Though I was born in Slovakia 🇸🇰 I have a Ukrainian 🇺🇦 passport! So, I was raised from age 6 to age 24 in Odesa, and my residence was a qualifying factor!
Define sarcasm and being sarcastic in your answers...I have just been said to be sarcastic, but I'm not really sure what was meant!
Spiš, county, Slovakia. Spiš (Latin: Cips/Zepus/Scepus/Scepusia/Scepusium, Polish: Spisz, Hungarian: Szepesség/Szepes, German: Zips) is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland (more specifically encompassing 14 villages). Spiš is...See More »
Kežmarok, SlovakiaKežmarok (German: Kesmark or Käsmark; Hungarian: Késmárk, Yiddish: קעזמאַרק, romanized: Kezmark, Polish: Kieżmark) is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia (population 16,000), on the Poprad River. Prior to World War I, it was in Szepes...See More »
Odesa Secondary School No. 121The 121st Secondary School or officially Comprehensive Secondary School No. 121 with Deep Learning of Foreign Languages of Prymorskyi Raion of Odesa Municipality (Ukrainian: Середня загальноосвітня школа І-ІІІ ступенів № 121 з поглибленим вивченням...See More »
My work schedule this week has been very tiring!On Monday I worked from seven in the morning until five thirty in the afternoon. This very much was my schedule this week because of the urgency of the work we were doing, and that we need to show results from the laboratory so it can be transferred...See More »
Have you ever been to Camp Nou?In the Les Corts area of the city, with a seating capacity of almost 100,000, the Camp Nou football stadium is the largest of it's kind in Europe. It was opened in 1957 and replaced the old stadium in the same location. Apart from being the home...See More »
One of my positively favourite places in Barcelona, the Fundacio Joan Miro!Miro set up his own foundation in 1968 to create a workshop and gallery space for young contemporary artists. With his friend Joan Prats (1891-1970) an artist and promoter, he establishednthe space that has now become the Fundacio Joan Miro, Centra...See More »
Barcelona's Barri Gotic.The old narrow streets of the Barri Gotic are alive with the hustle and bustle of daily life, the tourists visiting it's diverse shops and being enchanted by the vibrant colours used to decorate the buildings. This is the heart of Barcelona, being...See More »
Placa Reial, Las Ramblas, Barcelona!On the Barri Gotica side of La Rambla is a large square called Placa Reial, which translates as 'Royal Plaza'. It is arguably the liveliest square in Barcelona, particularly at night, having a number of well-known nightclubs and bars. Each September,...See More »
The Mercat de Boqueria, Las Ramblas, BarcelonaThe first documentation of the existence of this market dates from the thirteenth century, when it sold meat. Gradually, the market expanded, with local farmers setting up stalls selling their own produce. The market was not formalized until 1827,...See More »
The London Bar, in El RavalThe London Bar has been a popular haunt since it opened in 1910, frequented by artists and writers such as Pablo Picass0 (1881 - 1973) and Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961). The venue resembles a Victorian English pub or gin palace, that were once very...See More »
Do you eat fish on Fridays?One of my friends who because of this enforced Ukrainian diaspora has been settled in southern England 🏴, says that the family she is living with has a ritual of Friday visits to the’chippy’ for a family feast of cod and chips 🍟,and instead of...See More »
Recognition of foreign qualifications for academic and professional purposesRecognition of a higher education qualification obtained abroad makes it officially valid in Spain, which means it has the same academic and professional worth, once the corresponding recognition credential has been issued, as the Spanish degree or...See More »
Information about education in Ukraine 🇺🇦Primary Education Education in the Ukraine is compulsory from age 6 to age 15. The first 4 years are at elementary younger school. This introduces them to their school career in which they will be taught art and sciences from a practical orientation,...See More »
They changed their tune 🎶Today is a sunny ☀️ Friday of fifteen degrees Celsius and though it doesn’t feel too warm for a bare legged mini skirt it is deceptively summery to view. I stayed late at work last night and got home in time to eat a few mouthfuls of Dora’ s non...See More »
Alone in my room!Melancholy is my birthday suit and the song 🎶 I sing, despair, life is awkwardly short I want! Carry on without me! Too late my time has come! Gotta face the truth!
Do you wear black a lot?Black full length dress. Black mini dress. Black boots. Black lingerie. Black. Black. Black!!! Reflection of your mood????
A favourite songHow can you see into my eyes like open doors? Leading you down into my core Where I've become so numb Without a soul My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold Until you find it there and lead it back home Wake me up inside (save me) Call my name and save...See More »
The next fully sunny day expected here is next Wednesday!Then it is Saturday after that, if the forecasters know anything. Still only going to be twenty degrees Celsius, hardly bikini weather! Quina puta puta! As they say here! I shall not give up my mini skirts until it’s positively freezing! I have...See More »
Who is your essential listening?What music 🎵 do you play when you’re in need of music 🎶 to lighten your mood and calm your mind?