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!
Category: Travel
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]