Through schooling, a few Gypsies join middle class

Through schooling, a few Gypsies join middle class
By VANESSA GERA
The Associated Press /5:52 a.m. Sunday, January 16, 2011


SKALICA, Slovakia — The Balazova family lived on nothing but potatoes and rice one month as they struggled to pull together the money to buy an electric typewriter for their teenage daughter.


It was one of many sacrifices that paid off. Today, 31-year-old Zuzana Balazova teaches at a university in Slovakia while finishing a doctorate in sociology.



Through schooling, a few Gypsies join middle class
By VANESSA GERA
The Associated Press /5:52 a.m. Sunday, January 16, 2011


SKALICA, Slovakia — The Balazova family lived on nothing but potatoes and rice one month as they struggled to pull together the money to buy an electric typewriter for their teenage daughter.


It was one of many sacrifices that paid off. Today, 31-year-old Zuzana Balazova teaches at a university in Slovakia while finishing a doctorate in sociology.


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