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Belgrade Insight | Taking a Ride to a Forgotten State in Belgrade

This article was published in BIRN’s bi-weekly newspaper Belgrade Insight on December 23, 2018, and in Balkan Insight. by Sonja Borgmann SIT Fall 2018 Carleton College A new tour of Belgrade is designed to give tourists a taste of what it was like to live in Yugoslavia. An oddly rectangular and pumpkin-colored car lurches down …

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A Serbian Dish Spanning Generations

By Sonja Borgmann SIT Fall 2018 Carleton College Belgrade – At Kalenic restaurant in the historic Vracar neighborhood, one can sample traditional Serbian Karadjordjeva snicla—a stuffed fried pork dish that is also a reminder of Serbia’s past with foreign occupations. According to 41-year-old Maja Frankovic, a local Belgradian art conservator, Kalenic is the best choice …

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The War Childhood Museum Shares Stories Of Kids Growing Up Under Seige

Good | The War Childhood Museum Shares Stories Of Kids Growing Up Under Seige

This story was first published in Good on May 29, 2018. by Christina Noto SIT Fall 2017 Gettysburg College WHITE BALLET SLIPPERS SYMBOLIZE CHILDHOOD FOR MELA SOFTIC. She grew up during the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s. Her memories of youth are those of war. “Dancing was something that helped me survive [the] war,” …

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