able to eat a breakfast of cornflakes with Actimel instead of milk, a slice of bread with jelly, coffee and juice Chris, who shares a room with Dejan, joined us this morning at breakfast. “How is Dejan?” Nancy asked. “He’s really sick,” Chris said. “But I am fine.” Soon we were joined by a young man from Italy. I do not know his name. He is here studying on a short term basis and will return soon to Southern Italy to begin his work [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
March 5th 2005

Flu bug hits home Europe » Czech Republic

Saturday was a lost day for me . During the night I woke with a very uncomfortable tummy. I caught the ‘ bug ‘ that is going around the seminary. I had tried to be careful, washing my hands, not touch my face, especially around my eyes, but obviously to no avail. So, today I stayed in bed all day sleeping and taking it easy. By this evening I am feeling better. My stomach seems to be in pretty much back to normal. My head hurts and I’m running a bit of a temperature, fever, 99.5, but I believe by tomorrow [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
March 4th 2005

Flu bug Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Josef

Friday March 4, 2005 There is a bug going around the seminary making lots of people sick with a stomach flu. Dejan Adam, our neighbor across the hall, is sick and Agnes, who lives on our hallway, is also sick. Agnes has really been sick all week. Dejan’s fiancee is coming to visit in two weeks and he has two papers he says, “I have to finish before she gets here. So, I will stay in my bed tomorrow and work on my papers.” Nancy has been editing his work. [Today which is Sunday he is REALLY sick and it appears [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
March 3rd 2005

Tourist advertisments for warm places. Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Warm places????

We see TV advertisements here attempting to attract tourists to areas and places we never see advertised in the States. There have been beautiful ads for Greece, Egypt and the Maldives since we arrived in January. Today, for the first time, I saw an ad for Crotia. The ad was built around theme “Come to Crotia where the Mediterranean is the way it used to be.” I expect we will see ads beginning for other areas of Europe as spring arrives. The Canary Islands are a popular place to visit in the winter. Several families here at the seminary vacationed there [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
March 2nd 2005

Thoughts on a troubled world Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Nancy starting up the 47 steps

This morning I feel I could rub some of them on my skin and be glad. It is -18 C here today. In Spain it is -24 C this morning and in Bavaria it is -45C. These are the coldest ever temps in some parts of Europe. Portugal set a 64 year record last night. 18 days till Spring but it is the coldest part of the winter for almost all of Europe. I’m glad I love cold weather! It’s 6:25 in the evening and it just got dark a little bit ago. When we first arrived here, there was total [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
March 1st 2005

Typical weekday Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Fruit and Vegetables

Our typical weekday is to get up about six-thirty and be ready for breakfast by seven-thirty. During that hour, as we get ready have the TV on to either CNN or BBC. The most important news for us is “how cold will it be today?” The cold air mass seems to have settled over the area, determined to stay as long as possible. After breakfast we go to chapel at nine and then to the library to start work. Most days we are scheduled to cover the circulation desk for a period of time. Sometimes only thirty minutes while someone eats [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
February 28th 2005

Sad Day Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Sashi and Harold

Everyone on the campus was sad today as a greatly loved student, Sashi, completed his studies and left today for his home in far away Nagaland. One of our friends said she cried over the weekend every time she thought about Sashi being gone. Nagaland is a territory of a number of indigenous tribes that straddles the borders of India and Burma. Sashi lives on the Indian side of the border and is a staff member of the Oriental Theological Seminary there. He told me they have about fifty students. Nancy and I got to know Sashi through his work in [View Full Entry]

By Bill and Nancy
February 27th 2005

Bitter wind Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Golden Portal

After the worship service I stepped out the chapel door into the sunshine. “Hmmm, I thought, it isn’t very cold today.” The weatherman had called for very cold weather today and for the next several days. I went back into the chapel and walked up to Harold. “It’s not very cold out. Do you want to go downtown and take some pictures. The sun is shining and the light will be good.” “Sure,” Harold said, “is Nancy going along?” “I’m not sure. I’ll ask her.” Nancy thought it over and decided she wanted [View Full Entry]

The Golden Portal Mosaic of the Resurrection.

By Bill and Nancy
February 26th 2005

Shoes Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Shoes

Happy birthday Melanie!! This morning was a morning of rest. Having been out late two nights in a row we were tired. After breakfast we both took a nap. Well, I took a nap and Nancy slept. I finally woke her at 12:15 and asked, “Do you want some lunch.” She did. After lunch we headed for downtown Prague with no set agenda other than to try to find a pair of scissors. Nancy wants to be able to trim our hair and cut things around the apartment. We found the scissors and a few other items. In an outdoor market [View Full Entry]

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