by Olga Brajnović | Feb 5, 2020 | challenges, Family, Memories, Uncategorized
It was Sunday morning, sunny and warm. I was in the hospital, taking care of my dad. He was terminal. I turned on the TV. They were broadcasting a concert of the three tenors. Pavarotti began to sing a Napolitano song. I heard from the bed the weak voice...
by Olga Brajnović | Jan 4, 2020 | challenges, Family, our life
My mom died three years ago. She was 97 and had spent four years in a wheelchair paralyzed because of a stroke. She was a strong woman, very independent, and with a privileged mind. The day she had a stroke, she became suddenly vulnerable and entirely dependent. She...
by Olga Brajnović | Jan 4, 2020 | challenges, Family, our life
Over here in Spain, the excitement of Christmas is coming in the next days to one of its highest peaks. The children are expecting with anxiety the arrival of the three Magi loaded with gifts for them. They have written their letters with their wishes and there are...
by Olga Brajnović | Dec 31, 2019 | challenges, Family, Journalism, our life, photography
I began this year full of expectations. We celebrated my dad’s centenary. He was a professor at the University of Navarre for 33 years, writer, journalist, and poet. But above all, he was a wonderful person who experienced an extraordinary story of risky...
by Olga Brajnović | Dec 1, 2019 | challenges, Family, Memories, photography
My Advent Crown, with a candle for each week of the season, ready at home For the ones who celebrate Christmas, today begins the Advent Calendar. It’s the time of preparation for the big feast of December 25th. When we were kids, we had an Advent Calendar,...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 1, 2019 | challenges, Family, Memories, our life
I regret having spent a lot of time working and not have had more quality time with my family. My life has been marked by long days working until late at night as a reporter in the newsroom of a regional newspaper. Too many hours hitting the streets looking for...
