Thank you Chartered Institute of Linguists for giving me a place to share my story. To belong to more than one culture is an honour, and it has taught me to see the world in layers, to hold multiple truths, and to feel at home in more than one place. ❤️ #Macedonian #Slovene #SlavicLanguages #Cultures…
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Sitting on Goran Stefanovski’s bench in Canterbury @ChristChurchUniversity, where echoes of borders, belonging, and in-betweenness remain. Our origins shape us, but so do the paths we choose. Each of us carries an inner map, constantly navigating between where we’ve been and where we’re headed. „Границите се таму каде што приказните почнуваат.“(“Borders are where stories begin.”)
Amazing UCL-SSEES event on multilingualism. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events/2025/mar/power-language-consequences-bilingualism-cognition-language-and-brain My mind is buzzing – in the best way. I’ve read The Power of Language twice now, took tons of notes, and I’m really thinking:With AI translation and language apps on the rise, will people still care about learning languages? Or is multilingualism becoming the ultimate superpower – the…
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Had the honour to be invited to attend the celebration of Slovenian Cultural Day organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in the UK. It was a beautiful evening filled with incredible music by the amazing Greenwich trio. Their performance was absolutely fantastic! Grateful to be part of such a special event.
On January 14th, me and some of my UCL SSEES students had the pleasure of attending a wonderful reception at the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia to celebrate the Orthodox New Year / Old New Year / Стара Нова година. We’re so grateful to Ambassador Katerina Stavreska and her team for the kind…
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Holiday wishes from my UCL-SSEES groups of Macedonian and Slovene. 4 groups of pure joy! From my Macedonian groups, smaller groups mean more time to chat! Some students are missing as well. • If you forget Santa’s cookies, at least leave him a coffee – he might forgive you!” • “Don’t stress about the calories…
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Wrapped up the term of Slovene with my dear colleague Maja and some of our students at UCL-SSEES and a very special guest: British Ambassador to Slovenia, Victoria Harrison. ❤️ She shared some wonderful tips from her own journey of learning Slovene, making the session both inspiring and memorable. Some of our students especially enjoyed…
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I represented CIOL at this year’s Language Show, thanks to the invitation from John Worne, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Linguists! My talk was Translating balkan food – A culinary journey through identity and tradition. Food is more than sustenance, it’s a deep expression of cultural identity, shaped by history, geography, and tradition. In…
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With my colleague and Slovene language lector, Maja, and the Slovenian Ambassador, Sanja Štiglic. Across Europe, from the rolling hills of Slovenia to the sunlit shores of North Macedonia, languages carry the essence of who we are. They hold the wisdom of our ancestors, the rhythm of our cultures, and the dreams of future generations.…
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An excellent event centred around a book Granma Non-Oui by Lidija Dimkovska that I had originally enjoyed in Macedonian. Now, I’m eagerly looking forward to reading it in English. The discussions during the event were profound, particularly when talked about the significance of language as a core component of our identities. We have shared our…
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