Red Hot Red Salon in Skopje

Followers of this blog may remember our favorite salon in Skopje:  Red Hot Red.

See, for example

https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/03/skopje-red-hot-red-salon.html

This time, our apartment was even closer to Red Hot Red.  My daughter wanted an "ombre" look. I trusted Elena to do a great job. This was right before we left Skopje (still the beginning of summer).  Wish we could see Elena for our back-to-school 'dos.

Also pictured, my daughter also had a mani/pedi on this return trip to Skopje (!)

If you're lucky enough to be in Skopje, we highly recommend Red Hot Red.  :-))

 Red Hot Red's facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Red-Hot-Red-296174457079266/

We love Elena!

And we love when we bump into Aneta :-)

Skopje -- Bellmondo -- Shoes!

Followers of this blog may remember when I was back in Skopje in November/December 2018 that I discovered the Bellmondo shoe store in the GTC shopping center -- and that I had shoes hand-made for me in Macedonia. 

I had seen a pair of shoes on their facebook page that were so interesting/different -- the leather was black and white and had people's faces.  It was such a unique leather.  But the stiletto style was not one that would be good for my everyday wear.  When I inquired if I could have them use that leather in a shoe style that would be more comfortable for me - they were happy to custom make the shoes for me.  (See this post

When I returned to Skopje with my daughter in May/June 2019, I wanted to be sure to take her to Bellmondo. (She loves shoes as much as I do!)

I picked up another pair of custom shoes (this time in the Paris print).  And my daughter found these pumps in the graffiti print:

walking to the GTC shopping mall

Bellmondo's facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/BellmondoLeatherShoes/

Aladdin -- in Skopje -- with Macedonian subtitles

When we were living in Skopje in 2017, we enjoyed seeing movies at the Cineplexx at CityMall.

See, for example

https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/06/wonder-woman-at-cineplexx.html
or
http://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/02/sing-at-cineplexx-skopje-city-mall.html

We had the chance to see Aladdin at the Cineplexx at CityMall in Skopje (in between the charity bazaar and the charity concert -- the day before we left Skopje -- not a moment to waste!) 

I still had (what was left of the balance on) the gift cards we won in the gift basket at the fundraiser for QSI in 2017) - so we put those towards our tickets an paid the rest in denars.


We loved the movie. I liked this live action version even better than the original cartoon -- mostly because of the ending. In case you have not yet seen it, I won't spoil it for you.

Here the movies play in their original language - so we were watching the movie in English, with Macedonian subtitles.

having fun with the magic carpet photo op

 

which are always better with your bestie

I waned to get a picture of the Macedonian subtitles - but I also didn't want to look like I was illegally recording the movie -- so I quickly snapped this picture and then put my phone away -- no subtitles - Sorry

I love seeing the movie posters in Macedonian

having fun with the popcorn buckets (this is in the parking garage that is under the mall)

For more about the Cineplexx:

https://www.cineplexx.mk/

https://www.facebook.com/CineplexxMakedonija/

Billboards from the April-May 2019 Presidential Election, Skopje -- Professor Gordana Siljanovska

Previously on this blog I posted about the North Macedonian Presidential Election which was held April 21st followed by a run-off election on May 5th.  See, for example

 https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-3-candidates-running-for-president.html

One of the candidates was a law professor from UKIM -- Professor Gordana Siljanovska (VMRO).

We had the pleasure of meeting when I was in Macedonia on my Fulbright.  In fact, I was a guest lecturer in in her Constitutional Law class:

 http://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/03/skopje-guest-lecture-at-ss-cyril-and.html

and she helped me to arrange the use of the courtrooms at the law school for my students' Supreme Court Oral argument simulation:

 https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/05/us-supreme-court-oral-argument.html


 While we were not able to meet on my brief return visit in May, I did see Prof. Gordana's face around town on billboards.

This book, that was a gift from Professor Siljanovska, is on display in my office

Skopje -- #ACYPLMacedonia 2017 Reunion

Thanks to the Honorable Arber Ademi (Minister of Education) for hosting a reunion for our #ACYPLMacedonia delegation (those whom I hosted in Florida back in December 2017)

What a lovely meal and an engaging conversation about current events and politics in North Macedonia.

 

SEEU - Reunion! with my Law Students

Of course, the BEST part of being back in the lecture hall of the SEEU Skopje campus for a law-related lecture was to see my former law students!!

Now they are third-year students who are just about to graduate!  Many of them will be working on their Masters degrees at SEEU following their graduation, so I hope this is not mirupafshim.

Graduating students pictured in this poster .... that includes all of my former students from 2017

SEEU -- Southeast European University - Guest Lecture - Prof Dan Fellner, Fulbrighter - Foundation of a Free Press in America

I was pleased that we could visit SEEU in Skopje for Fulbright Specialist Dan Fellner's guest lecture.

Fulbright Specialist Dan Fellner, a professor at Arizona State University (the largest university in the US -- 110,000!),  delivered an engaging and timely lecture about "The Foundation of a Free Press in America."

Professor Fellner is a 7-time Fulbright Specialist, and I enjoyed meeting with him over a macchiato in the Old Bazaar to learn more about his work while in North Macedonia and beyond.

SEEU Vice Rector Besa Arifi

I was glad I could bring my daughter along for this important lecture

Vice Rector Besa Arifi introducing Professor Fellner

an update about Fulbright opportunities by Gazmend Ilazi of the US Embassy

Professor Dan Fellner's lecture