Day 95 Wednesday 12/14/11

 Happy Birthday to an amazing woman, 

my mom!!!

Skopje City lights

Skopje City Lights

Tetovo is a mostly Albanian community (as many of you know), this means that most people are Muslims.  Skopje has more orthodox residents and has started putting up Christmas lights and decorations. I have heard there will be a Christmas Tree too.

Knowing my community I was not surprised that the same had not happened in Tetovo.  Well that started to change this week… There has been a Christmas Tree put up in the Language Center at the University!  I took a picture because I was delighted to see a Christmas tree!  Then on our way to the gym, we saw that they were also putting up decorations on the light posts throughout the city.  I have to admit, I have not been feeling like it is the Christmas season, I have started listening to Christmas music at work. I also have been sharing favorites with my family.  Although this is all true, I haven’t felt the Christmas spirit.  Getting to see lights around me had changed that some.  It does not make it feel the exact same, but it does fill me with a bit of cheer.

Language Center at SEE-U

Main street in Tetovo

In Tetovo

Tetovo

I did receive a BIG stack of letters today.  Macedonian post is not something you can count on being the same each time you mail something.  These letters and newspapers from home are so very simple, but they mean so much!  I decided I needed to get busy decorating my wall with some of the contents from the newspapers- don't worry I read them before cutting them into pieces!

GO BIG RED

My newest artwork- K. Apking

My newest artwork- K. Apking

Lesson: What makes Christmas? I am not answering this one, because I have learned it is something different for everyone!