Czechmatediary

Mission accomplished; we met Vaclav Klaus!! (Part one) / Ukol splnen - poznali jsme Vaclav Klause!!! (Cast prvni)

Tanja — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:18:19 +0000

So we are back (well, back…I am still sitting on a turbulence-driven airplane)! Since there is so much to tell I am going to start with the hottest topic which is the Embassy visit. Many of you wonder if I met the president in person. Well, I DID! Not only that, I managed to take [...]

Meeting the president: the preparations (part one)/Dychanky s presidentem: pripravy (cast prvni)

Tanja — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:37:43 +0000

It’s been couple of weeks now since I have received the presidential invitation and I still can’t believe it! You see, I would love to call the embassy and ask to whom should I be indebted for life for putting me on the special-people list, but I am afraid to do that. What if - [...]

I am going to hang out with the Czech president!!!!! / Chystam se osobne poznat Vaclava Klause!!

Tanja — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:26:00 +0000

I have got such an EXCITING news to tell you! Because of Czechmate Diary I was invited to the embassy of the Czech Republic to join a reception with the president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus himself!!!!! Can you believe it?? I still can’t. The reception is held in honor of not only the [...]

Czech and Slovak events abroad for November 2009/ Ceske a Slovenske akce v zahranici na listopad 2009

Tanja — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:14:11 +0000

This is a special month for Czechs and Slovaks because it marks a 20-year anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. That’s right, although Czechoslovakia does not exist anymore both countries have been enjoying 20 years of freedom! Most of the events bellow commemorate just that: CZ: Tento mesic je pro Cechy a Slovaky velmi vyznamny, nebot [...]

You got to see this…/ Na tohle se musite podivat…

Tanja — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:28:28 +0000

This doesn’t have anything to do with anything Czech or Slovak whatsoever but you just have to see these ‘fashion’ pictures. I hope you get a good belly laugh out of it like I did; who knows, maybe you will get some good Halloween ideas out of it! Click here to see more fashion accessory pictures. PS: [...]

New Czech and Slovak school in Portland /Nova cesko-slovenska skolicka v Portlandu

Tanja — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:21:57 +0000

This is my favorite part - announcing a new Czech and Slovak school abroad! This time we are heading over to Portland, Oregon. And I got to tell you, this school looks delicious. The starting age is 6 weeks up until 6 years of age. There are also afternoon classes for the older kids such [...]

New car seats light as a feather! / Nove autosedacky lehke jako pericko!

Tanja — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:55:56 +0000

The Czechs have recently invented something incredible. What we are talking about here is a blow-up car seat which costs way less than the regular one. And if your children grow out of it you just blow it out, fold it into a little package and put it into the glove department until you have [...]

Czech Tartar Sauce recipe/ Tatarska omacka po cesku

Tanja — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:32:45 +0000

An American Tartar sauce tastes nothing like the Czech one. I don’t know why but it just tastes completely weird to me. I know that many of us are going through the Czech Tartar sauce withdrawals so I did some research and picked the 2 most authentic recipes. The first one is the easier [...]

“Things were better during communism!” / “Bylo nam lip za komunistu!”

Tanja — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:19:12 +0000

What words should you stay away from when you go to the Czech Republic? In other words, what words could get you there into a big trouble? According to the results of Readers Digest these sentences are a BIG no-no: If you say: “Things were better during communism” (the winner) Young people hate being asked what time [...]

Czech Christmas Cards designed and hand-drawn by Tanja (me) / Vanocni prani vytvorene Tanou (mnou)

Tanja — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:58:55 +0000

You may not realize it but Christmas is just around the corner AGAIN! Isn’t it crazy how the time flies?? What a better way to start this Christmas season by getting Christmas cards designed and drawn by Tanja (me)? I had so much fun drawing these pictures and I hope they will bring you much [...]