life and times in peace corps macedonia
pauza staff
Aryn Bloodworth, managing editor
David Whitford, editor
Anne Schilling, editor
Ben Long, layout and design
editorial committee
Aryn Bloodworth, PCV
Goce Spasov, PC Safety and Security Coordinator
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.
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 pauzamag@gmail.
com.
cover photo: winter in Matka by Rachel Whitford
photos submitted by Rachel Whitford, Jesus Villegas, Erin
Gibbs, Karen Schaan, Margaret O’Hora, Sofia Harwell, Tara
Trepanier, Anne Withers, David Fox, Todd Shealy, Katherine Peters, and Ben Long.
Correction: In the last issue, we told you that the
word for turkey in Macedonian was miris. Well, we
were wrong. I learned this the hard way while trying to
buy a turkey for Thanksgiving. Turkey in Macedonia is
misirka. Miris means odor or smell. This was
completely my fault (with no help from the idividi.com
online dictionary), and I apologize if I caused any holiday
related misunderstandings. – Ben
Pauza
winter 2008
features
Human Rights and Discrimination: The Winners of the
2007 ELTAM and Peace Corps Essay Competition
page 4
Snail Harvesting in Chaska
page 6
by Dan Kearney
Working Out Cultural Quirks in Macedonia
by Aryn Bloodworth
page 6
When a Care Package Contains Questionable Goodies:
My Collection of Marshmallow Cream by Anne Withers
page 7
Things I Didn’t Know I Missed About Coffee Shops Until
page 8
I Went Home by Aryn Bloodworth
Discovering America Abroad via the American Corner
by Deborah Knight
The Politics Of Correctness
by Mark Ackerman
Kings Throwing Stones
by Vince Drader
So I’m Not an Imperialist After All!
by Tara Trepanier
page 8
page 9
page 10
page 11
columns
Happenings
summer festivals, weddings, and more
Travelogue travel stories from Belgrade and Budva from David Fox
and Todd Shealy
Vo Kujnata recipes from volunteers: easy Angliski muffins
A Look at Life in… Peace Corps Uganda
by Katherine Peters, PCV Uganda
Picture Dictionary
more new animals to learn
page 2
page 12
page 13
page 14
page 15
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