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January recap

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  I can't believe January is already over. We didn't do much this month. Nina and I went to Serbia for Serbian (Orthodox) Christmas, and spent seven days with my younger sister. It was really a nice week. We celebrated Christmas at my dad's house, and both of my sisters were there and the kids. Even though Nina doesn't see her cousins that often, they always have a great time when they are together. Nina and Petra Nina, Petra and Tara   We also marked six months period since our mom passed away. It went  by so fast, but I feel like it happened yesterday. It is amazing how time is relentless. Whatever we do, and wherever we are, the time will always take its toll on us. We are always trying to catch up with it, but none of us is able to do so.   Nina finally adapted to preschool. Last Thursday (if I remember correctly) was her first day without crying. She is doing very well these days. She eats her lunch over there, and even remembers few name...

How many languages do you speak? Hmmm.. None actually..

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Good morning! Dobro jutro! Kalimera! :) Few weeks ago I was reading some Serbian blogs, and it got me thinking how well actually I know Serbian language. Then I stopped thinking about it, until I read this cross-cultural life post from  The Random Writings Of Rachel . She speaks Chinese, her husband Spanish, and she wondered what language they should speak at home to their kid. I said the baby could easily speak three languages. EASILY? There is no way one could speak easily more than one language. Unless, that person has an iq of 150+. Than that's ok. So, I started thinking again about the languages. I speak two languages fluently . I think I speak two languages  fluently. Serbian and English. I grew up in Serbia, graduated from American University, and now I am all over the world. Every time I would go back home during summer break at college, I would need some time to adjust. When I would speak, some words would come out in English. After a while of not using...