by Olga Brajnović | Dec 10, 2020 | challenges, Memories, our life
Born in exile, I went to school knowing nothing about Spanish, the language of the country in which I lived. I didn’t understand a word of what the teachers and the other kids were saying, and I became very shy. I couldn’t understand the teachers’...
by Olga Brajnović | Jan 11, 2020 | challenges, Memories, our life, photography
My life has been tough for the last 25 years. I was young, and at the peak of my career as a journalist, a job I adore, when all began. Too much pressure, too much work, no schedules, always at call, ten or twelve hours working a day, no time to spend with my family,...
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 25, 2019 | challenges, Memories
Clank, clank, clank…, the big billboard sounded dangerously battered by the cold wind. I was trying to reach my house at Second Ave with 79th Street. The metallic sound made me consider if it would be better to change the sidewalk or get out of there as quickly as...
by Olga Brajnović | Dec 19, 2019 | challenges, our life, photography
My Nativity Scene in the chimney Here in Spain, the tradition says that the Magi are the ones who bring the presents to the kids in Epiphany, January 6th. But that is too late, and the stores want to sell soon. So little by little Santa is also coming for Christmas...
