Last night, I was invited to share an incredible meal with the staff at the hostel. One of the staffers' mothers was visiting Croatia, and it was her last night. They had gone to the market and picked up all fresh ingredients for a seafood chowder, pasta, and a mediterranean salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, and fresh Croatian cheese. We had wonderful red wine from the Coast, which is unique to Croatia.
and then we talked for hours and went out to experience Zagreb's nightlife(which was way too chic for me, until my friend told me that these girls who are dressed to the nines basically live at home with their parents in a run-down part of the city and spend all their money on clothes to keep up appearances; then it was kinda sad.).
It is so warm here at night that I was able to just wear my summer dress with no jacket or sweater.
Me and Anne Frank
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Meeting with Univ-Zagreb Social Work
I met yesterday with Dr. Marina Ajducović of the Social Work Department at the University of Zagreb, and she was very helpful in directing me towards people and resources that will be helpful in planning my project.
After our meeting, she invited me to accompany her to the clinic where she sees clients. I was able to meet one of her clients and sit in for about 15 minutes of the session. Dr. Ajduković allowed me to ask her client some questions about her experience of recovery from domestic violence and the surrounding complications of child custody, etc. It was very informative and I felt incredibly lucky to have had this chance to hear directly from a woman about her experiences.
Dr. Ajduković also told me about a conference that is happening in Croatia while I will be here that is so ridiculously in line with my clinical and research interests that I am reeling from the synchronicity.
The Eurpoean Concerence on Traumatic Stress (10th annual) will be held from June 6-10 and I am making plans to attend. This involves basically inverting my whole trip, since I had planned to be literally at the other end of Croatia from the conference site during that time, but it is worth playing tetrus with the schedule because of the opportunity for networking, professional development, and the unbelievable beauty of the region where it wil be held. YAY!
After our meeting, she invited me to accompany her to the clinic where she sees clients. I was able to meet one of her clients and sit in for about 15 minutes of the session. Dr. Ajduković allowed me to ask her client some questions about her experience of recovery from domestic violence and the surrounding complications of child custody, etc. It was very informative and I felt incredibly lucky to have had this chance to hear directly from a woman about her experiences.
Dr. Ajduković also told me about a conference that is happening in Croatia while I will be here that is so ridiculously in line with my clinical and research interests that I am reeling from the synchronicity.
The Eurpoean Concerence on Traumatic Stress (10th annual) will be held from June 6-10 and I am making plans to attend. This involves basically inverting my whole trip, since I had planned to be literally at the other end of Croatia from the conference site during that time, but it is worth playing tetrus with the schedule because of the opportunity for networking, professional development, and the unbelievable beauty of the region where it wil be held. YAY!
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