Date and place of birth:

16 January 1975, Holumnica, Poprad district, Slovakia.

Current place of residence:

Brno, Czech Republic.

Education:

Masarýk University Brno, Faculty of Law.

Current job:

Lawyer, Public Law Defender Office, Brno.

Achievements in life and work:

The first step of my success was graduation from university, the second is that I work as a Lawyer with the first Public Law Defender in Czech history. Steps three, four and the following are still before me.

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

As a child I wanted to become a teacher, singer, fashion designer, etc. None of that came true. Even though my wishes changed over the course of time, at the moment I am satisfied with my achievement.

What are your plans for the future?

I do not want to talk about that. I believe that if I spoke about my plans aloud I would not achieve them.

Life motto, credo, dreams…

To live a full stretch and not waste one single day. I am tying to forget the wrong events and difficult periods of my life but at the same time I draw lessons from them. I am an optimist and therefore I try to find something positive in every day. With this approach, I have always something to look forward to.

Date and place of birth:

18 October 1957.

Current place of residence:

Brno.

Education:

Military Academy.

Current job:

Director of “DROM” organization – Roma Center, Brno.

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

No.

What are your plans for the future?

To enhance the benefits of the “DROM” organization, give it the capability of action.

Editor’s note: Mr Zima is a retired Army Major. He has brought DROM, a residential, training, and Educational Center in the city of Brno, to a level of enormous success and respect.

Date and place of birth:

12 June 1954, Milhostov.

Current place of residence:

Jirkov, Czech Republic.

Education:

Medical faculty, Plzeň.

Current job:

Medical doctor – internist, diabetician, Jirkov.

Achievements in life and work:

My own private medical practice.

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

Yes.

What are your plans for the future?

I probably do not have any plan as for my work. Otherwise I would like to bring up my 11-year-old son. I want him to achieve the biggest possible successes.

Life motto, credo, dreams…

I want to have work that I like. I wand to have good friends.

Date and place of birth:

October 3, 1959, Michalovce, Slovakia.

Current place of residence:

Most, Czech Republic.

Education:

University – Legal faculty of Charles University, Prague.

Current job:

Judge – the chairman of court of justice.

Achievements in life and work:

A big success is for me that I have been successfully working as a judge since 1987. I enjoy this work very much.

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

Yes.

What are your plans for the future?

I would like to achieve a position as a judge at the National court. At the same time I wish that my family lives happily.

Life motto, credo, dreams…

There are no sweets without work. (You have to work hard in order to achieve any goal.)

Date and place of birth:

22 January 1953, Bohumín.

Current place of residence:

Lýsa nad Labem, Czech Republic.

Education:

Secondary school.

Current job:

Owner of a construction company, chairman of Roma Citizens’ Association, municipality representative

Achievements in life and work:

Greatest success is that we constructed a building for our Association, and that this group is viable and useful. I stood for election as a regional candidate – now I can participate in the political life of our town and for Romas. I am successful and well respected by my political party.

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

Yes, together with my wife, I have brought up 5 children. Today they have their own businesses and they have opportunities we never had. They have better education and are successful in their lives.

What are your plans for the future?

I would like to run as a candidate for higer office. The future will take its own turn. I can’t predict the future in my work.

Life motto, credo, dreams…

I would like to keep my character, not to allow fame to go into my head. To remain the person I am.

Date and place of birth:

12 February 1977, Vejprty.

Current place of residence:

Praha, Czech Reepublic.

Education:

University, Pedagogical faculty – subject biology and chemistry.

Current job:

Media advisor.

Achievements in life and work:

Completed education. I found a job which I like very much. I have a boyfriend whom I love

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

Yes.

What are your plans for the future?

I do not plan.

Life motto, credo, dreams…

Keep smiling! Dreams: I have several, but the most important is: …never get depressed and always get up from the ground and go forward and don’t forget those, who are at the moment lying on the ground.

Date and place of birth:

28 September 1947, Hnojné, Michalovce district, Slovakia.

Current place of residence:

Trmice, Ústí nad Labem district, Czech Republic.

Education:

Graduated, Secondary School of Pedagogy.

Current job:

Teacher.

Achievements in life and work:

I have three sons, the youngest graduated in 2003 with Mgr. degree in history. My work success is that I worked for 11 years as a pre-school director. As an award for my work successes, the government of the USA invited me in 1998 for a study trip to the USA.

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

Yes.

What are your plans for the future?

I plan to devote my time to children both at the school and in the non-profit organization that we have in Trmice as a part of the children’s leisure activity.

Life motto, credo, dreams…

Life is beautiful, therefore it is worth fighting for. My largest wish is that my family remain healthy and happy and that I always have a good context for my work and other activities.