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Waiting For The Wind
Two roads diverged on a mountain side, and I resolved to travel both. Being a kid at heart is something I’ve always been proud of, and even as I’ve gotten older, I have found it no easier to put aside … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Europe, Humor, Movies, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Adventure, Boyhood, Child-like, Childish, Curiosity, Hiking, Hungarians, Indiana Jones, Maturity, Minorities, Mountains, Niš, Niška Banja, Parachutes, Paragliding, Paths Not Taken, Robert Frost, Serbia, Vojvodina
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How To Speak Albanian
There was something lacking in the title ‘Birrë: Albanian For “Beer”’, possibly because the two words sound too much alike. The best, and until recently only Kosovan beer is called ‘Peja’, named after a city in Kosovo, and I suppose … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Europe, Friendship, Humor, Language, Movies, Music, Politics, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Albania, Albanian, Beer, Eurovision, Flags, fml, Food, Generosity, Hope, Hostels, Idealism, Independence, Jacob's Ladder, Kindness, Kosovo, Names, Politicians, Positive Thinking, Prishtinë, Serbian, Serbs, Traditions, Unity, Wine, Words for Penis
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Kosovo: An Introduction
Even as a burgeoning adult, I must admit that silly things sometimes really freak me out. And I’m talking about really silly things. I remember one occasion when I had just eaten and Courtney had come back from class and … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Europe, Humor, Movies, Politics, Religion, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Albania, Albanians, Beauty, Caves, Clubbing Seals, Coffee, Conflict, Ethnic Cleansing, Generosity, Hills, Independence, Islam, Kindness, Kosovars, Kosovo, Misconceptions, Mountains, Nature, Serbia, Serbs, Star Trek, UHF, Waterfalls, Worry
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Castle on a Cloud
High above the city of Prizren, Kosovo, the call to prayer is heavily distorted by the rocks and hills around me. The deep tones as it begins are transformed into the voice of an ancient beast, and as they reach … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Europe, Movies, Music, Religion, Thoughts, Tolerance, Travel
Tagged Call To Prayer, Christians, Conflict, Fortress, Kosovo, Labyrinth, Les Misérables, Muslims, Peace, People, Prizren, The Twilight Zone
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Niš: A Place at the Table
I sat on the couch and stared down at my feet. At least they should have been my feet, but it was hard to tell. Despite all of my inclinations to the contrary and against what little fashion sense I … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Europe, Friendship, Humor, Language, Movies, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Burek, Children, Coffee, Crocs, Food, Labyrinth, Mosque, Niš, Ottomans, Pleskavica, Serbia, Shopping, Skull Tower, Vertigo, Wandering
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B.R.I.T.S.
A friend of mine asked me recently if I liked G.R.I.T.S. Had she asked me face-to-face, my answer would have been simple. I would have understood ‘grits’ and given her a ‘Yee-haw!’ and asked her if she was going to … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Europe, Family, Humor, Memories, Movies, Slovenia, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Cabin, Childhood, Ducks, G.R.I.T.S., Grandfather, Guns, Hunting, Pecans, Role Models, Sleep, Star Wars, The South, Warm Breeze
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If You’re Going To Romania, Kindly Bring Your Passport
In case you thought that traveling in Europe was yesterday’s news, I’m here to tell you that there’s lots of adventure yet to be had. Just because Mark, Frank and Guilder have all gone off to meet that great currency … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Europe, Humor, Movies, Slovenia, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Borders, Cotton Candy, Food, Hungary, Llamas, Passport, Romania
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‘Why I Never Became A Pimp’ or ‘Thanks, Mom and Dad!’
The other night I was trying to figure out why it had taken me so long to watch Risky Business. I was in the mood for some Curtis Armstrong and saw that our beloved Booger had starred alongside Tom Cruise … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memories, Movies, Parents, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Ferris Bueller, Ghostbusters, High School, Immaturity, Parents, Parties, Prostitution, Risky Business, Wisdom
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