Nina Boe in the Balkans

Hello there! As you may recall from my first blog post ,   Македонија  is the name of Macedonia in Macedonian. When you transliterate it from the Cyrillic alphabet (that is, switch it from one alphabet into another),  Македонија becomes Makedonija.  I figured it was time for an update, but as of now I'm still waiting on my medical clearance -- 2/11 pieces of paperwork are currently under review, and all of them have to be reviewed and approved before I officially get clearance. I'm not worried (maybe just a smidge impatient!), but I've got a few things to take care of first - like finishing grad school in a couple of weeks! In the meantime, here are some fun facts about Macedonia! Earlier I'd mentioned that Macedonia is about the size of Vermont. For those of you (like me) who may not be familiar with what that size really means, I found a site to compare it to a region I do know, like Seattle and the Puget Sound region.  So as you can see, it's not su...