life and times in peace corps macedonia
pauza staff
Aryn Bloodworth, managing editor
David Whitford, editor
Anne Schiling, editor
Ben Long, layout and design
editorial committee
Aryn Bloodworth, PCV
Lucianne Phillips, PC Country Director
editorial policy.
This
publication, which bears the name of Peace
Corps Macedonia and the Peace Corps logo,
must adhere to certain editorial guidelines.
These guidelines require that all content in
this magazine be in good taste, politically
neutral and culturally sensitive.
Content
should not include profanity, advocate a
specific religious belief, be insulting or slanderous, comprise the safety and security of
any Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), nor give
the impression that the author is writing on
behalf of Peace Corps or the United States
government. To ensure that these guidelines are met, a committee made up of PCVs,
Peace Corps Staff and Host Country Nationals
(HCNs) will review articles for content.
Pauza
fall 2007
features
Summer Camp Fun highlights of the busy summer camp
season
Welcome MAK 12s stories about homestay experiences
From the Vine Sofia Hartwell takes us on a grape harvest
The Ugly Duckling and the Even Uglier
American by Ben Long
page 5
page 8
page 10
page 13
The Serenity Prayer Applied
by Tara Trepanier
page 18
submissions.
All PCVs and
Peace Corps staff are welcome to submit articles to be published in Pauza. If you are interested in writing an article, please contact
a member of the Editorial Staff. Submission
deadlines will be announced. All submissions can be sent to [email protected].
Articles may be edited for length and content.
Pauza always welcomes PCVs who would
like to join our editorial staff. If you would
like to help with Pauza, please contact a
member of the editorial staff or e-mail at
[email protected].
departments
Happenings
photos submitted by Rachel Whitford, David Fox, Al Yates, Albert Tan, Anne Schiling, Tara Trepanier, Todd Shealy, Stephanie
Vorman, Cheryl Calhoun, Troy Tillis, Sofia Hartwell, Nancy Wilson, Aryn Bloodworth, Ben Long, and Debbie Knight.
page 2
Travelogue
summer travel stories from Peace Corps Volunteers:
Southern Albania, Romania, Ukraine, and rural tourism in Macedonia
page 14
Vo Kujnata
homemade soft pretzels
cover photo: roasting marshmallows at the Summer English
Camp by Rachel Whitford
summer festivals, weddings, and more
recipes from volunteers: apple ratatouille and
page 17
Picture Dictionary learn the names of all those animals they forgot
to teach us in training
page 19
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