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Czech Republic workaway journal

Your correspondent and his spouse spent about 2-1/2 weeks in the Czech Republic mostly doing a longer and a shorter “workaways” (work for room and board). And obligatory sightseeing!

July 18, 2024

ART INTERNET JOURNALISM

Ethical hacking, parallel police, graffiti art and more on “Alternative Prague” tour

An “alternative Prague” tour, had us taking buses and trains and walking lots to learn about graffiti art, ethical hackers, communist era dissident politics through neighborhoods like Holosevice and visits to artist spaces and hip hangouts.

July 18, 2024

ART BUSINESS Crafts

Granddaughter continues tradition at Czech Bead Factory

A tour through a traditional Czech glass bead factory opens a window on the facet-making part of the process in this generations old family business.

July 18, 2024

HISTORY INTERNATIONAL Language

How Bermudians speak English

Bermudians speak with a variety of English accents- upper class, working class, island, West Indian and those who spend much time and are educated in the U.S., American. Four individuals talk about their accents and relay some of their personal narratives.

October 21, 2022

EVENTS libraries Travel

Nashville, Librarian Style at the Public Library Conference

A whirlwind tour of Nashville, its country music heritage and story, through the eyes of librarians attending the annual Public Library Association conference

March 23, 2020

BUILDINGS HISTORY Travel

1902 motorized buggy greets visitors to Quakertown visitors center

A 1902 motorized buggy and other historical artifacts greets visitors to the Upper Bucks Chamber and Visitors Center in Quakertown.

August 21, 2019

ANIMALS Education ENVIRONMENT

Naturalists raise, launch Monarch butterflies

Wissahickon naturalists harvest monarch butterfly eggs from milkweed leaves, feed the caterpillars until they pupate, then release the butterflies for their two thousand mile journey to Mexico forest.

September 28, 2017

ART Books Children

Skeletons and butterflies

When a thunderstorm kept the J S Jenks kindergartners from visiting the Chestnut Hill Library for a program, the library came to them. Author Cynthia Kreilick read aloud in Spanish…

March 31, 2017

BUILDINGS HOUSING Poverty

Travelers Aid Kiosk offers some help

Chris Levey, a saturnine looking yet pleasant 3-day a week volunteer at the barren- looking Travelers Aide kiosk at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia says that Travelers Aide doesn’t offer…

July 16, 2013

African-American Education Elderly

Studies Tajweed, taking family to Mecca

Rashid Abdul/Majid, a practicing Muslim, turns to his Arabic language books during breaks in his substitute-teaching class schedule on a recent day at Parkway Northwest High School in Mount Airy.…

February 14, 2013