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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: May 2006

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Monday, May 29, 2006. A few days ago, I was in my neighborhood nerd supply store (as R. Termed it during his visit) having some photocopies made. On the shelf of books, I spotted the Serbian-language version of Where’s Waldo? It’s called Gde je Gile? I like that they changed Waldo’s name in order to maintain the alliteration,. But is Gile a Serbian name? I don’t think I have met or heard of any Giles since my arrival here. But Waldo is a rare name in the. Bizarre to thi...

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: December 2005

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Monday, December 26, 2005. Christmas came and went, I suppose. But it doesn't really feel like that. I also had the first of my new weekly dates with Ira. My aunt gave me a subscription for Christmas. The Christmas spectacular episode is amazing. But there is no day-after-Christmas lull. There are still street vendors selling Christmas decorations at full price. Decorations will still be up for another 2 weeks, as Orthodox Christmas isn't until January 7. After arriving...

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: August 2005

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Tuesday, August 30, 2005. I never knew to appreciate all of the cognates in Spanish until I tried to learn relatively cognate-free Arabic. Smart money says I will start appreciating Arabic shortly. I learned a few days ago that there is only one Serbian-English cognate: vampire. I'm picking up. Tomorrow. I'm feeling daunted. I may not be able to say much, but at least I'll be able to talk about Dracula. Posted by rachel @ 9:40 PM. Sunday, August 28, 2005. Saturday, Augu...

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: January 2006

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Tuesday, January 31, 2006. Last night, I went to the '70s, or a version of it in which everyone speaks Serbian. There was a workshop in my office last night at 6. I didn't know it was going to happen until 5pm when someone told me. I decided to attend, even though I had no idea of the topic. The leader is a woman that I like. My main lesson of the evening is that I shouldn't drink hot wine before sitting in a hot room listening to people speak a language I only partiall...

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: February 2006

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Thursday, February 23, 2006. That means I am not a beginner. ). I am no longer a beginner at the Serbian language. I passed my written test yesterday and my oral test today with ‘very good’ marks the highest. It’s good that my Serbian is improving because my other language abilities are atrophying. I am putting together the ‘About the Authors’ page for a reader ZuC is publishing, which means I get to google people. Unsurprisingly, much of the info was in Spanish. The Sc...

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: March 2006

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Monday, March 27, 2006. I am sitting at the brother. S computer in his flat in Greece. It is lovely and warm. We have spent the past few days wandering around. We watched a Greek Independence Day Parade (but Thessaloniki didn't become independent that day) which involved lots of people marching: people in traditional costumes, schoolchildren, crossing guards, lifeguards, and soldiers. The Greeks are awfully good marchers. The food is amazing. And I'm a fan of ouzo&#...

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: September 2005

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Thursday, September 29, 2005. I'm in Geneva, being oriented. And I'm feeling like the ugly american. This country has three languages, none of which I speak, although spanish is a pretty good fake Italian (I'm in the French part of Switzerlamd, though.). I was able to talk to the man at the felafel stand that I ate at last night in Arabic, which felt like a triumph. I think it will feel better in Belgrade. I mean, who expects me to speak Serbian? And now, off to fondue.

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: November 2005

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Wednesday, November 30, 2005. Question of the day. Yesterday, we learned superlatives and comparatives in my Serbian class. My teacher asked us questions. The Greek teenagers were asked about the world's most beautiful people. The Swiss art student named the best painter. In that class, I am. So my question was:. Who is the best American writer? In Serbian. It even rhymed. Posted by rachel @ 2:31 PM. Despite all of this, I consider myself relatively fortunate. A fri...

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian: April 2006

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Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian. Thursday, April 27, 2006. No I am not dead. I am back to my normal life after a visit from my mother, father, grandmother and brother and travels to Sarajevo, Dubrovnik, and Split. I will write more of these adventures after futher reflection. Posted by rachel @ 1:59 PM. Thursday, April 13, 2006. My tastes in boys are a little eclectic (my imaginary boyfriends include Barack Obama, Ira Glass, Johnny Depp, Craig Thompson, Jon Stewart, and after some recent The O.C. He jo...