In the Balkans, language rolls off the tongue and defines the culture profoundly.  The way people speak is the way they think and also how they act and react. Tradition is key – the way things are done is the way things have always been done.  Nothing changes easily. It is little wonder there are …

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Albanian sworn virgin, circa 1910 If you are looking for an in-depth examination of the history of the sworn virgin (or burnesha) phenomenon in the mountains of Northern Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo, Sworn Virgin by Elvira Dones, is probably not where you want to start. But if you want to understand, to live a possibility …

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On January 10, 2016 an earthquake struck the southern African nation of Zambia near Kariba Dam.  It wasn’t very big, with a magnitude of 4.6, and it didn’t cause any damage that was reported.  But it did lead to a lot of talk about what caused the earthquake – and while tectonic plates and fault …

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