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one year in slovenia!


a few days ago we celebrated another year of this cultural immersion adventure, the fourth so far (1 in netherlands, 2 in china and now 1 in slovenia) and i don’t think we’ll stop our mission around the world any time soon… although slovenia has managed to charm us thoroughly! in fact, i can picture us settling down here, on a big house (all houses are gigantic around here) by the mountains, spending our days hiking, eating sausages and mushrooms and breathing in the fresh air with a mug of planinski tea or bela kava on our hands.

i’m almost wary of singing slovenia’s praises for fear that the country will be invaded by tourists, spoiling its magic. i’m not the only one thinking so – we’re like a league of secret slovenian admirers, speaking of the country as if it’s mythical (a bit like bielefeld conspiracy, I’ve heard…). seriously, when was the last time you heard of slovenia in the news? never? i rest my case. :P

right now, the first snows have fallen, and we’re eager to start enjoying the winter before packing the tent again and moving somewhere… north. after shanghai we craved quietness, pure air, nature. after slovenia, we’re craving a bustling city, events, cafés with internet. we’ll see. :)

11 replies on “one year in slovenia!”

woah, a year already?! how time flies by! congrats!

you’re right, i can’t remember the last time i heard about slovenia in the news. i have a slovenian friend here in nz (who lived in portugal for a while, coincidentally) and was telling him just the other day about how you two are living there. he thought it was awesome. :)

I think Slovenia is safe; there are a lot of our neighbour Italians who don’t know where Slovenia is, or they never heard of it ;)
”Where are you from?” always turns into a long conversation.

Descobri-a quando estava a fazer Erasmus em Trieste e morri de amores. Canto-lhe elogios desde 1999 e mantenho-me da opinião que é um dos lugares mais belos neste mundo. Contudo, sim! Não o digas a ninguém :)

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