Erin Mataj
Paying it Forward
Cost does not matter to an Albanian, an Albanian would rather have very little money for himself and spoil a guest than to have all the mone
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Erin Mataj
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It’s all Greek...opps...Albanian to Me
...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
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Erin Mataj
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A Change Overnight
Bleary-eyed and negative from the get-go, I awaken and figure out what to feed my two peacefully sleeping mini-Albanians. I’m jealous that t
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Erin Mataj
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Back to Albania...Again
Why packing for Albania what different this time...why? Read more and you'll see it's almost impossible.
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Erin Mataj
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A Home in Albania - Part I
As a young girl, I longed for the day when I could build my own home. There was nothing I loved more (besides reading cookbooks) than going
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Erin Mataj
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Grace - Where You Been Boo?!
Over a year ago, around the holidays, I welcomed not one, not two, but three Albanians. It should also be noted that not even a week prior t
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Erin Mataj
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Circle of Trust
It is easy to say that Albanians are some of the most loving people on the face of the Earth. Let us look at Mother Teresa, she was Albanian
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Erin Mataj
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My Lucky Number
...With all these coincidences, and even due to the fact that today also happens to be the 11th, my lucky number is most fortuitous because
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Erin Mataj
- 7 min
For the Love of Fig
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
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Erin Mataj
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Welcome to Albania! Part 1
First and foremost, after you get through the throng of other tourists in the 'Foreign Visitors' line at the passport checkpoint in
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Erin Mataj
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How to Pack for Albania
...there are some guidelines when planning a trip returning to Shqiperia (Albania), it’s not as easy as booking a ticket and showing up. At
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Erin Mataj
- 6 min
Before The Fall
Okay, anytime someone in history has said this, it is always followed by something horrifying. Hundreds of possible outcomes were running th
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Erin Mataj
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Albania Makes #1
Having only recently been freed from the communist regime in 1990, the country offers many untouched and untraveled areas.
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Erin Mataj
- 4 min
My First Word
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
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Erin Mataj
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The Dream
Through a strange turn of events in Florence, Italy, on laundry day (a backpackers happiest day) alongside a weirdo who wanted to see my fee
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