Dasha is one of the very few Slovak specimens in this vicinity. She grew up in the communist Czechoslovakia, in a family of a dissident writer and a family therapist. Hence she learned to smuggle books and offer unwanted relationship advice from young age. She changed hairstyles and hobbies often from horseback riding, athletics, tap, modern and folk dance, through theatre, singing, boxing, skiing, to road biking, painting, guitar, piano. Got an MA in political science and decided to change the world through her work in a human rights group in native Bratislava. She changed her mind instead and came to Boston to get a doctorate. Now she works as a mediator in ethnic conflicts in unpronounceable places at the end of the world.
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, shouting...."holy shit...what a ride!"
Thu 5 Nov, 2009 01:36 pm - bill, just a note on the margin: this is slovakia, not the u.s. universal health care... so employers don't really care about paying or not paying...they all pay the same.
i will not... (view)
Wed 4 Nov, 2009 02:29 pm - We've had very cold weather in the last few days -- that helped a LOT :-)
Also, I spoke to the Seniors today, telling them I am concerned about the amount of freshman joining in the... (view)
Fri 30 Oct, 2009 02:17 pm - yeah, i think that's precisely it. hanging out away from teachers, being cool and belonging to the group.
the space would also have to be 'away' from us -- but i think at our... (view)
Fri 30 Oct, 2009 12:28 am - It's not on campus where they smoke, and they are adults, if young. Lecturing won't get me anywhere, I strongly believe that. I did speak to several of them individually, but this is not... (view)
Thu 29 Oct, 2009 12:57 am - I just don't think it would lead to any results, Bill. I don't think it's wrong or inappropriate at times, but in my particular case I believe it would be ineffective.
GreenWitch,... (view)
Wed 28 Oct, 2009 02:56 pm - ...last addition: I am mostly sorry that the first year students go through this spiral as well. They come into our school as non-smokers, vast majority of them. By now, two thirds of them smoke-... (view)
Wed 28 Oct, 2009 02:34 pm - Oh, and I would certainly not browbeat anyone. That is why I posted and said repeatedly I will not lecture anyone. Just looking for fun and creativity that can help break up a pattern. I am not a... (view)
Wed 28 Oct, 2009 02:32 pm - The faculty does not smoke. Neither do I - never did, actually beyond occasional social smoking in a bar. I don't do that either anymore.
I don't think I will win them over with... (view)
Wed 28 Oct, 2009 07:04 am - there is no smoking inside. they smoke outside, not on school premises.
we have a good friendly atmosphere at the school. i don't want to lecture them. i'd rather find some creative... (view)
