Vaclav Sotola, from Czechoslovakia to Guilderland

Vaclav Sotola left Prague, Czechoslovakia with his mother, fleeing a politically constrained communist country before the fall of the Berlin wall. He experienced a recurring dream when he first arrived in the United States, via Yugoslavia and Austria: he would go for an evening walk in the woods until he heard steps behind him and large men were following to capture him, he would run, they would pursue, and then he would wake up. Now, a teacher in Canajoharie and swim coach for Guilderland and Voorheesville, Sotola is ready to retire and still sometimes thinks and dreams in Czech. Listen to more of his story on the latest podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.