The Privilege of Being an English Speaker When Living and Working Abroad
It’s a common demand that, upon moving to the US, immigrants should immediately learn English, and, after a relatively short amount of time, the expectation is that the level of…
Finding My Albanian Life and Settling into a New Country
I’ve been in Albania 39 days. I was sick the first week or so, and then I was sick the last two weeks– so a little more than half of…
A Review of Spitali Amerikan in Tirana: What to Expect if You Need Medical Care
I generally don’t get sick, but that was a distant truth for the old me, the me that didn’t spend my days in a box of people representing every age…
Tirana to Durres by Bus for a Beach Day: What to Expect
The first weekend trip we made from Tirana was to Durres, about two weeks ago, to have a beach day. Tiara, Scott and I had finished our first week of…
Living in Tirana: Eating, Shopping, Not Hiking Mt. Dajti
Right now my friends and co-workers, Scott and Tiara, are climbing a mountain- Mt. Dajti, to be exact- with Bobby. I, however, am at home, lounging on the couch in…
First Impressions of Living and Working in Tirana, Albania as a Teacher
I had all of these grand plans to blog about our No Plane-ia to Albania trip. Then we got to Tirana, I had a short week of getting moved in…
