Experience Albania: Travel, Pictures, History, Culture

Katie and yorkie

Originally uploaded by treenie.

Sali, Mire, Ersa, Bela, and Jessi - this one’s for you!
I miss you all. I met this little dog while out walking around the city with my parents. Super cute … but not as cute as Jessi!

From glamourously dressed up teachers, to gifts and praise from students, to a rockin’ performance in my school’s garden, Teacher’s Day is a day I’m happy to know will come around once more before I leave next year!
My class gave me a great ceramic plaque of the characteristic neighborhood in Berat plus a beautiful ruby/goldish [...]

So …
My daily cup of morning coffee has, over the past months, derived from my little Italian espresso maker. It looks like this:

It makes a great cup of coffee, especially when milk and cocoa powder are part of the mix.
If you know me well, you know I like(love) coffee. Whether I’m in America, Albania, or [...]

Try to reach the mailbox!

Originally uploaded by bsilu.

This is my home, if you can believe it!
Born and raised in this house in Minnesota. My parents still live here and probably will for a while longer. There is a big lake right across the street.
Having so much snow like you see in the photo has [...]