Pauza Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 17

cultural experiences with the homestay N EW FAMILYNEW CHRISTMAS By Patrick Burke MAK 17 M y first Christmas here in Macedonia was very nice and a great way to do something with my new host family. This was the Christmas of a lot of firsts; it was my first Christmas outside of the USA, first away from my own family, and first Orthodox Christmas in Macedonia. I had only been in Kavadarci for about 6 weeks before this holiday occur ɕ