Blogs from Slovenia, Europe - page 52

Excerpted from my book: Our Summer in Slovenia, Amazon.com More on Slovenia's position in the world on bee keeping. Even today there are more than 10,000 beekeepers in Slovenia second only to Argentina, which of course is much larger and with a greater population. During the 19th century Slovenia exported entire colonies of bees to the United States to propagate its agricultural expansion across the great plains and on into California and Oregon. The sliding box hive was invented in Slovenia allowing the transport of hives from field to field and the easy removal of honeycombs. This development led to a unique Slovenian folk art the creation of elaborate hives as art pieces, two of which are shown here. A mid-19th century chinese man carving as the oriental influence was popular in Europe during that time ... read more

On Tuesday I had my first meeting with the scouts at Rašiški Rod in Gameljne. I got off the bus at the last stop, and they certainly knew I had arrived when they saw som kind of tourist taking random photos of the bus shed! I was surprised, and very impressed, that they actually held most of their meeting in English. They tought me some things about scouting; troops, patrols, structure and activities. It was informative and interesting and I hope to see more of these people. On Thursday I met up with Neza (it's supposed to be a Z with a roof on it, but my computer won't cooperate) and we went to a salsa party in the centre. It was fun, but I realized I have a lot to learn :-D The weather has ... read more

I made a horrible mistake in my last entry. The masks that chase the winter away, with big fur and bells around the stomach, are from Ptuj - not Ljubljana. Sorry! I've had a couple of progressive days in the office now. Tadej and I have discussed a lot of different issues and I'm starting to see the beginning of an eventual project. So for the next few days I will spend time trying to create a frame around this idea we have and from there judge if it's doable or not. But of course I think it is! Apart from planning we've also been to the Upravna Enota for registration, the Davčna Uprava for tax number, and NLB to get a bank account for my pocket money. The remaining part is now a credit card ... read more

Rada te imam Ljubim te ;-)... read more

I arrived here yeaterday at 2pm and Tadej was waiting for me outside the ZTS office. On the shuttle from the airport I was constantly nervous - for a minute I even thought 'OMG, what am I doing?' It felt strange finally having to meet up with the person I had been in contact with for such a long time. Tadej turned out to be a very nice person, though, as did the other people in the office (not that I didn't think so!) I had lunch with Tadej's family last night (lunch in Slovenia is actually dinner...) and they were really sweet. When I learn Slovenian I might even get the chance to talk to his kids! My room here is quite big and I shear kitchen/bathroom (kopalnica;) with another girl, Simona. I think I ... read more