June 11, 2007
missing
That's funny! I really found it difficult to stay in Macedonia for the first half a year. When I was thinking about this country back then, I never thought, I will be missing it! In January I asked myself a few questions... what I like about Macedonia? (nothing) How many macedonian friends I have? (none) What interesting places I have seen in Macedonia? (nothing except Ohrid) Do I know the language? (nope) Do I like it here? (not really...)
It was a very challenging period of my life, and- as I usually do in this kind of situations- I read again a book with a sweet title "Who moved my cheese"
Well, the truth was, that my situation was crappy, because I made it so! It took me a while but I changed my attitude towards almost every single thing in Macedonia. I started loving the place that I lived in! Right now, I miss people, I miss the language, mountains, gypsies on the street asking for "deset dennari"... burek... monasteries... buying voucheri za mobimak... cheap taxis... saying 'zdravo' in the shop, questions 'od kade sti' (where are you from) whenever I tries to speak macedonian...
I miss people. Hell I miss them!
Vici, Marko & Marija, Darko, Martina, Kiko, Bib, Viksa, Stance and Frose and Bube... and many more. Also people who stayed there in Mace and made this experience amazing- Mateo, Ravin, Tits, Basia, Aistee... I don't want to promise that we will stay in touch and write emails to each other every week- these are the people, that I want to call one day in the future, say "Hey, I'm coming", then meet and just talk like we did not change at all.
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Hey Maja... I remember when I was in Macedonia last year and you didn't look very happy to be there. I came to live in Belgium also for some months, and I have experienced the same that you did. I am about to leave this country now but I learned something from it: a place is what you make it be. A place is the people you meet. Only people bring you good memories. I wish you all the best :)
Hey Rita! Long time, no see.
I did not know that you are abroad! But I'm happy to know that I'm not the only one who had those problems with integration, and then started loving the place!
PS. I looked in your blog. I wish it it was in English... But at least I looked at the pictures :-)
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Majkus..
You have to stop writing these sentimental posts, if you don't want me cry every time when I read your blog:-)
I guess now when everything is finished is much more easier to reflect on the past year.. It is same for me, and I am happy.
I miss u, but I know that we are going to see each other.. Mace and Poland are close and we might go on internship in some neighbor countries.. We never know, that.. I am waiting for Mateo to come in the office to give me the pic's from Mavrovo-Galicnik trip. It was cool day..Even though i got burned on my body:-)
Hugs to you and say hi to your girls at home- your mum and Gosia.
Kiss
Vida
i just remember the conversation that we had on the balcony, when i was saying that thing and your experience will change, off course only if you make it so. that the same thing happened to me in Slovenia.
and that it happened to you too :)
and we miss you too :)
and check the pictures from the mavrovo trip that we had.
http://darko.nomadlife.org/2007/06/my-favourite-place_22.html
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