Experience Albania: Travel, Pictures, History, Culture

 
I made the 5+ hour journey down to Gjirokaster twice this month. Meetings and trainings are a great reason to travel, and it’s definitely nice to get out and change your routine during these winter months. Not much to complain about weather wise, but winter is winter and little adventures here and there do a [...]

 Yes, it’s me! Many of you would be in awe, as you didn’t know me pre 10th grade (the last time I had long hair like this). A combination of loving the pull back/pony tail option, and the fact that my cherished hairdresser is back in Minneapolis has me taking such extreme measures. Besides that, [...]

When you teach writing, it’s given that you end up practicing your own writing skills. Here’s another example I wrote to go along with a lesson I taught to one of my classes. The homework assignment was to fill in the blank for ‘As an adult, it is very important that I’m a talented … ‘ I made [...]

My favorite part about being a teacher is this: I get to share the things I like most about life with my students. The opportunity to share the power of writing, the power of expressing yourself and your ideas on paper with classrooms full of high school students [...]

 This amazing spread of food was our reward after surveying was completed. Fresh, young ‘chickies’ in rice plus salce kosi (a thick yogurt spread), salad and fjashti (village) wine.
This roadside restaurant had wall-to-wall character, complete with a central stove for heating and party room which we happily inhabited.
 
 
Sitting back after a hard day’s work … playing photographer [...]

It was a simple invitation to accompany my two friends from the municipality to do a project survey. They have a client who’s in the beginning stages of building a small hotel in a fairly remote village at the base of Mount Tomori. James didn’t feel like coming (he was up the entire night and [...]

 Just a few views from around Berat on a Sunday afternoon …
 If you look carefully, you can see the little shop where I pick up my mail.  It’s right behind the lamp post … there is a small group of people just to the right of it.  My host aunt works there, and so naturally [...]

 
The Euro/American electric current difference has me doing things I’ve never done before.