About Religion, Albanian Traditions, Citizenship, Daily Life in Tirana

October 15, 2019

Happy national holidays Albania

I love Sunday mornings and the same feeling is about national holidays. The city is quieter than normal and people are even more laid back

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Citizenship, Politics

April 22, 2019

Amplifying the right voices!

Courage is infectious! Courage is courageous! If it is not stupid or misleading, then it is worthy to be considered futher. If it is for

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Citizenship, Daily Life in Tirana

February 19, 2015

Why I choose to protest as a citizen of Tirana!

Yesterday I found myself working till late to finish daily chores. It’s not uncommon but yesterday I had good reason! I spent a couple of

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Citizenship, Daily Life in Tirana

August 3, 2013

What to do about etiquette in Albania?

My fellow blogger Bianca, at Discovering Albania, wrote recently about her not so enjoyable experience at the post office where people routinely cut in front

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Citizenship, Social Issues

January 25, 2013

Why is “maintenance” such a difficult concept for many Albanians?

The second law of thermodynamics states that things are in a constant state of decay, thus anything and everything in this world is in a

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Citizenship, Politics, Social Issues

November 29, 2012

Happy 100 Years of Independence Albania!

It started out as a cloudy and windy day, but it is did not feel so to the many thousands of people gathering around the

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Citizenship, Daily Life in Tirana

October 8, 2012

People are being reduced to begging!

On weekends I try to stay away from my computer and cell phone. Most weeks, it’s the only time that I can switch things off

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Citizenship, Daily Life in Tirana, Issues, Social Issues

September 22, 2011

Corruption: 1 in 3 pays a bribe for public services

Albania is currently considered as the most corrupt country in Europe. Though this does not make the news much – a recent study produced by

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