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Home for the Holidays
By Shayne Bell, Mak-8, Orizari
Where the heck were all the MAK 8s this winter? Well, a good many of them went home. How was it, you ask? Well, here’s a
quick survey of those who have been home (either this winter or at some other point in time):
1.) Where did you fly out of?
• Skopje - 4
• Sofia – 5
2.) Did you face any flight troubles?
• Only really early flights out of Skopje - what’s up with that?
• My connecting flight cancelled so I had to stay over night and catch another flight the next day
• Other airlines not knowing where Skopje is, let alone where my connection was
• My baggage was lost in transit
• The baggage claim guy did not know where my final destination was and made me carry my checked luggage all the way to the plane
• No problems - When I checked in and told the airline guy I was with Peace Corps, he updated my ticket to
business class!
3.) Was there a reason to go home?
• Nothing special - 2
• Holidays - 4
• Family event – 3
4.) How long were you gone?
• 1-2 weeks - 3
• 2-3 weeks – 6
5.) How many ethnic restaurants did you go to?
• One to four - 5
• Five or more - 5
Note: Restaurants included Mexican, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Pakistani, Italian, Middle
Eastern, a Jewish diner and American diners
6.) On a scale of 1-10 (10 being all the damn time, 1 being not at all), how often did people ask you to speak in Macedonian
or Albanian?
• Zero - 1
• One - 3
• Two - 3
• Five – 2
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