The Bridge on Air

She came for a 1year contract, stayed for fifteen. She´s been a manager at Dell ever since and says that Slovakia feels like her hometown, which is funny because she comes from India. 100% intergrated with two kids, she loves this country and its people. An she´s a fellow podcaster! Divya Thakur. 

He´s got a law degree from Cairo, his hometown, but always pursued a career in film since his family is very artistic. So he went to Prague where he studied directing and screenwriting at a film school. But here, in Slovakia, he decided to do something else - he became a perfumer and created his own brand, Bookarazzi, a fusion of art and perfume. Ahmed Hamed. Download worksheet here: https://thebr...

A young and ambitious rapper from Venezuela who´d like to make a mark in music in Slovakia. A long way from being a tour guide in Bratislava old town, right? As communicative and friendly as he is, he found his first job here on the second day he stepped foot in Slovakia! He loves living in Petržalka with his dog and has amazingly curly hair. Hector Machado. Download worksheet here: https://bitly....

He left the sandy beaches of Salvador, Brazil, to chase the Slovak dream. A professional  teacher of capoeira and a massage therapist - two things he was born to do - his words. He´s been practicing capoeira since he was one! Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. And he brought this beautiful game to Slovakia - Nicholas Santa...

He is one of the best latin dancers in the world, but if he hadn´t met his long-term dance partner Laura from Bratislava, whom he married, he wouldn´t probably call Slovakia his second home. Or third, for that matters, because he also lives in Hon Kong. Massimo Arcolin Download the worksheet here: https://thebridge.sk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TheBridgeOnAir_Dancer_Italy_episode_26.pdf  

Originally a nuclear science engineer from France, now an actor, director, and a drama teacher in Slovakia. He co-founded  THEATRAbratislava - the French and English acting school.  He has 2 bilingual daughters and wants to do theatre in restaurants and cook in theatres. Guillaume DE CANCK. Download worksheet here: https://thebridge.sk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Guillaume_podcast_worksheet.pdf  

She´s British, but she doesn´t like tea. Anyway, that´s the only non-british thing about her, since her humour can´t be more British. She´s a coach and an English teacher whose energy is infectious. Emma Wyatt. 

He came to Slovakia to study 37 years ago and he never left. Thanks to him, we discovered Latino culture even before it was cool. Dancer and diplomat, and sometimes both at the same time, is doing everything he can to connect the two worlds - ours and Nicaraguan. Miguel Méndez.

He´s a true artist who worships sound and movement. From El Salvador, he brought an incredible latino energy and his many talents - he´s a dancer, singer, actor, producer, writer, DJ and he paints! Pablo Gomez a.k.a. Pabloliquid.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3thObJx  

He knows how to make authentic pastel de nata or how to dance Kizomba. In Bratislava, he opened several venues under the name Beija Flor, where you can taste this traditional Portuguese delight or take up a dance class. David Flor.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3COdfxy  

She´s from Ukraine but she´s not a refugee. She decided to come to Slovakia long before the conflict started.  She´s one of the most cheerful people persons I´ve met,  who finally found her dream job - a student care manager at the Bridge. A happy soul who found her second home. Anna Zozulia.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3UfQUiZ  

He has represented New Zealand in skydiving, fought the cold in the Arctic or saw the Egyptian pyramids from the air. He would say he´s just an ordinary bloke, but challenges have always inspired him to take the Kiwi approach of giving it a go. Ross Maxwell.

He´s a Spanish teacher and loves football. That´s why he has devoted his free time to coaching kids. His own, as well. He lives in Svätý Jur with his Slovak wife and kids and according to his friends in Barcelona, he made a good choice. David Gomez.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3MLE6fA  

He managed to have three professional careers in his life. An actor, a lawyer and a human rights lecturer. He calls himself  a somewhat atypical American immigrant, because all of his grandparents were born in Slovakia. Gregory Fabian. Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3wMiPxP  

He could have been a movie star in Brazil, but he chose a different path. He could have been a famous, but very stressed out, actor in São Paulo, now he´s a happy and relaxed English teacher in Bratislava. Luis Patrocinio.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3hlAenQ  

Came here for one year, stayed for more than eleven. And still counting. She was born in Zimbabwe, studied in South Africa and now she lives in Bratislava and works for British Airways. Mazvi Serina Musariri. Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3KHcJ6e  

After 10 years spent in Africa helping locals with the agriculture, they bought an old farm here in Slovakia and built a piece of paradise for themselves. And for others because you can actually camp there. Arnold and Bernadette from Farm & Camping Lazy Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3D2MJxa  

She loves beer and turned her passion into a field of study. While majoring in history at the university in Chicago, she decided to follow her heart, and beer, to Europe. A lifelong student of beer who took it to another level - Alison Orton.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/2YsJf8U  

If you ever need a vascular surgeon, he´s your guy. He´s had an incredible, not only medical,  journey so far and you wouldn´t believe he´s only 40 years old.  Coming from Syria, passing through Ukraine or Canada and ending up in Slovakia, he has always balanced his life applying the 888 rule - MUDr. Talal Ali. Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3nenCl4    

Born in Sweden to Finnish parents, so he´s  torn between cultural heritage of both countries. He works as a bartender on a more luxurious ferry but also pursues a different carreer. He fell in love with acting and is hoping to become an actor also in Slovakia - Sami Huttunen.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3ofekr7  

Born in Ethiopia and raised in the streets of Kosice where she fell in love with dancing - street dance, locking, popping, house dance... you name it. But her true calling is Jamaican dancehall. She became a professional and she claims she can teach anybody - AronMitu. Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3BnFPlH  

Even though she no longer lives in Slovakia, she still qualifies as a relevant guest. She´s American and used to live here in 1993. She loved it so much that she wrote a book about it - a memoir called I Am a Brave Bridge: An American Girl's Hilarious and Heartbreaking Year in the Fledgling Republic of Slovakia -  Sarah Hinlicky Wilson.  Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/37kz9I8

He came here and basically jumpstarted his music career. He´s got several singles out, his YouTube channel is on fire and he´s currently auditioning for Superstar, the famous TV show. A good-looking Londoner and a calisthenics trainer located in Ruzinov - Akel Bango.   Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3jn4pvv

She has three Bs on her CV so she could compare. She´s lived in Berlin, Budapest and now Bratislava. What do you think her life is about in a flat in Petrzalka? Do you think she would stay here if she didn´t find a Slovak partner or have their son? Find out! This is Veronika Blum.    Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3wKBgzH  

He doesn´t like travelling, yet he has travelled quite a bit. He was born in Ecuador, but also lived in the U.S. where he met his Slovak wife. If you ever heard about or been to any InterNations party in Bratislava, you should know that this shy introvert is the guy behind all of them - Diego Loyola. Download worksheet here: https://bit.ly/3yufG44