The Problem of Work
I keep having a routine conversation with everyone. Someone asks me if I want to stay in Croatia, usually with a little disbelief in their voice. I say, of course... If I can find enough work. Then my...
View ArticleStorm and Lightning
Growing up in Oklahoma we are taught to respect the weather. We are raised scanning the heavens in fear that at any moment a tornado may just come writhing out of the sky in a grey clouded doom-spiral...
View ArticleBetween Here and There
So for the past 3 weeks I’ve been hopscotching across America. From the midwest I skipped to San Francisco on the West Coast and then leapt back to the East Coast, into New York and Washington D.C....
View ArticleWhat topping do you want on your ŠPICA?
The first time I heard the wordšpica, I thought people were saying “pizza.” Pizza on a Saturday morning? Don’t. mind. if. I do!! Then I eventually learned that this “pizza” was actually coffee in the...
View ArticleWhy Croatia
I know Croatia has a LOT of problems. People commonly talk about corruption, inept political institutions, entrenched bureaucracy, and all in all, a very limited amount of individual opportunity (see...
View ArticleWhy Try America?
Even though I’ve expatriated myself to Croatia, I am still an American. And despite my frequent negativity about the US, there are a lot things I love and miss about my native land. Much of this is...
View ArticleWhere the streets have no soul
It’s funny. Where I’m from it is impossible to walk anywhere. From the front and side yards separating neighbors, to the sea of suburban sprawl between shopping centers, everything in the Midwest seems...
View ArticleWhere the Streets Have No Names
Croatia can be a confusing place. Especially, when you are driving in a car with your mother-in-law looking for something on a street that may or may not exist anymore. She’s telling me what the street...
View Article99 Problems (but a Cafe ain’t one of Them)
Zagreb has 1,901 cafes. Yes, that’s right. Zagreb. has. one-thousand. nine hundred. and one cafes! (Just let that sink in... ... ... ... OK, ready?) Things get odd when you try to understand why...
View ArticleExpat Vs. Diaspora
Dear Readers,Here is something a little different, A JOB. In Croatia? Huh? They have those? Yes! (sort of). I am happy to announce my first blog for Croatia Radio Television (HRT). I’ve joined the...
View ArticleOther posts
Dear Readers,So life has been busy and I've neglected Zablogreb like an adolescent kid that's no longer cute. But I'm sure once we get over this rescheduling and book writing, Zablogreb will mature...
View ArticleThe "Magic" of Croatian Intuition
It seems to me that Croatians are not really concerned about being precise. Croatia is a world of horseshoes and hand grenades, where close enough is… well… enough. Or it may be that I don’t have the...
View ArticleMiddle School.
For a long time I've tried to understand how I can feel less alienated and detached from the world in a country where I am a foreigner. A common thing on Zablogreb is how much more social Croatian...
View ArticleFreebies?
Croatians are some of the most hospitable people that I’ve ever met. Being a guest is like being a prince, albeit a force fed prince, but a prince no less. And then there is of course the gift giving,...
View ArticleUnreality TV
Most American TV is not an accurate portrayal of US society. I know, I know… sorry to ruin your day. The violence, the crime scene investigators, the people preparing for the end of the world, all that...
View ArticleThe Bureaucratic Wastelands
This post is about bureaucracy. It will be a long, ponderous piece with little or no point. Bureaucracy, anywhere, is unpleasant. In Croatia though, it seems especially painful. This is because our...
View ArticleLove, Croatian cuisine's secret ingredient.
Recently, I was on a bus to Opatija. We stopped at a cafe and I tried to get the barista to make me a produženu kavu even more “produžie” by asking her to add some more hot water. This concoction in...
View ArticleMore than Words
When speaking Croatian it’s normal to hear people slip in some English. Words like “super,” “sorry,” and the problematic combo “friendica,” are now regular parts of the Croatian lexicon. The other day...
View ArticleArticle 6
Dear readers, I'm happy to announce a promotion for my new book. This Saturday (21.06) in Split, Croatia at Joker shopping mall at 19.00! If you are around the area, please come so I can meet you, kiss...
View ArticleZAGREB BOOK PROMOTION
I'm happy to announce the Zagreb promotion for Propuh, Papuče, i Punica Thursday 7.10 at 18.30 at Algoritam Profil Mozaik MEGASTORE on Bogovićeva!
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