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Moja vam je porodica sa Balkana - To znači da nam nije strana galama. Svi smo različiti, nema nam dva slična, Luckasta, disfunkcionalna, zanimljiva, porodica tipična. Uloge su bile vrlo jasne — ovakvo otprilike stanje: Deca uče, prave probleme i brinu za odrastanje; Mama čuva decu, radi, pere, kuva; Tata ima biznis i…

By Haley Stomp May is the season of transitions. Trees and flowers bloom. Birds are busy making baby birds. Humans are preparing for transitional rituals and milestones. Kids are graduating from various levels of education, some officially moving to adulthood. My son has spent the last six years of his…

A conversation on a Japanese train in August 2015 — I sat inside the Shinkansen with my face almost pressed against the window, trying to see everything the train passed by at its high speed. The small villages and rice fields sitting at the foot of forest-covered mountains reminded me of the Ghibli movies I had watched growing up. My…

In my mind, I envisioned this launching off with a few happy tears I could dab away with a tissue. But this is different, and this is tough. Truth be told, this is gut-wrenching. The tears aren’t dabbing tears, they are sobs where I’ve found it hard to catch my…

… and I survived #Covid far away from home It’s been a while since I wrote my last piece. Between then and now several trips have happened, both for work and pleasure. Every time I boarded that plane, at the back of my mind I knew the risk was always…

When I look at social media and see so many happy, perfect-looking road travelers with their full face of make up and curled hair, I sometimes wonder if we’re on different planets. I certainly started in that clean, healthy eating, sleeping well, everything works in the vehicle state of being…