<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[She Married An Albanian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blog on Albanian experiences, and stories on life. Also see my portfolio of published works as a magazine travel writer.]]></description><link>https://www.shemarriedalbanian.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:23:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shemarriedalbanian.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[It’s all Greek...Ops!...Albanian to Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[...The funny thing about my Albanian family is, they truly believe that I understand everything they say. There is no baby talk for the dumb]]></description><link>https://www.shemarriedalbanian.com/post/2019/06/23/it-e2-80-99s-all-greekoppsalbanian-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e224012ee0e4f0017111d46</guid><category><![CDATA[Albania]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/90d5959cfcc04888ba64d2059fa97909.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Mataj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Love of Fig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figs have been loved and sought after for thousands of years. Adam and Eve needed the fig tree to assemble clothes from it after being cast ]]></description><link>https://www.shemarriedalbanian.com/post/for-the-love-of-fig</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e224012e56cb40017864413</guid><category><![CDATA[Albania]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/079810_fb74f0a132f346c2af2fcf045ca10be0~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Mataj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before The Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, anytime someone in history has said this, it is always followed by something horrifying. Hundreds of possible outcomes were running th]]></description><link>https://www.shemarriedalbanian.com/post/2017/06/30/before-the-fall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e224012c81261001798cfe1</guid><category><![CDATA[Albania]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 01:33:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/079810_772477fb92d94b858576902beecf5638~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Mataj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Word - The Dream Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found the useless version of an Italian Yellow Pages and found the pub, called them up and had them look in the street for My Albanian. No]]></description><link>https://www.shemarriedalbanian.com/post/2016/09/13/myfirstword</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e224012c417cd001710f4e0</guid><category><![CDATA[Albania]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/079810_0dc834135eef447db8e6c3c51b412afb~mv2_d_1536_2048_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Mataj</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>