Pauza Magazine Spring 2013 | Page 45

features : spring 2013

office staff : Spring 2013 edition formations and the best things about spring in Macedonia . Read on to find out what they said .

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sevelt ’ s ere are merica ld be r future s , & in estabational tem .
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I ’ d love to transform ...

the way we are using up the earth ’ s natural resources and polluting the environment .

statues in Skopje into trees politicians into monks , election campaigns into TED talks , vehicles into bikes and streets into bike lanes , soap operas and reality shows into art and culture shows , negative energy into positive …
But I ’ d never change ...

the spirit in which people come together to solve problems .

my life , my family and friends .

The best thing about spring in Macedonia ...

is the bird migration .

is the smell of linden trees on Partizanska street , the mountains , weekend picnics , sitting in the café bars outside and enjoying the perfect warm , sunny weather .
at my ing , pens fetime . st feeleling ss and t and sed so with irstyle e-up .
I got nd the when d my came orld .
the furniture in my house to feel more comfortable .
myself into a bird , probably because of the freedom and the ability to fly up to the highest sky heights .
my husband and my job at Peace Corps .
absolutely never change , my gender . Not even in my most extreme dreams would I ever change what nature and my parents gave me .
is the spring sun and the smell of the flowers .
is that it is truly the most beautiful thing in the whole world . Every winter I am expecting it with impatience , because it revitalizes me , it wakes me from the cold lethargy , in some amazing way it breathes vitality and joy into me , and it makes me feel younger and more energetic .
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