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Falling in love with each and every custom

Post written by Rebecca Wright. Though still in Europe, the Balkans can feel a long way from home. Cultural differences can appear minute at first glance, but after spending more than a few days in the region, the differences can be striking. Generally people’s attitudes towards their lifestyle and their country can be dramatically different …

The greatest hindrance for speaking Serbian was simply nerves

Post written by Rebecca Wright. Having only studied the Serbian language for two academic years before arriving in Belgrade, admittedly I did feel rather anxious about living in the country. Of course, I knew my teachers at Nottingham would never have let me arrive without giving me all the knowledge I would need, but I …

Belgrade already feels like home

Belgrade life, or Beogradski život, is certainly not as I expected. In all honesty, this may be because I’m not really sure what I had expected before arrival. I had been to Belgrade previously, and I had studied in Belgrade previously, however only for two weeks, and perhaps I had treated this more like a …