This is a photo of me with Ilirijan - the Fullbright English Teaching Assistant assigned to help in two local high schools.  We both also hold conversation tables (as does Frank on Wednesdays) at the American Corner.  You can check out the American Corner Prizren, Kosovo's Facebook page if you want so see more photos. Ilirijan was born in the Bronx, but to Frank's dismay, he is not a baseball fan. He is a recent graduate of Hunter College in NYC and hopes to go to medical school to become a pediatrician after his grant is completed.  His parents immigrated to NY from Montenegro, and he speaks fluent Albanian which has been a blessing for us as we settle into life in Prizren.

This is the building where my classroom is located.  I am teaching 3 classes and they are all in room 32 on the second floor.

This is the view from the road in front of the university.  As you can see, Prizren has many beautiful mountain views around town.  The area on the left is a city park with  an astroturf walking track and a playground for children. 

This is my classroom in room 32.  The desks are nice, and there are new windows which will hopefully keep things warm and toasty in the winter.  As you can see, the rest is bare bones..... no bulletin boards or posters.  There is a sink, but it is disconnected.  We also have old blackboards and they use chalk that emits a cloud of dust when you write on the board.  There is an electrical outlet, and I brought an I-home and Ipod today for some American rap music with vocabulary and discussion activities.  I am also told that the university will provide a projector when I want to use PowerPoint.

This was taken a few blocks from the university near a very modern grocery store called Viva.  As you can see, old and new mix freely.  Especially around the university which is a little away from the city center, it isn't unusual to see horsedrawn carts like this one.