Then and now

We started today with a lecture on how the study of the english language has evolved through the ages in the Czech Republic to become today the most popular foreign language studied. Foreign language study is required here and begins in the third grade.

Afterword our host, Standa, a professor in the college we`re visiting here, took us to the high-tech desktop publishing offices of a friend, Ivan Tejkl, who was a member of the student committee here that helped bring bout the revolution in 1989.

Ivan`s interest in books spans the present to the past. He also happens to be a rare book collector, so we were treated to viewing extremely rare manuscripts dating from the 1500s. The oldest we saw was from 1518!

At the end of the visit I asked Ivan if he knew where we could find high-speed Internet access so that I could upload some video. he invited me into his office, where I am now.

THANK YOU IVAN!!!


Pictured our guide, Standa, Dr. mercier, Hetty and our host, Ivan.