Macedonia in Photos

Thanks everyone for the Bon Voyage Party!

And to Momma Lisa and Carl for the champagne :)

Riah's and my spontaneous roadtrip to Missoula to mountain bike with Ian and Marta!

Last of the goodbyes...Spokane airport with mom and dad... :(

100 pound luggage limit.

HELLO MACEDONIA!

NEW Alexander the Great airport in Skopje.

Our rose-lined street.

My host family's home

My host-family.

Nikola, Limonka, Daniela, Maya, Me

Maya and Beau.

Kratovo mornings - the view from our patio.

Kratovo's famous bridge - "Radin Most"

The Kratovo museum above the old Ottoman prison.

My FIRST visitor in Kratovo!

Goran. :)

Strands of red peppers adorn most of the homes here in the fall...

...time to make AJVAR!!...

First, roast the peppers...

Then peel the peppers.

Then pulverize the peppers.

THREE GENERATIONS of women making Ajvar together.

Maya, Limonka and Baba (Grandma) Stoika

Baba Stoika stirring the Ajvar for 3 hours.

ALMOST Ready!!

Grandpa Kolay. Keeping us company.

VOILA! AJVAR! (Think red-pepper pesto)

aka DELICIOUS

My Kratovo Language Class.

Faron, Paul, Dan, HT

Hiking Adventures. Faron and I found an abandoned home.

Train run through the mountains near my home.

Kratovo in the distance.

Happiness IS.

First Macedonian wedding party!

Toshay, Daniela, HT

Guy, Eli, Daniela

Bride and Groom!

Dancing the Oro alllllllllllll night long!

Our Macedonian language teacher, Elena, and Faron.

Our Peace Corps Pre-Service Training Director, Evelina.

At a local restaurant with Paul.

Faron and the Zastava I want to take back to America with me.

Hiking/running adventures often end with a Macedonian brew.

Stephen (Seattleite in my training group and friend of Tiffany Anderson!)

And here we have the Macedonian Cheeseburger.

Weekend drive with my host family.

Daniela and host-mom Limonka

Macedonia's "Aspen" Colors

Limonka, Nikola, Toshay, Daniela, Maya

Mountain Monastery for Orthodox nuns.

Monastery bell tower and chapel.

Wolf.

Moon rising over Kratovo.