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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Category: Albania

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Smart Bears

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Rich McClear

My most intimate experience with a bear was not in Alaska, it was in Albania.  A man in our neighborhood had a pet bear that was also his source of income.  He and the bear walked around Tirana, he gathered … Continue reading Smart Bears

Kosovo, Albania, Egypt, Religious2 Comments

Ramadan Mubarak.

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Rich McClear

Ramadan is a movable fast/feast.  Back in 2008 it was in August and September.  Here is a letter that I wrote to my extended family back then, before I started blogging.   I did not think it was appropriate to blog … Continue reading Ramadan Mubarak.

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Thanksgiving in Albania,1995. With Bob Dylan

November 27, 2014August 23, 2015 Rich McClear

1995, Tirana, Albania The Rogner Hotel in Tirana had a big Thanksgiving feed this year.  We took our neighbors Vera, Syri and Eda with us.  They often express curiosity about this hotel, so we saw our chance. No one understands … Continue reading Thanksgiving in Albania,1995. With Bob Dylan

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A 1993 Albanian Bus Adventure, Tirana to Vlora and back

September 4, 2014August 23, 2015 Rich McClear

It’s Throwback Thursday. This is a letter from November, 1993.  I edited out the middle of the letter, where I talk about our time in Vlora, for reasons of length.  But I remember we went swimming in the Adriatic Sea … Continue reading A 1993 Albanian Bus Adventure, Tirana to Vlora and back

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A Trip to Northern Albania, 1993

August 27, 2014August 23, 2015 Rich McClear

This is a letter from 1993.   I pulled it out of my digital files because an Albanian friend posted pictures from this area on Facebook.  I got into a Facebook conversation with several Albanian friends about the pictures and this … Continue reading A Trip to Northern Albania, 1993

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Albanian Municipal Election Day, 1996

August 13, 2014August 23, 2015 Rich McClear

  This coming Tuesday is primary election day in Alaska.  I’m beginning my “Throwback Thursday” posts with my family letter about being a municipal election monitor in Albania.  Albania was a new democracy and people took their newly won privileges … Continue reading Albanian Municipal Election Day, 1996

Albania, South Central Alaska1 Comment

New Year’s Eve, Albania — Anchorage

January 4, 2014August 23, 2015 Rich McClear

New Year’s Eve is not my holiday.  I’ve attended New Year celebrations in lots of places, but mostly as an observer, not a celebrant.  The forced gaiety makes me uncomfortable.  This year I observed New Year’s celebrations in Anchorage.  Each … Continue reading New Year’s Eve, Albania — Anchorage

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Albanian Flag Day, 1993.

November 28, 2013August 21, 2015 Rich McClear

This is Albania’s National Holiday, Flag Day.  On this date in 1912, 101 ago today, the Albanian Flag was raised in Vlora, Albania, marking the nation’s independence from the Ottoman Empire.  Albania is one of the countries I can call … Continue reading Albanian Flag Day, 1993.

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Albania Flag Day, Letter from 1995

November 27, 2013December 11, 2015 Rich McClear

November 28 is Albania’s Flag Day, marking its declaration of independence in 1912.  The Albanian Community in the US is celebrating Flag Day on November 27 so it does not conflict with Thanksgiving.  This is from a letter I wrote … Continue reading Albania Flag Day, Letter from 1995

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