#1- The Beginning

Sean here. I’m a little late with starting this new blog since I’ve been living in Bratislava for almost 2 full months now. But it’s better late than never I guess. I thought this blog would be a good idea to keep in touch with everyone back home and a way to inform everyone of the major things going on in our lives. Most likely if you are reading this blog, you already know that Deni and I were married at the Sandals Montego Bay Resort in Jamaica on July 24, 2008. Prior to our marriage, we both decided that we wanted to move to her home country for a year or two before permanently living in the US. So after our honeymoon and a short stay back at home, we took a flight and moved to Bratislava.

So first, I’d like to explain where I am and a little about this little big country where I currently reside. When I told everyone that I was moving to Slovakia and that my wife is Slovak, most people asked, “Where is Slovakia?” Of the people who didn’t ask that, they generally said something like, “Ah, Czechoslovakia. Cool!” And then there were a few people who knew exactly what I was talking about. Since Slovakia isn’t one of the more known countries in the world, I didn’t expect anyone to know what I was talking about.

So anyway, I’ll show you!

Slovakia or the Slovak Republic is it’s own free state which had once been apart of Czechoslovakia until 1993. Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two parts which are now called the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic after the end of communism in the country in 1989. Slovakia is sometimes referred to as “The Heart of Europe”, and is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria on the west side, Poland to the north, Ukraine on the west end, and Hungary to the south.

Slovakia itself is divided into 8 different regions. Deni and I live in the Bratislava Region. And as most of you know, we live in Bratislava, the capital city.

Bratislava is divided into 5 different districts. Each district is divided into boroughs. If you look at the picture, me and Deni live in the 2^nd district in the borough called Podunajska Biskupice. We are very close to living in Vrakuna. Deni’s parents live in the 1^st district in Stare Mesto. This is also where the city center is and where Bratislava Castle stands.

So anyway, I’ve given you a little information about Slovakia and where we are living. I’ll leave it at that for now. Stay tuned for #2 coming soon to hear more about what we have been doing and some things about Slovak culture.