The author visited Communist Czechoslovakia from mid-September to very early October 1989 to visit relatives. He had never met most of them before. His cousins drove him from one end of the country...ver maisThe author visited Communist Czechoslovakia from mid-September to very early October 1989 to visit relatives. He had never met most of them before. His cousins drove him from one end of the country to the other as they introduced him to Czechoslovakia. The author's Slovak heritage has been in his family since birth, and he grew up performing the music of a country that he now saw in person for the first time.
He is a Mechanical Engineer who became a Registered Dental Hygienist after his 24 year career with IBM. He has taught both engineering and biology courses at the college level, and has written over 20 technical reports while with IBM. He has received IBM Corporate Level Author's Recognition and Invention Awards. His lifelong hobby has been music.ver menos