Better the beach than a €1500 flight to Canada · Starting a Home Kitchen in a Village · “Pour it into the pan!” And then it’s too much · The secret ingredient: a mother’s love · A Santa hat for 100 dinars · Aquarius season and Mercury retrograde · In Serbia you’re never alone · Eyelid surgery and praise for the doctors · Good afternoon, neighbour! · Belgrade’s real treasure: its people · The bus to the centre · Packet “meat” soup—and eggs inside · Break it, then glue it: 8 days of stress · Why I never celebrated my birthday · Snow, an early departure, and a surprisingly pro event · Standing on the Prime Meridian · “Life isn’t in the capital”: why villages matter · How it all led to late-night beans · No gifts — I’m moving back to Serbia · Back Home: Telling the Night’s Story · Tasting and finishing the beans · Creepy shop… then a cucumber by the sign · “Watch how it’s done”: latte-art magic · How much is it? · Assembling the wafer cake · First day at work · A kitchen lecture: “listen to your elders” · Dinner for 200: Goca’s potatoes with margarine · Finding Aca’s garage in Belgrade · What went wrong: breakdown with a paint analogy

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