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Balkan Conference , Contact Forum, Ohrid

Oh, another event, I need to run on packing stuff for BYP event, In the mean time I received a phone call from Karin who came to Kosova two days ago for her personal visits and to go to Ohrid in Balkan Conference. I promised her that I could help her on finding the way to Ohrid.

Introduction
Well on day one and two was different! We had Fashion Show Contest for introduction and to be creative but in the end nobody won. And yes! I want to greet Swimming Team they thought that I was against them but I liked them, they paid more attention than my stories about Blogs.
The other thing was that we had an Inter cultural evening which some of us become drunk at all. I’m speaking for my self I was 100 % drunk. Damn French Wine mixed with Balkan Alcohol.

Working day
On day three, we started to work on groups, which were confusing on the beginning but we done, and we build many groups that “we will” work on near future.

Clinic for the soul
Analyzing our project and the rest of the day clinic for the soul! Amazing! Traveling with boat and nice dinner on City of Ohrid. During my observation of the city monuments, accidentally to me comes one woman with orange hair! She was explaining me about how Ohrid was a capital city of Bulgaria. I was looking at her and I didn’t understand anything. In that time came Dimitar and Greta their native bulgarians and they explained her that I do not understand, but I took a picture of her as an excuse.

Farewell Party
Party Party Party!

Balkan Conference on Ohrid, Macedonia

Notes are from the conference: “Supporting young people in Kosovo”

19 April 2003
Well today I’ve been traveled Macedonia, was interesting travel because I passed through middle of the map. I have been able to see for the first time Kicevo (the place where I heard that my father finished army). During the travel I saw many police on the roads, I was surprised because I thought they are insurance me, but unfortunately they were not for me but for one Bulgarian Minister which visited today Macedonia. In the same day as me!

OK. Lets start from beginning:
I woke up today and I was a little bit sick still but willing of travel decrease it and I felt fresh today. We start traveling and comes one hour waiting into border between Kosova and Maedonia, probably you know. Its Balkan here! We went to Skopje and we eat “qebaps” a traditional food of Bosnian I think and continuing travel again to Ohrid.

By arriving to Ohrid I (had) a room that had the view of the lake and its incredibility good view. The food in hotel even that they had 5 stars was not great comparing to other hotels with * * * * * (five stars).
The interesting thing is that they named “Kategoria A” which means first category and without Internet connections! I didn’t have chance to blog ever! Anyway I enjoyed the time in lake! So was a great brake for me today without Internet! And also I saw many good ads (billboards) that I couldn’t made a pictures because of my batteries which wasn’t charged before.

20 April 2003
Such a perfect day!
I thought that can be a good weather and I can swim today as well! I went to the see the lake and I found the snake there, which I made a photo of it. I saw many snakes in a cold lake and I postpone my swim for next time. You know how sick I was and I don’t want the same to happen here too. At night I went to center using Internet just to blog something and to inform my readers that I’m not available to post a blog because I don’t have internet connections.

I left Internet and I went to JAZZIN Club, which I stayed until 23:30 and I get back, sleeping. Most of the day was with presentations. I really like it!

21 April 2003
Good Morning
The Slovenian girl who participated in conference gave me “Gorenjka Chocolate” as a present for me from Slovenia as a result of my knowledge of Slovenian history which i discussed with them last night. Good presentation from slovenes so far.

22 April 2003
Such a bad day!
Talking about the lack of professionalism that is taking Kosova for the moment. Comes a guy who began to talk about “Vineta” and turns our discussion into Vineta story which none of us didn’t know it before the story about the Vineta. Bloody hell Vineta who the hell she or he is. Somebody began to ask if he is Albanian or Macedonian. He said that is a famous cowboy in one movie together with Joh Veyn! Damn what a waste of time.
I was disturbing people also on talking for blogs. This type of internet communication is new to them. Nobody is aware of it and understand on what I’m talking about.

During our travel we saw a big accident that was so sadly for me! One car first made a crash with a bus and then the driver lost control and made a big accident.
Rest of day: Discussions and city tour!

23 April 2003
We are coming back! Whole day traveling back to Kosova.
The secret of conference: Many people got SARS (It’s just a JOKE)

Blogging from Macedonia

Well! I just want to inform that I don’t have an internet access on Ohrid, Macedonia, it didn’t work as i thought, but when I came back in Prishtina I will blog separately for each day!

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