PinnedMember-onlyI’ve Only Just Begun To DaydreamI trust that the above statement is not 100 percent accurate. I imagine I was a daydreamer as a child. I have to imagine that I spent many hours daydreaming about anything and everything. But that was so long ago, and those memories are stored deeply or lost forever. Honestly…Daydreaming2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhat’s In A Name?I was born in Canada in the ’70s. My Croatian parents decided on giving me the name: Marijana. When you hear it, in Croatian, it sounds like this. Probably not the way you said it to yourself, right? Like many Canadians born to immigrant parents of that time, people changed…Names2 min read
9 hours agoMember-onlyTwo Things That I Am Scared I Will Fail AtSo I Decided To Put Them On A List Of Two Things I Would Like To Accomplish In This Lifetime. Recently, Sara Burdick wrote this piece: Five things I would regret if I did not accomplish them in this lifetime The goals you set for yourself are personal; they do not have to be a massive production.saraburdick.medium.com She asked the reader: "…I would love to know what is one or two things you would like to accomplish if you knew the date of your death."Croatia3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyNine Random Notes About My Nine Months In CroatiaI've been living in Makarska, Croatia, for nine months. That's three seasons. I'm in Season Three (Summer) of the Marijana in Makarska show. Except, get this, it's not a show. It's real life. It's my life. Anyway, here are nine random notes reflecting on my nine months. Summer has been…Croatia3 min read
Jul 22Member-onlyDear Heat, You Suck…The Energy Out Of MeThis might end up being my shortest post. Why? Because it’s so hot right now in Makarska, and I have very little energy. It’s 9:30 pm, and it’s 29 degrees celsius. Tomorrow’s forecast: hot and a high of 37 degrees celsius. I get it; the world is on fire. I’m…Croatia2 min read
Jul 15Member-onlyNo Thank You. I Would Rather Freeze To DeathWhen I was 10 or 11, I walked home from school to find no one was home. I had no way of getting into my house. I wasn’t yet a latch key kid. I’m pretty sure I became one after this incident. It was the dead of winter. It was…Childhood2 min read
Jun 22Member-onlyTop Four Things I Adore About Living In Makarska, Croatia…So FarI’ve been living in Makarska for six months. In honour of spending two seasons in this lovely seaside town, here’s a list of four things I love about it. CAFES AND COFFEE This is not new. I’ve written about the cafes and the coffee culture before. The Little Things Every morning, I make my way to one of the neighbourhood cafes. There are quite a few, and each has something that…marijanacuvalo.medium.comCroatia4 min read
Jun 20Member-onlyBalkan Bumper CarsLast weekend, I was in Ljubuski, Bosnia Hercegovina, for the Feast Day of Saint Anthony of Padua. Saint Anthony is the patron saint for the recovery of lost items. While the focus during mass was all about celebrating Saint Anthony, after mass, the streets transformed into a different type of…Personal Development3 min read
Jun 9Member-onlyWelcome To A World Where Love Means NothingI saw the above line at a tennis tournament many years ago. And it’s stayed with me. In tennis, the word ‘love’ means ‘nothing.’ It is a word that represents a score of zero. For example, if you see a score of 40–0, that would read as ‘forty-love.’ And so…Personal Development3 min read
May 24Member-onlyLost and FoundA few weeks ago, I lost my phone. It fell out of my pocket on my walk home. One week later, thanks to a tourist from Poland, I got my phone back. And now, I’m dumping some thoughts and reflections on losing and finding the phone. Here goes my ramble. …Personal Development3 min read
