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A Dark, Cold Night
by Taylor Chase :: 06/03/2004
[Russia] - Russian orphans comprise one of the most undernourished and undereducated segments of the population. Why, Taylor Chase wonders, aren't there more people doing something about this?
Read: Orphans in Russia (4 photos)
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A Town Divided
by Tze Yong Ng :: 02/13/2004
[Serbia & Montenegro] - The only thing friendly about "Friendship Bridge" is its name. Linking the Albanian and Serb populations in the town of Mitrovica, perhaps it's the only bridge between the two groups that hasn't been burnt.
Read: The Two Halves of Mitrovica, Kosovo
Absurdity on a Polish Farm
by Mallory Greimann :: 11/12/2005
[Poland] - Sausage, vodka and anorexic trees … everything about life in rural Poland originally strikes Mallory Greimann as absurd.
Read: Exporing Rural Poland's Culture
Blueberries in Bratislava
by Amanda Kendle :: 01/06/2005
[Slovakia] - Do Amanda Kendle's history textbook ideas about communism and socialism hold up to her experiences of life in post-socialist Slovakia?
Read: Post-Socialist Slovakia
Cleaning Up
by Joshua Hartshorne :: 01/27/2006
[Russia] - Russia has one of the fastest-growing rates of HIV in the world. While used needles litter its public spaces, there is little discussion about the mounting problem.
Read: Shared Needles and HIV in Russia
Czechered Traditions
by Jim Curtiss :: 06/01/2005
[Czech Republic] - Forget bunnies. In parts of the Czech Republic, Easter means liquor and willow whips. As Jim Curtiss takes it all in, he does his best to enjoy himself.
Read: Easter in the Czech Republic
Five Years Later
by Tze Yong Ng :: 03/01/2004
[Serbia & Montenegro] - "Peace" might mean an absence of violence, but it doesn't necesssarily mean peace of mind. Tze Yong explores the stark realities of a fractured post-war Kosovo.
Read: Kosovo In Recovery
Great Again Someday
by Eric Schempp :: 06/08/2005
[Russia] - On Dec. 31, 1999, over vodka and mashed potatoes, Eric Schempp witnesses a sober Boris Yeltsin cede power to a former KGB member.
Read: The End of Russia's Yeltsin Era
How to Ask a Question
by Joshua Hartshorne :: 06/03/2004
[Russia] - If you're learning the Russian language and culture, it's not asking questions that's the hard part. It's knowing which questions to ask.
Read: Language Learning in Russia
Jiggly Food
by Brynn Barineau :: 01/24/2008
[Croatia] - Pig nose: it’s what’s for dinner. Not only is Brynn Barineau wary of eating a pig’s nose, but this Croatian delicacy is gray and jiggly—and as a rule, she does not eat food that jiggles.
Read: Navigating Croatian Cuisine
Misunderstood
by Kylar Tharp :: 02/02/2004
[Czech Republic] - "How does it feel to kill people?" Kylar Tharp and her American friends find themselves the target of many an unfair accusation while abroad in the Czech Republic at the onset of the Iraq war.
Read: Alienation in the Czech Republic
New Victims of an Old War
by Tze Yong Ng :: 02/13/2004
[Serbia & Montenegro] - “How can you live your life entirely in an area of two kilometers?” asks Aleksandra, a 21-year-old Serb who lives in Kosovo. Tze Yong Ng explores the lives of Kosovar Serbs today, four years after their bloody ethnic cleansing campaign.
Read: Serbs in Today's Kosovo
On The Streets of Slovakia
by Ian Dorant :: 10/01/2005
[Slovakia] - For residents of Slovakia, is life better today than it was under socialism? No one can say for sure.
Read: Change in Slovakia
One-Way to Bucharest
by Andy Trincia :: 01/07/2005
[Romania] - If at first you don't succeed .... Andy Trincia's bus-riding companion, Sorin, is determined to get out of Romania, no matter how many attempts it takes.
Read: Romanian Immigration
Panorama
by Alex Stonehill :: 12/01/2006
[Kyrgyzstan,Turkey,Egypt,Israel,Palestinian Territories,Pakistan] - In every Muslim community that Alex Stonehill visited, he encountered mosques, headscarves and skepticism for American foreign policy. But the similarities stopped there.
Read: Diversity in the Muslim Community
Prague, 1-6
by Mark VonRosenstiel :: 06/23/2003
[Czech Republic] - In his new dress suit, Mark VonRosentiel traverses the streets of Prague, reflecting on the city's simultaneous beauty and perversity.
Read: Seeking Beauty in the Czech Republic
Presidential Politics
by Joshua Swift :: 07/28/2004
[Russia] - How is democracy faring in Russia? Joshua Swift tries to reconcile his vision of democracy with the reality of Russian politics.
Read: Democracy in Russia
Prisoners in Their Own Land
by Tze Yong Ng :: 02/13/2004
[Serbia & Montenegro] - When fighting broke out between Kosovo's Albanian and Serb populations, the Roma (Gypsy) minority found themselves caught in the middle. Tze Yong Ng explores a present-day Roma refugee camp, likened by many residents to a jail.
Read: Roma Refugees in Kosovo
The Best of the Worst
by Jessica Mason :: 06/13/2005
[Russia] - Jessica Mason’s babushka was one of the few who voted in Russia’s 2004 presidential election. Her chosen candidate? “Against All.”
