Life between cultures
A poem for Vjosa Osmani in Bellusci’s library
During our visit to Papàs Antonio Bellusci’s library, we paused over a poem dedicated to Vjosa Osmani. In the recording, it is introduced as.
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Writing on love, lived values and Albanian life
Love well. Live your values. Carry our roots forward. Those are the three questions behind my writing, whether a piece begins with a relationship, a company or a moment between Kosovo and Switzerland.
Choose a subject below. The short video notes preserve the original moment; longer essays explore what it means and what we can do. These are personal experiences and opinions, with sources for factual claims.
Life between cultures
A painting and the balcony outside Bellusci’s library
“What do you see in this painting?” That was the question in my short video from our Arbëreshë visit. The camera lingers on a painted street…
Business & technology
Fuel prices: compare the same thing before comparing countries
Italy’s official fuel prices provide a dated reference. A fair comparison with Kosovo needs matching dates, fuel and service types.
Business & technology
Before your first public video, practise speaking to the camera
Someone asked me how to start making YouTube videos when embarrassment keeps getting in the way. The equipment was already bought. The difficult part was pressi
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Language and worship in the Arbëreshë communities
During our visit, the conversation turned to communities that had kept their language and religious traditions. The speaker contrasted the Byzantine rite with t
Life between cultures
Three hours in the library of Papàs Antonio Bellusci
We spent three hours in the library of Papàs Antonio Bellusci, together with his brother, Tommaso Bellusci.
Life between cultures
Do not forget our language
Katerina, also known as Rina Bellusci, sang in Arbëresh during our visit. The song was “Kur na Arbëreshë”.
Life between cultures
The law that recognises the language of the Arbëreshë
Among the Arbëreshë in Calabria, I kept returning to the question of how a language survives far from its place of origin. Italy’s Law 482 is…
Life between cultures
Arbëreshë contributions and the value of working together
Walking among the Arbëreshë made me think about the contributions people with Albanian roots have made beyond Albania. In the video, I spoke about Italy and…
Life between cultures
When two Arbëreshë meet: a song about memory
During our visit, we listened to an Arbëreshë song that brings together a handshake, the language and the memory of Skanderbeg. The words ask people.
Business & technology
What an app costs beyond the screen
A viewer questioned the monthly costs I had mentioned for dua.com. My reply focused on the work behind an app: the interface is only the part…
Life between cultures
A remembrance symbol I encountered in Frascineto
In Frascineto, I filmed a red flower displayed with the Albanian words “Simboli i gjenocidit në Kosovë”—“Symbol of genocide in Kosovo.” The words are visible on