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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Labeled as an Eastern European favorite plum brandy, Šljivovica is more than just a brand of liquor.

Šljivovica claimed its rightful place ahead of pear, walnut, quince, and grape types of brandy. When summer nights in September turn a tad…

2 min readSep 17, 2023

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

White Dot

I have known Amila for almost 35 years. Partly a dreamer, partly a deep thinker. Everything she went through, and she did go through a lot…

2 min readSep 2, 2023

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White Dot

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Chasing Waterfalls

3 min readJul 24, 2023

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Chasing Waterfalls

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Today is Independence Day.

So, on Independence Day, I raise my fildzan of coffee and toast to my fellow Bosnians and Herzegovinians, wherever we may be, a day…

3 min readMar 1, 2023

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Today is Independence Day.

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Soul searching in Italy

A man very dear to my heart crossed the ocean to witness his son getting married in Orvieto, a peaceful stony town nestled in one of the…

4 min readAug 18, 2022

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Soul searching in Italy

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Thread of Our Lives

The sound of the text message woke me up before dawn. Still half-awake I read it. My hands trembled and the tears started to fall when my…

3 min readMay 18, 2022

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Thread of Our Lives

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Mesmerizing Montenegro

The first time I visited Montenegro, I was still a toddler, and my Dad carried me piggyback on his shoulders while climbing to the Lovcen…

5 min readApr 25, 2022

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Mesmerizing Montenegro

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Grandma’s China Teamugs

We all have a place in our house: attic, garage, or the top shelf in our closet, where we keep things we cannot part away from a lock of…

2 min readApr 25, 2022

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Grandma’s China Teamugs

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

House of Three Gods

Every year when Ramadan comes around, I am teleported back home. Although it has been thirty years since I left Bosnia, my memories of the…

4 min readApr 25, 2022

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House of Three Gods

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Stepping Back in Time

Upon the entrance of the Pile Gate into the fortified city of Dubrovnik, I caught a glimpse of a tall man dressed in traditional Troubadour…

5 min readApr 25, 2022

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Stepping Back in Time

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Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Jasmine Avdagic Carpenter

Jasmine believes that the things and places that inspire her to write are never random and are connected to her purpose in searching for La Dolce Vita.

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