FLASHBACK: Shopping in Tirana
Tirana, Albania. Albania was one of the first places I went where I was really unsure about going. So many preconceptions. But my understanding was the private hospital was good and I worried I [...]
Albania Be Back: The Night Before I Leave
It’s the end of 45 days in Albania, and it’s been mixed. Tirana, for some inexplicable reason, has weaseled itself into my heart. I’ll be back. Durres, the seaside town I spent the last 11 days [...]
Older and Wiser in Albania
Age is the ultimate filter through which perspective comes. Places like Albania, it’s doubly true. “The older I get, the wiser I am.” It’s funny. I was always told when young how I was an [...]
Tirana: My Beginning in Albania’s Capital
Sitting in a park on a wind-chilled 18-degree sunny pre-spring day here in Tirana, it’s easy to feel life is good. To quickly address my health and life post-hysterectomy, the word I can sum it [...]