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.

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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.

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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 Santana Dos Santos.

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

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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.

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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. 

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