Matthew picked us up on the border of Poland and the Czech Republic where we were waiting after dark for anything to get us on our way. Matt was a godsend in that he not only got us away from the rains of Poland but also was the only ride that we needed for our 3 day stay in Slovakia. He invited us to come to his girlfriends home that night and we were able to get the real experience of how a 600 inhabitant town parties into the night for their Catholic holiday that spans three days. We were immediatly the center of attention seeing as we were the first Americans to stay in their town. Matthew was great to us because of his hospitality and Russian language skillHis hospitality included:
1. Providing us with beds to sleep in for two nights
2. Having us over for an authentic Slovakian dinner
3. Driving us through Bratislava out of his way to the border of Austria
4. Insisting that we couldn't pay him for his gas expenses ( we tried pretty hard to get him to take some money)
Spreading EB Awareness
We gave Matt a card with the websites he can find to learn about EB. He speaks a tad English and will hopefully be able to both practice that while also becoming more informed about the fight against Epidermolysis Bullosa by using the website.
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