Monday, September 1, 2014

Enxhi Merpeza; Tirana, Albania; Eighth Week

This week we were swamped with work from translations, to promotional activities, to emails-galore (I think I sent 30 content-based emails in one day on Monday). Needless to say it was productivity to the max. I learned a lot about how to relay messages via email etc. We had helped with an ad campaign for the National Coastal Agency and we had to relay it to various media sources, including the US embassy of Tirana, which featured it on its cover page of its newsletter, Peace Corps Albania, and of course the Ministry’s own media outlets. The poster is promoting the new volunteer camps that are being assembled around the coastline, 10 different sites, to get volunteers that would like to assist in the clean up of the beaches. In return they’d get all accommodations paid for, for as long as they volunteer.









At the end of the week we visited the UNESCO protected city of Berat, most famous for its Castle and Mount Tomor, a very large mountain range that is tied with many a Greek myth. Berat is a 2000+ year old city with lovely architecture and rich history. Its cobblestone streets add to the antiquity and authenticity. The homes of ancient Berat—Ottoman styled—give it the name “The city of 1000 windows”. The ambience of the city was peaceful and traditional, the locals were very lovely and the tourists were wide-eyed with amazement, as were we! The top of the castle was beautiful and HUGE, as well as the city views from atop the mountain. The castle is at the very top of the mountain and we walked up…SO TIRING! But definitely a must see if you ever get to go to Albania.

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