Me and my family. By Anna Durkovicova

About me ... My name is Anna Durkovicova. I am 12 years old. My birthday is 9-th june. I go to an elementary school named I. B. Zoch. I am in 7-th grade. My favourite school subjects are English and Chemistry. In my free time i like dancing, swimming, riding on rollerskates, hiking and spending time with my friends. I am a member of children‘s folklore ensemble Lykovcek for 7 years. I love eating but i prefer meals without meat, my favourite is halusky (dumplings) with cottage cheese, spaghetti, tomato soup, but i like goulash too ... I am sorry, i don‘t like fish foods I don‘t have a pet, but at my grandparent‘s house i have one – it is a dachshund (teckel) and his name is Aro.

My parents and siblings ...

My dad Jozef is 38 years old, my mum Alena is 38 too. They are foresters and work for national forestry company Lesy SR (Forests of Slovak republic). I have one younger brother. His name is Jozef – like my dad. He is 9 years old and goes to the same school as me. His favourite subject is Biology, he also learns guitar in Elementary Art School in Revuca. He is a member of Lykovcek too.

Where are we from ... We all live in Slovakia, in Revuca, which is small town in south of central Slovakia, in region called Gemer. Revuca has a rich history, here in 1862 was the First Slovak Grammar School (great success in time of Austro-Hungarian Empire), a couple of slovakian historic personalities lived here too. Near our town stands ruins of one of the biggest middle-age castles – Muran castle. About 13 km away is Jelsava – little town with historical meaning. Now Revuca is aquiet town with many students (we have four high schools here), sometimes it can be boring. But, of course, we trying ...

Historical building of First Slovak Grammar School.

Historical building of town guesthouse.

Historical building of City Office. View of Revuca from paraglider.

Revuca is surrounded by beautiful nature with many forests. We have National park Muranska plain near, one of only a few available aragonite caves – Ochtinska Aragonite cave (from 1995 included to UNESCO World Heritage) is close too. Not far from here is another national park – Slovak Paradise with another unique cave – Dobsinska Ice Cave.

North-east view of Revuca valley with part of Stolica Hills.