Eileen Backofen: Where in the World are Eileen & Joe?

"In Times of Change Learners Inherit the Earth...	Welcome to My World Eileen Backofen backofene@hotmail.com My BLOG	...while the learned are perfectly prepared for a world that no longer exists" - Eric Hoffer
	Where in the World are Eileen & Joe?
"Technology Counts" Education Week 2002 Mystery Teacher-Guess Who! Professional Archive	Aug 2013 Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia	Technology Preserves History My WWII Project USS Philadelphia CL-41 (Frank Paukstis, diary & album) & Memories of Crewmen from over 50 years of Reunions Historical Photos/Audio/Video Brooklyn, NY & Forest City, PA & more
2008 - The trip that started it all My Search for "Roots" Czech Republic, Austria, Slovak Republic, Hungary
2009 An article about my search for roots appeared in our local newspaper "Digging Up Roots"
Index of Countries explored 2008 - 2024 Chronological web pages of trips are below

2011	April (Germany & Czech Republic) May (New York City) June (Rome Mediterranean Athens Paris) With 3 generations! Sept (4000 miles in the USA)

2012	April - Austria, Germany, Netherlands Slovakia & Czech Republic Churches of My Brooklyn Childhood (Going home again May, 2012) July Castles of Germany, Wolfsburg, Berlin & London With 3 generations! December Christmas Markets on the Rhine

2013	May-June Vienna to the Black Sea August One Month in Slovakia December Christmas Markets on the Danube

2014	June - Slovakia, Vienna, Austria, London Introducing 2 younger generations to their Slovak (Rusyn) roots Plus 2 extra cities July - Jefferson Choral Society - Concert & Siteseeing Tour of Ireland December - Christmas Markets on the Danube (Prague to Budapest)

2015	April - Czech Republic (Conference & Half Marathon) + France (Normandy Beaches & More July - Switzerland, Prague, Czech Republic, Vienna, Austria, Budapest, Hungary, Paris, France Plus Introducing 2 younger generations to their Slovak (Rusyn) roots in Bratislava, Slovakia October - One Month in Europe (Berlin to the Black Sea)
2016	June -New York City - Singing at Carnegie Hall August - Slovakia (SAS Course - Slovak Language & Culture)
2017	May-Jeannie's Carnegie Hall Recital - New York City June - Our 50th Wedding Anniversay - New York City June-July River Cruise - 5 Countries in Europe July - Jefferson Choral Society - On Tour in Canada
2018	Slovenia & Eastern Adriatic - December 2017 - January 2018 The Baltic Countries & St Petersburg, Russia - May 2018 Cruising the Caribbean with 3 Grandchildren - June 2018 Jefferson Choral Society - On Tour in the UK - July 2018 New England - May & August 2018 More Caribbean Islands - 11 days - September 2018 Machu Picchu and the Galapagos - November 2018
2019	Western Caribbean & Mayan Ruins - January 2019 Munich - Venice - Malta - March 2019 Barcelona - Nice - Monaco - Rome - St Petersburg, Russia - June 2019 Alaska & Spokane WA - August-September 2019 5 Countries on the Rhine & Mosel Rivers - October 2019 Romania - Budapest - France - December 2019
2020	South America - February 2020 Then the Covid-19 Pandemic shut down the world
2021	Sailing the Caribbean Aboard a 5 Masted Yacht - December 2021
2022	42 Days - 3 Cruises - 10,000 Miles & 10 Countries - April 25 - June 2 Aboard the Norwegian Escape and Star 40 Days - 3 Cruises - 14,000 Miles - 5 European Countries & 4 Caribbean Islands - Sept 5 - Oct 14 Aboard the Windstar Legend and MSC Meraviglia Sailing the Caribbean Aboard a 5 Masted Yacht - December 2022 With our 21 Year Old Granddaughter
2023	40 days aboard Norwegian Cruise Line Sailing San Francisco to Miami thru the Panama Canal with long time friends - Oct 31 - Nov 18 (NCL Encore) Miami - Panama Canal - Miami - Nov 25 - Dec 16 (NCL Joy)
2024	12 Days on the Celebrity Constellation

Updated April 3, 2024