It has been a little while since I’ve commented on our adventures with learning the language, so I thought I would share a “lost in translation” story… Delivery. services are HUGE here, and RIDICULOUSLY cheap (typically around €2). Similar to “Door Dash,” there are three main delivery providers: Bolt, Glovo, and Wolt. We primarily use …
I may have mentioned this already, but, if I haven’t, you need to know that Croatians take their coffee VERY seriously. There is no such thing as coffee “to go;” it is a sit-down event that takes at LEAST an hour. What I discovered this week is that this coffee culture extends beyond the social …
My driving adventures continue… Yep, that’s a ticket, but it’s NOT from stopping in the middle of the road, or even driving on the sidewalk, like I did last month. It’s because I forgot that I was in EUROPE. When I went online to renew my parking permit, I selected the wrong date because, in …
My driving adventures continue…(click here for the video) Funny thing…what I DIDN’T notice when I recorded this video was that the silver car in front of me was about to back up! At the very end of the clip, you can see the car starting to move. After I stopped, I then had to BACK …
It’s TRUE!! In our last newsletter, I told you about the magic of emergency flashers in Croatia. I also told you that I would try this out for myself. Here is the link for the video clip.The video was taken at the corner of where our apartment is located. At the end of the clip you’ll …
I’ve learned about the magic of emergency flashers in cars. If you can’t find an open parking place, but you REALLY need to get that pastry from Mlinar, just stop in the middle of the road and put on your flashers. This makes it OK. Again, if there’s no parking space open, and you need …
Navigating in a new place is always a challenge, but, when it’s a new country and a new language, it’s a whole new level. Words are important, even if you don’t know what they mean. 🙂 Now that we feel a bit more comfortable with the tram system, we branched out to trying to ride …
I’ve learned about the magic of emergency flashers in cars. If you can’t find an open parking place, but you REALLY need to get that pastry from Mlinar, just stop in the middle of the road and put on your flashers. This makes it OK. Again, if there’s no parking space open, and you need …
Yesterday (30 October), we joined with the Methodist church to celebrate Reformation Sunday. Those of you who know us, know that there’s not many things that warm our hearts more than when the Body of Christ gathers for worship, ESPECIALLY when it involves brothers and sisters from other congregations. So, I was blessed beyond words …