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Junior Slovakian Student has a Great Start to The Cross Country Season by Winning Every JV Race Sixteen-year-old Kristián Kosterec, traveled all the way from Bratislava, Slovakia to study abroad here at Minnehaha Academy. He came with one other student, Petra Martonova (see other brief).  In Slovakia, Kristián attends C.S …

Samo Markuš excited to experience mid-America Visiting Minnehaha Academy, all the way from Bratislava, Slovakia, is senior Samuel “Samo” Markuš, one of two Slovak students enrolled at Minnehaha for the Fall 2021 semester. In Slovakia, they attend the C.S. Lewis Bilingual High School, a sister school to Minnehaha, in Bratislava. …

Júlia Bajusová eager to try new things Júlia Bajusová, a senior, is studying abroad at Minnehaha Academy this year. Bajusovà’s home country is Slovakia, located in Central Europe. She attends the C.S. Lewis Bilingual School in Bratislava. “I saw a great opportunity to try new things,” said Bajusová, “to discover …

American culture, as seen from the perspective of a Slovak exchange student Can you imagine a situation in which you did not know how to flush a toilet? Sounds ridiculous, right? Not if you are the victim of that event. Visiting a new country across the world may bring on …

Jack Ryan Adapting to Minnehaha Academy has been better than expected for Slovakian exchange student Jack Ryan, who said he is doing just as well here as in Slovakia. “Everyone at Minnehaha is just welcoming, and everybody in my classes and at home are all very helpful which is just …

Junior Slovakian student, Tána Mesíková, is adjusting and is grateful of the new community and experience of learning here at Minnehaha Academy. “I like the community of people because everyone is so nice and welcoming and willing to help you,” said Mesíková. Mesíková was chosen for the scholarship program at …

    Junior Slovakian exchange student, Hana Jakubíková, is both adjusting to and appreciating the different learning experience and culture at Minnehaha Academy.    “It definitely is tiring having to speak in a different language the entire day but I think it’s a great learning experience because it forces you out of your …

Juniors Karolina Kamenska and Katarína Skyvorá settle into life at Minnehaha For junior Slovakian exchange students Karolina Kamenska and Katarína Skyvorá, both are working to settle into a culture that is very different from their own. “You see all the new things, new people, new ways of living, and still you …