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The Balkan Diary: September 2012
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Thursday, September 27, 2012. Приатно Куманобо и Здраво Кратово! 8217; building) is 1213. Which means that around the time that Vikings landed on the North American continent, as well as about 200 years before the CHINESE discovered America (as some scholars may say); this city was a lively mining community. 8217; in the middle of our otherwise Macedonian conversations. My host s...
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The Balkan Diary: October 2012
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Tuesday, October 30, 2012. The Rocky Road to Bitola. And I have been truly blessed to be receiving my own apartment somewhere within the city (no children with sticky fingers! Style, and say ‘your Golden Age has ended.’ The karma bank has run dry, all reserves have been used up. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitola. Sunday, October 21, 2012. Американците се во СКОПЈЕ? Despite the mass...
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The Balkan Diary: January 2013
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Welcoming the New Year. There is snow on the distant peak of Pelister, but there is none here on the ground. The streets and rooftops are nice and dry! And watching movie after movie on TV. Overall, visiting the family during the holiday is great! I had some new housema tes to visit when I went home to Kratovo. The se fellas were hanging out in our gard...
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The Balkan Diary: Czech Republics and Carnivals
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Czech Republics and Carnivals. Here are some lovely buildings near the main station in Prague, in all the lovely colors of Easter. Karlov Most (Charles Bridge) is one of the best things to see in all of Prague. The bridge is known for its statues and local artits who work, selling paintings for extremely high prices. This picture is taken from a s...One o...
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The Balkan Diary: Bulgarian Highways and English Sky-ways
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Sunday, March 23, 2014. Bulgarian Highways and English Sky-ways. And had a strong distaste to our neighbors in the west, and finally, a super sweet lady who worked in Delcevo but lived in a small Bulgarian town just across the border. This is the Nevsky Cathedral. It's really cool and is one of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in the world! I love the old communist statues that are st...
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The Balkan Diary: December 2012
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Seasons greetings friends from around the world,. All quiet on the office front. It was a calm day to sit and relax. Lucky me I have a new smartphone, with Instagram so I can join the hipster legion and snap photos of every meal I (don't) eat, and take over-contrasted pictures. So long artistic integrity! I took this photo be fore being trapped in the town...
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The Balkan Diary: Welcome to Sweden - Take a Ticket
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Thursday, October 17, 2013. Welcome to Sweden - Take a Ticket. During this past month, I was fortunate enough to be able to escape from my Peace Corps life and live lavishly for six whole days in the Kingdom (yes. there is a monarchy) of Sweden. Why might someone go to Sweden from Macedonia as a vacation you might ask? I just learned that from Wikipedia. Here is one of the buildings ...
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The Balkan Diary: February 2013
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Monday, February 11, 2013. More Snow, Less Electricity. Here comes the snow, yet again! While this photo may be picturesque and pretty to all you out there who LOVE snow, and enjoy the cold weather, for me it is not so. And Top 40 songs from the radio. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Master's will be in International Trade and Development, assuming that I write my thesis at some point...
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The Balkan Diary: May 2013
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Thursday, May 9, 2013. A Week Full of Celebrations. Now, I know what you are all thinking. Its only the 9th of May, and this is already the second post for the month. Astonishing, right? However, the past week has been full of holidays and fun adventures, so I feel that it is my sworn duty as a Peace Corps Volunteer, to report on all of the excitement. Here is the iconic monastery!
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The Balkan Diary: Exchanging Youths on the Shores of Ohrid
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This is the journey of one master's student spanning 3 continents in the quest for education, self-discovery, and purpose. Thursday, October 3, 2013. Exchanging Youths on the Shores of Ohrid. Now the question to ask is, 'what does a Peace Corps Volunteer have to do in these last few days of summer while everyone is returning back to their homes? Those of you who are non-European Union citizens may probably be wondering, 'what is a youth exchange? Here are some of the best photo's from the exchange:.