Life between cultures
Rome between the landmarks: our everyday travel notes
Arriving in Rome brought the familiar change of rhythm: bags, a place to stay, something to eat and a new city outside the door. Alongside the.
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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
Finding Palazzo Scanderbeg in Rome
Near the Trevi Fountain, a familiar name led me to another part of Rome: Palazzo Scanderbeg, at Piazza Scanderbeg 117. For an Albanian visitor, that name…
Life between cultures
A Roman column and the history around it
In Rome, I stopped at the column dedicated to Mary and shared a detail that caught my attention: the work of the firefighters who raised it.
Business & technology
Your business needs to stand out
Your business does not have to be the biggest. It needs to stand out. That was the point of my short post from the trip.
Business & technology
Ten million views, and the community behind them
On October 9, I shared a personal milestone: more than ten million views across my personal social channels in thirty days. For me, it was a…
Business & technology
Build something people want to pay for
The challenge is not the number “one million euros”. The challenge is creating a product that people are willing to pay for.
Business & technology
Young people outside work and education: the numbers need clarity
My Facebook post about young people in Kosovo was a request for clearer data, not an accusation of falsification. The issue matters too much to reduce…
Business & technology
A coffee in Milan, a question about wages in Kosovo
Kosovo’s official 2025 wage figures offer a starting point for asking what everyday prices mean relative to take-home income.
Life between cultures
Two faces of Milan: the Duomo and Bosco Verticale
In Milan, I shared two very different buildings: the Duomo and Bosco Verticale. The city gave me plenty of inspiration.
Life between cultures
Milan through the eyes of a new friend
People are portals. In Milan, Aurela Thacina showed us what that can mean.
Business & technology
A Starbucks story about looking after employees’ families
Standing at Starbucks in Milan reminded me of an idea I had encountered in a documentary: caring for employees can also mean thinking about their parents.
Business & technology
Asking an AI assistant to compare reviews on the road
In this short exchange, we asked an AI assistant to compare review counts for two places before starting navigation. It gave an answer and offered to…