Read: Elections in Russia
The Grocery List
by Patrick McFate :: 11/11/2002
[Russia] - During his stay in Russia, Patrick McFate leaves to go grocery shopping during a blustery snowstorm. After a trying experience in a traditional Russian grocery store, McFate finds an unexpected haven in a Western-style supermarket.
Read: Shopping in Russia
The Other Side
by Yuliya Chernova :: 06/13/2005
[Russia,United States] - The line outside Manhattan’s Russian consulate uncomfortably reminds Yuliya Chernova of the breadlines she endured in Leningrad 12 years ago.
Read: Navigating Russian Bureaucracy
The Powers That Be
by Linda Broughton :: 02/02/2004
[Bosnia-Herz.] - While in Bosnia, Linda Broughton realizes that faith doesn't necessarily have to involve a god.
Read: Spirituality in Bosnia
The Rules of the Game
by Eric Schempp :: 11/20/2002
[Russia] - Eric Schempp tries to play a game of baseball with the children he works with at a Russian orphanage. Three strikes and you're out? Easy enough for us to understand, but not so for people who have neither seen nor played the game.
Read: Baseball in Russia
The Russian Lunch Table
by Yuliya Chernova :: 11/11/2002
[Russia,United States] - When Yuliya Chernova immigrates to the United States from Russia in eighth grade, she struggles with her new school environment. She soon finds support and solace in the Russian lunch table, where her fellow students share her language, though not always her culture.
Read: Moving From St. Petersburg to Brooklyn
The Russian Pirates
by Joshua Hartshorne :: 01/18/2005
[Russia] - Caught between moral integrity and his love for music, Joshua Hartshorne eyes the pirated CDs for sale in Irkutsk's outdoor market.
Read: Moral Dilemmas in Irkutsk
The Ugly American
by Chris Baxter :: 10/31/2003
[Romania] - Whoops! Still unfamiliar with Romanian money, Chris Baxter accidentally overpays his taxi driver $16 for a $1 fare. When he shares his cute, self-deprecating story with his Romanian coworkers the next day, none of them find it particularly funny.
Read: Cultural Blunders in Romania
Transylvania on my Mind
by Zachary Wynne :: 01/06/2005
[Hungary,Romania] - Zachary Wynne, who has never felt tied to a specific place, cannot understand why Hungarians get so emotional when they discuss their "lost homeland," Transylvania.
Read: Hungary's Lost Homeland
Under the Hungarian Sun
by A. Gray Fischer :: 06/08/2004
[Hungary] - As much as Gray Fischer hates clichés, a trip to a northeastern village in Hungary teaches her that some are inevitable.
Read: Village Life in Hungary
What a Beautiful Evening
by Chris Baxter :: 01/20/2003
[Romania] - For the first time, Chris Baxter ventures beyond his temporary home in Bucharest, Romania. From train windows, he glimpses a slice of life far removed from the gray apartment buildings that crowd Bucharest's urban landscape.
Read: Exploring the Romanian Countryside
Wrestling with Roots
by Shan Shi :: 01/10/2005
[Greece] - When people in Greece ask Shan Shi where she's from, she says the United States. Yet this is an answer they cannot accept.
Read: Being Asian American in Greece
Your Documents Are Not in Order
by Shubhabrata Roy :: 11/21/2002
[Russia] - After several months in Russia, Shubhabrata Roy knows to be wary when approached by a policeman, especially given his conspicuousness as a non-white foreigner. This evening, when confronted by a police official who refuses to be paid off for Mr. Roy's alleged offense, Mr. Roy begins to imagine returning to the States with an international criminal record.
Read: Police Encounters in Russia
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Kefalonia - my love | | The ferry sounded it's loud obnoxious horn as I approached the island of Kefalonia. The hairs on my arms perked up as if to point me in the desired direction. With a big smile on my face I thought to myself, "here I am... my new home for the next three and a half months".
The largest of the Ionian Islands, Kefalonia was demolished by an earthquake in 1953 leaving the entire island in rubbles. Although modern buildings now take place of ancient architecture, the island still has a historic feel to it. For the short amount .... Read more | | Posted by Sterling Riber at 09 Apr 2008 09:06:06, Country: Greece | comments |
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Blog from Romania | | July 29, 2007
104 degrees
Hi, Here is the latest from Iasi.
I was excited to get there and disappointed when I arrived. The Strand. It is the name of the local swimming pool. The place looks like some old resort from the 50’s with 3 very large pools. On a hot summer day there will be hundreds of kids, most of them poor, at the Strand cooling off and having a great time.
The Strand is the only public pool in a city of over 200,000 people. The old facility it provides welcome relief on a hot day. The front .... Read more | | Posted by Julia Helminiak at 20 Aug 2007 17:32:48, Country: Romania | comments |
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Bosnia's Otherworldly Charm | |
.... Read more | | Posted by Una Hardester at 07 Aug 2007 08:39:53, Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina | comments |
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Festival Lust | |
I'm so excited about the approaching Sarajevo Film Festival. The balcony of my friend's apartment directly overlooks the main screen, so my friends and I will get to see quite a few films for free. The Sarajevo Film Festival was started in 1995, the last year of the war, while Sarajevo as still surrounded by tanks and snipers. It provided a much-needed morale boost to the beleaguered Sarajevans, and proved that the defiant city was still very much connected to the outside world.
If you take a look at the programme for .... Read more | | Posted by Una Hardester at 04 Aug 2007 05:01:53, Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina | comments |
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