Serbia
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On the Eleventh Day of Blogmas: Christmas Eve
Tonight, as my family clinked together copper cups of Moscow Mules or chilled glasses of Pinot Grigio, they laughed and they “fought” over all kinds of things.
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On the Fifth Day of Blogmas: Golden Rings
Allargando sounds a lot like allergy.
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The Twelve Days of Blogmas
We are officialy twelve days out from Christmas Day, unless you ask my husband. For him, this December 25th business is a fallacy: Christmas, or rather, Serbian Christmas, falls unpretentiously on January 7th. Whether you’re celebrating this month or next month, one thing remains disturbingly misunderstood and well-celebrated: this blasphemous “twelve days until Christmas” countdown. …
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That American Election
I guess the best way to start off this blog is by saying I don’t know how to start off this blog. I’ve thought of you, dear readers, for several months: I’ve lamented how to write about this subject without coming across as “self-important” or unnecessary. I’ve written and and rewrote it; I’ve deleted it…
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Lost in Translation: “That American Girl” vs. Serbian News/Tabloids
Click here for serbian translation. (Pritisnite ovde za prevod na srpski.) Scroll below if link not working! A few days ago, one of my blog posts, “That Serbian Girl” went viral. This was unexpected news for me, as I am sure it was unexpected news to Serbians when tabloids revealed that some American girl had…
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That Serbian Girl
A few years ago, during my first trip to Belgrade, I was walking down Knez Mihailova when I passed a rustic-looking book shop. You know the kind: wood paneling, old-fashioned windows, a pop of emerald green here and there. To top things off, it was just after Christmas — a particular time of year where…
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We’re Having A Second Wedding.
From the day Aleksa got down on one knee, we’ve been plastered with questions about our binational situation. How we met, where we will live, and if long distance relationships are even real. But when the engagement ring made its shiny appearance, there was one question everyone had: where will you have the wedding? Before…
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Being a Long Distance Wife.
For the last few weeks, I haven’t necessarily been living on earth. I’ve been living on the planet in which all newlywed couples thrive — Planet Just Married. It’s a reality swept up in wedding gifts and honeymoon souvenirs, where one finds themselves crying tears of joy as they flip through their wedding album for…
That American Girl 