I speak Czech with an accent. Even as a young child, I noticed a distinct difference between my choppy pronunciation and the smooth, oblong consonants of native-born speakers. While the speech of my extended family is peppered with idioms, slang, and unique expressions, I simply…
The most important part of my life began nearly a hundred years ago, in a city I have never visited, with a woman I have never met. Picture 1920s New York City: the prime era of renewal, jazz, and the beginning of the 20th century…
