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All’s Well that Ends Well

Todd Patterson — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:21:34 +0000

It’s finally time to close out the chapter on our 2011 transition to Slovakia. Of all the overseas transitions that Jana and I have experienced in moving from Slovakia to the US (1995), from the US to Slovakia (2001), back from Slovakia to the US (2005), and now from the US to Slovakia again, [...]

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 [...]

Der Visaprozeß Continues

Todd Patterson — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:26:55 +0000

cc licensed flickr photo shared by Paolo Rosa

As usual, the visa process is coming down to the wire. It never fails. There is always something about it that brings you face to face with the barbarous beast of bureaucracy. You might remember I called it Kafkaesque. It turns out that’s actually a word.

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Expressing Our Gratitude

Todd Patterson — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:19:34 +0000

A few weeks ago I was asked to be the student speaker at a luncheon for the Kenneth Kantzer Society. This is a group of people who have made large donations to Trinity via some sort of planned giving and the luncheon was an expression of thanks from the University. The speakers included the [...]

Dissertation Progress Report

Todd Patterson — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:46:30 +0000

During the process of writing the dissertation I’m supposed to be turning in chapters for my advisor (first reader) to look over, comment on, request revision, etc. Because of the nature of my dissertation, I decided to complete chapters 1-4 (out of eight chapters) and submit them all at once. I submitted those chapter [...]

Der Visa Prozeß Has Begun (video)

Todd Patterson — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:30:32 +0000

Yesterday I spent a good part of the day reading the Slovak law about visa requirements and searching for websites that could possibly help explain the process of applying for a visa. Today I went to the Bannockburn police department to get a fingerprint card to submit to the FBI to get an FBI [...]

Dissertation Chapters 1-4

Todd Patterson — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:01:06 +0000

I turned in chapters 1-4 of my dissertation last Thursday.

I’ll be continuing on with chapter five but I’m very anxious to hear the feedback on those first chapters. How things go from here on out depends a lot on the feedback I get. Will he like it? Will he hate it? Will [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Todd Patterson — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:54:57 +0000

From all of us to all of you with heartfelt thanks for your friendship: Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year 2011!

I hope you enjoy our video rendition of the annual family Christmas letter.

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Elisabeth and Max’s New Family Tradition (video)

Todd Patterson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:49:31 +0000

At our house, we have our time of family Scripture reading and prayer before bedtime. One Sunday Max decided he wanted to read the Bible during our family worship time. Then Elisabeth decided she wanted to join in. What followed was a mix of liturgical church service and family devotions. It was actually pretty impressive.

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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 [...]