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Malí muzikanti

Todd Patterson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:03:05 +0000

Music Together in Slovakia

If you click on the “Music Together” tag below or to the right, you’ll find a lot of posts about Jana’s Music Together preparations. She’s been hoping to use this music and movement program for preschoolers as a way of building bridges in the community. There are other things Jana [...]

Did You Know this About Europe? (video)

Todd Patterson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:02:51 +0000

A nice movie about Europe made by Europeans. It consists of a slideshow with photos from every country in Europe, then at the 2:20 mark it has some information about Europe that you may not have known. The Video comes courtesy of Mission-Net.

It Might Be Sooner than 90 Days

Todd Patterson — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:04:58 +0000

Well, well, well. I made an inquiry into my visa situation at a non-government organization that helps foreigners in Slovakia with their visas. Specifically, I asked them how long this process usually takes.

The organization is called The International Organization for Migration. They have what’s called a Migration Information Center which helps [...]

The 90th Day

Todd Patterson — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:40:48 +0000

9:30 am on Wednesday, September 7th at the foreign police office in Banská Bystrica, the police officer is rolling her eyes in disbelief and sighs with a sense of compassion.

Foreign Police Officer (FPO): So close. It’s too bad it didn’t come sooner.

Todd: It’ll be here tomorrow, I’ve got it set up for [...]

Missed the Boat

Todd Patterson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:43:48 +0000

On June 7 my dad and I packed our boxes of belongings into his horse trailer (power washed) and dropped them off at Perfect Express by the airport in Chicago.

So far, so good.

In early July I received an email from Perfect Express that our belongings should arrive in Bratislava on July [...]

New School Adjustments

Todd Patterson — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:19:56 +0000

We’ve now been in Slovakia for a little more than one week. It’s been quite an adventure so far with our main adjustments coming in the area of the kids’ school, my visa arrangements, and Jana’s Music Together project. In this post I’ll stick to talking about the kids’ adjustments to Slovakia.

Our [...]

Patterson Update 2011 05 04

Todd Patterson — Thu, 05 May 2011 02:26:42 +0000

Our March, 2011 family and ministry update is now available. Of course it is now May, but I was holding off because I wanted to share the news of our departure in this edition. Besides that great news, I also have my first ever dissertation progress report and an update on Jana’s Music Together.

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An Interview with Elisabeth and Max

Todd Patterson — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:16:52 +0000

People are all the time asking us if Elisabeth and Max are excited about the move to Slovakia and all I usually have to say is the standard, “Uhhh, yes and no.” So I thought I’d do a short interview with them so you can hear just how they would answer themselves.

Do [...]

Michael Jordan, Brett Favre, … Jana Patterson

Todd Patterson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:06:40 +0000

Life Extended

Jana has now joined the ranks of (famous) people who find it difficult to put a good thing to rest.

Jana’s original plan for Music Together at Trinity was to run her Music Together classes on campus for one year (June to May) and then call it quits. The idea was [...]

Do I Know You from Somewhere?

Todd Patterson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:35:17 +0000

Interesting story. Maybe even funny, but not very.

I’ve written in other posts about the power of presence and how I wish I had more contact with my students. This year I had a rare opportunity to meet one of my current students face to face. The first time I met him in person [...]