Blog: Slovakia is a country of women

They rule the country behind the scenes, says Anca Dragu, a Romanian journalist living in Bratislava.

Anca Dragu is a journalist who came from Romania 18 years ago with just a few crowns in her pocket, to attend a media workshop.

Currently she’s working for the English section of the Radio Slovakia International covering a range of topics but particularly focusing on health care.

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You can hear Anca’s voice on the radio almost every day but only here, in this podcast, you can hear more about her Slovak experience.

My Slovak Experience is a podcast by Emanuele Terenzani. In each episode, he interviews one of his fellow foreigners living in Slovakia. You can follow the podcast on YouTube, on iTunes, on Stitcher or Tunein.

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