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No one knew during the 1980s that they were living in the twilight years of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. Born in 1970, Chris Shaffer was always fascinated with the Cold War. During a study abroad experience in 1991, he learned about Education for Democracy, a group that was recruiting English teachers to come to Slovakia. A year and a half later, he found himself moving to Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, and living in a suburb called Sasova.
Slovakia had been an independent nation for two weeks when he arrived, with the Velvet Divorce occurring on January 1st, 1993. Shaffer, a native of Alabama who grew up in Georgia, found himself in the middle of a frigid eastern European winter, and surrounded by people who were eager to learn about the United States and the West through him. Over the next six months he made friends, visited different cities and countries, discovered a variety of new foods, drank everything that was put in front of him, and discovered that all people have far in common than they often realize.
: Moon over Sasova: One American’s Experience Teaching in Post-Cold War Slovakia eBook : Shaffer, Christopher: Kindle Store Reviews
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Shaffer's exploits in Slovakia puts 007 to shame. An American in Slovakia during the Cold War. Spies, women, vodka! Enough said!Rick Steves, take notes!
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My husband and I are planning a trip to Slovakia soon. I saw a post from the author about his time spent there so thought it would be helpful to read his book. It was a lovely insight into the Slovakian culture and the challenges Americans face with the language barrier. I
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Slovakia is an ellipsis country, a sort of east European omission property that history’s villains have stepped over or around on the way to other evils. Across the centuries, the land has been invaded, avoided, absorbed and ignored. It has been annexed,
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This was an interesting and frequently amusing book, written with warmth. The author depicts Slovakia at a unique point in its history, and his experience as a teacher of English in a small town offers a glimpse into this time of transition. I enjoyed it very much.
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Before I began reading Moon Over Sasova I wanted to get information about Slovakia so I could put the book into context. After all, much of my life the country was part of Czechoslovakia, and under Communist rule. I saw the Wall fall and the Soviet Union fall apart and
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I read this interesting book in two sittings, it was really a very gripping read! Definitely worth your while to spend your time reading this lovely book.
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This memoir is a collection of brief stories of the author's experiences teaching English in Slovakia for 6 months in 1993. This was less than 5 years after the Iron Curtain came down, so there were a lot of interesting things happening, especially to the view of an
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Author Christopher Shaffer provides a transparent view of his experiences in the Eastern block country of Slovakia, long before it was vogue for tourism, at least by Americans. Along with way, we meet the families (and colleagues) of those who were fortunate to have him as
