More Things

Here are some pics of Alf graduating.  He had to present his research as his validation… Alf getting his point across during his presentation Many Wild Boars in attendance for Alf’s presentation and graduation.  Sadly, Stan and I were flying away from Serbia during the ceremony. Alf with his parents after the presentation Thanks to [...]

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Quick Updates

First off, I’m home, back in Arizona.  Got in last Friday morning and stayed with my good friend Erik for a couple of days in Phoenix.  On Sunday I drove up to Pinetop where my parents live.  The ride was 3+ hours and about 300 km.  Pinetop is sooooooooo much cooler than Phoenix, about 20 [...]

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Leaving Serbia

I went to bed at 4 AM, woke up at 6 AM, finished packing, showered, got dressed, and headed to Belgrade.  Aca and Koska picked me up with Filip there to wave goodbye as we departed my now “old” apartment in Kragujevac towards the airport in Belgrade.  We battled some traffic due to the Belgrade [...]

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With victory comes the CELEBRATION

I have mentioned before that Serbs LOVE to party and celebrate just about anything.  I mean, they celebrate the New Year twice in a span of 2 weeks.  Once for the traditional calendar year on January 1st and again for the Orthodox New Year on January 13th.  If it can be celebrated, the Serbs find [...]

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Serbian Bowl Recap

UPDATE: click here to view them all 639 game photos I’ll attempt to recap the festivities of yesterday’s game.  A lot happened so let’s hit the ground running….. The game was advertised to start at 3 PM.  However, the actual kickoff time was not until 3:30 PM.  Our management made this strategic move to ensure [...]

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Champions of Serbia!!!!! KGWB 67-33!!!!!

We prevailed today in a burn-barner, pulling out the victory with a strong 67-33 performance against the Belgrade Blue Dragons.  We took a 42-14 lead into halftime and controlled the 2nd half adding three more touchdowns.  Stan threw for 8 TD’s today and ran for another.  I was on the receiving end of 2 of [...]

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News & Notes

Stan and I took the invite from our WR Tomic to visit his “HOOD,” Aerodrom (a.k.a Gangland, a.k.a The Hood, a.k.a. Scary Place).  Aerodrom translates to “Airport” in English.  It is an area of Kragujevac that lies about 7-10 minutes by car from the center and our apartment.  About 15 players on the team are [...]

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One Week

I will be leaving Serbia on July 9th, one week from today.  My original return flight was set for July 23rd, but after the VISA trouble shortened our season I was able to speed up my return flight by two weeks. I do have mixed emotions about leaving Serbia.  My stay here will be just [...]

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NLS Final 2009

The 2009 National League Serbia Final (a.k.a. Serbian Bowl) takes place this Sunday, July 5th, at 3:00 PM at FK Susica Field in Kragujevac.  We will be hosting the Belgrade Blue Dragons.  We faced them in our very first game of the season, nearly four months ago, winning 28-21.  The go-ahead score came with :19 [...]

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