Czech Republic Three - Transcription

Ok so I was born in Europe in former Czechoslovakia, before the beginning of the World War 2. I was born in Prague the capital of Bohemia, which is my native city and I have been living there almost all my life. Of course when I was three years old so the World War 2 began and at the end of it I was very happy of course. I was seven years old and I still can remember both armies. American armies as well as the Soviet army and it was just a wonderful comparison of different standards I would say. Well so after the elementary school education I began my study at the school which might be called here like technology, engineering senior high school, because I had a big interest in machinery and engines and I wanted to be a pilot, which was not possible because of my very bad abilities. I realized when flying with some friends of my parents in the air. Well it was very bad for me when the plane turned, I couldn't orient myself. Well so I was very very unhappy, but because all that time I was painting and I was very much interested in the arts so I changed of course for the art and first of all I studied art education and art history.

Transcribed by Geri Cohen, April, 2000