I got my assignment for the next two years yesterday. I will be in Peshkopi (peshk is fish hence the fishiopolis). Its in northern Albania but I hear good things about it. Clean air. In the mountains. Good People. Funny Dialect. My host family was only a little bit bummed because I will be so far away from them. I told them I would visit though.
Also, some revisionism... In regard to young men having nothing to do there is not a lot of work here. A lot of people immigrate to find work and until someone is old enough 18,19, or 20 they don't have much going on. If guys don't want to immigrate and don't want to study then they are pretty stuck. My host brother is kept close to home so that he doesn't hang out with kids who just smoke and drink kafe all day and my host dad says he'll be going to Italy to work as soon as he is old enough. Thats it.
Peace,
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I think it sounds better to say "Fishopolis" that "Fish*i*opolis". Unless you pronounce is "fi-shyah-po-lis".
ReplyDeleteAm still loving to hear from you :)
to be your "who the hell is this?" commenter of the day - i'm the volunteer just over the border in debar, which makes us not closest volunteer neighbors but pretty close. hope you're enjoying the land of the fish drink - no doubt we'll be seeing each other when i make my long-avoided trip to see peshkopi & dylan.
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