Anna Fay moved to Slovakia from the US state of New Hampshire and joined The Slovak Spectator as a copy editor in 2017. She graduated from Ithaca College with a bachelor's degree in writing in 2016. As a toddler, Fay lived in Bratislava during the 1990s and is enjoying rediscovering her childhood home as an adult.

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British Union flags fly in front of The Houses of Parliament in London, January 22, 2019.

Brexit: What UK nationals in Slovakia need to know

The UK has been granted a Brexit "flextension" until January 31, 2020. Here’s how the UK’s departure will affect UK nationals living in Slovakia.

The Slovak Post issued the Andrej Hlinka stamps on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the Slovak Catholic priest and politician's birth in 2014. Hlinka was a key figure in the October 1907 Černová Tragedy, although he was not present
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The Černová Tragedy: 15 people killed for consecration of their church

Slovaks overlook the 1907 massacre, although it is a red-letter day.

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A folk group performs at the Spiš Fair in eastern Slovakia
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Spectacular Slovakia: Where to find handsome Slovak men

Slovak folk songs may guide you to the right places.

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Devín Castle

Blog: Some good reasons to take a bike ride to Devín in autumn

A scrumptious taste of local viticulture is only one of them.

People attend the Martin Benka exhibition at the SOGA auction company in Bratislava on September 10, 2019
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His paintings were sold for lots of money, but Benka dreamed of career in music

Martin Benka became Slovakia’s national treasure for his artistic craft.

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Nastaran (Nasi) A Morlagh tells a story at a Bratislava True Stories event in 2018.

Blog: A page out of the foreigners’ storybook

At the Bratislava True Stories event on September 20, “Odkiaľ si” became the Slovak version of “Once Upon a Time”.

The "Hontianska paráda" folklore festival takes place every August in Hrušov in the Hont Region
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People in the Hont Region pulled a bull up on a tower

“Why?” you may ask. Find out in the Spectacular Slovakia episode.

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Khalid Albaih

Sudanese cartoonist: Censorship not just something in some far away land

Khalid Albaih found freedom of expression on the internet because there was nowhere else.

How to handle a new life in a new country? American T. S. Varney talks about mental health and more.
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Expats: Three things that will improve your mental health

Talley Sjoberg Varney is featured in this week's Spectacular Slovakia.

Anna and Karol Wilczyński during the international conference Rethinking Islam co-organised by them in Cracow, Poland in 2019. The conference gathered experts and practitioners on the issues of Islam and migration and was aimed at discussing the current issues of social integration and diversity.

Poland’s spoonful of sugar for bitter anti-refugee rhetoric

We voice what is hurting, says Karol Wilczyński, one of the founders of Islamista.

(Left) Demeter Kokosh at age 7, his brother John 3 and uncle Peter in 1939. (Right) Mr Kokosh today.

Memories of the uprising: It seemed that even the birds stopped chirping

Slovakia marks the 75th anniversary of the uprising on August 29.

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Workers of the hospitability sector have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic hard.
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Sit down places in Bratislava for breakfast

Peter & Anna also exchange views on US and Slovak breakfast.

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American aromatherapist Talley Sjoberg Varney chats with us on this week's episode of Spectacular Slovakia.
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Zealous about zen? Discover your peace of mind in Bratislava.

American Talley Sjoberg Varney takes us into her ‘potions room’ to explain why aromatherapy matters.

Zuzana Husárová

There is a lot of poetry in the air, most of it escapes me

Experimental poet Zuzana Husárová uses many tools to create nontraditional poems, but pen and paper is generally not one of them.

Migration as a threat was the most common thread of disinformation being spread before the 2019 EP elections, a GLOBSEC report suggests.

Love Thy Neighbour: How the Church of Sweden advocates for people on the move

On a grassroots level, people tend to solve the problems that might look unsolvable on a macro level, says programme director Anna Hjälm.

Theatre of the Oppressed takes centre stage in Bratislava.

Theatre of the Oppressed gives a voice to the unheard

In forum theatre, audience members, referred to as “spect-actors”, can stop the play at any time and intervene.

The articular Lutheran church in Kežmarok.
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What do Slovakia and Scandinavia have in common?

It has something to do with four articular Lutheran churches in Slovakia.

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Umbrella March 2019

World Refugee Day: A whole world under one umbrella

With all of the prejudice and the anti-migration movement, it is very important that someone is saying the opposite, says organiser of Umbrella March.

Ivana Dobrakovová

Translation is the most accurate reading of a book

2019 EU Prize for Literature winner Ivana Dobrakovová believes every good book finds a publisher.

Volunteers in Bratislava.
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Spectacular Slovakia #39: Let's make Bratislava a better place - volunteer

American Jennifer Sturgeon shares her volunteering experience in Bratislava and explains why small acts of kindness always matter.

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