Getting Personal with Slovakia and Czechia

Sometimes, home is the hardest place to adjust to.

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Andrea Sadloňová is a Slovak-born scientist who returned home after 19 years in the USA.

I have been wondering how to approach this topic for a couple of months now. Slovakia has experienced quite a tumultuous first half of 2018, so it has been difficult to frame my ideas in a way that sounds positive or uplifting. What Slovakia has been feeling this year is similar to the feelings I have been experiencing since my return to this region in 2015. I have been having happy moments with my family and friends but have also felt disappointment, anger and heartbreak, applicable to both experiences in Slovakia and Czechia.

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