Kammala wannan jumla: A 1968, ta yi tafiya zuwa Gabashin Turai, da zama a Czechoslovakia kawai shekara guda bayan da
mamayewar Warsaw Pact. Ta tafi aiki don Radio Free Turai, ta fara aikinta a aikin jarida, kuma ta buga labarinta na farko a cikin "The New York Times Magazine" a cikin 1970 mai taken, "Prague, Shekaru Biyu Bayan". Wannan talifin ya yi magana game da rayuwa bayan mamayar.