Outsider Info

 

About Macedonia

BASICS and SKOPJE-in your pocket!
CULTURE
TRAVEL
NEWS
The US Embassy in Skopje

Over and Above:

MACEDONIA's....
Traditional Dish: Tavche Gravche
Most Common Social Activity
: Drinking coffee at local cafes
Cultural Icon
: Toshe Proeski
Politics: Parliamentary Democracy
Major Religions: Orthodox Christian and Muslim
Minority Populations: Albanian, Roma, Turkish
Languages: Macedonian (official), Albanian, Romani, Turkish
Alphabet: Cyrillic
Population: 2 million
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Views from Stip's medieval fortress, Isar are enjoyed after climbing hundreds of stairs to the top. The modern addition of a glowing red cross is located where the fortress used to stand.

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IIE and Fulbright

this is what got me here. see this site for more information on how you can do it too.
http://www.iie.org/en/Students#

Fellow Bloggers

Here are Fulbrighters, past and present, who offer their insight into the culture, history, and goings on of Macedonia!

Yelena Forrester Knezevic 2010-2011

Colby Long's Youtube 2010-2011

Seth Elder 2008-2009

Polysemic guy I don't know but who has lots of great insight 2008-2010