Lafemmet
American expat in Serbia
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About me
American
Lives in nis
Speaks English ..... a little Serbian
Registration: 22 June 2010
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Essentials to live in Serbia by Christine
Hi, As an expat living in Serbia, what would you advise the ones about to pack to bring along? What are the items you can easily find in Serbia? On the other hand, what is less common or quite expensive? Share with us what you would ...
Hi Christine! I wrote about this with help of other expats in Serbia a while back... here is a link to the post. https://chroniclesofserbia.wordpress.com/if-you-are-planning-to-move-to-serbia/ feel free to message me with questions. Best of luck and ... Read More
New members of the Serbia forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Serbia forum? DonÂ’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi Shenice, Good luck with your move. I live in the deep south of Serbia. You will love NS. It is a gorgeous northern city! I would recommend you to join the Novi Sad Foreign Visitors Club and the Belgrade Foreign Visitors Club. There are lots of ... Read More
New members of the Serbia forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Serbia forum? DonÂ’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Good Luck, I don't think I have any advice. But I wish you the best! :) Read More
Childrens books in English by veverica
It came up today as a thought, but the more I started to ponder this, the more concerned I started to get... Is there availability of books in English in Serbia for little kids? Should I buy and ship over a lot of books just in case? I'm concerned ...
I meant every year ... every year there is a book fair. Read More
Childrens books in English by veverica
It came up today as a thought, but the more I started to ponder this, the more concerned I started to get... Is there availability of books in English in Serbia for little kids? Should I buy and ship over a lot of books just in case? I'm concerned ...
I am the same as you, so slow in Serbian Cyrillic! But from what I have read, the native speaker should be speaking their own language with the child. But it doesn't hurt us to try and improve our Srpski! I have both English and Srpski books here. I ... Read More
New members of the Serbia forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Serbia forum? DonÂ’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi again Veverica and Administrators. First. I have to apologize for directing traffic from this forum to FB, There are just lots of people to tap into there and as Serbia doesn't have as big of an expat community as other more popular destinations, ... Read More
Childrens books in English by veverica
It came up today as a thought, but the more I started to ponder this, the more concerned I started to get... Is there availability of books in English in Serbia for little kids? Should I buy and ship over a lot of books just in case? I'm concerned ...
Hello Veverica! I know you can find some English books in BG (Belgrade) and bigger cities. And year in BG there have a massive book fair or Siam that has books in Serbian and in English. Also, I have heard the international schools have book ... Read More
Vojvodina schools bilingual by Minx580
Does anyone know more about Vojvodina schools offering a bilingual curriculum? I read an article on it just was wondering if it went into effect?
Hi Minx, There is a group on Facebook you should join to ask questions.Blegrade Foreign Visitors Club. I have found it super helpful! There are locals, expat locals from BG and all over Serbia on there willing to help. Give that a try. I know you ... Read More
work in Serbia for Americans, cost of living? by msulic
Hello all, I am getting married next month to a Serbian man and I know eventually he would like to move back to Novi Sad. I spent alot of time living in Germany and speak fluent German so I somewhat understand life in Europe. My basic questions are ...
Hello, I am an American living in South East Serbia. I married a Serb 6 years ago and now we have a little girl. I write about my life here in my blog Chronicles of Serbia formerly on Blogspot now on Wordpress. I leave out most of the frustrations ... Read More
Dual citizenship to Croatia or Serbia? (I'm Australian) by AussieGuy83
*Posted in the Croatian forum too* Ok, I hope I can get this to make sense. Both my father and I are looking to get dual citizenship with Croatian or possibly Serbia with our Australian one. -Both my father and I were born in ...
Hello, I wish you the best of luck. I am an American woman living in Serbia with my Serb hubby. He got all the paper work done for me, which took quite a long time and the paper work was time consuming. Only slightly costly in comparison to the ... Read More
Do and don't in Serbia by expat.com
Are you living in Serbia? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Serbia? Could you please share with us a list of the do's and don't's in Serbia? Thanks!
Sure, I am sorry. Read More
Do and don't in Serbia by expat.com
Are you living in Serbia? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Serbia? Could you please share with us a list of the do's and don't's in Serbia? Thanks!
Odakle ste? Read More
give birth in Montenegro by estherlg4
Hello! I'm moving to Bar, Montenegro in a month or so and I'm pregnant, so I'll give birth there; I'm a little concerned about the health system there, I hope there is better system than here (Russia). I would not like to give birth in a public ...
Congrats! I live part time in Serbia. As it used to be part of the same country, I would recommend strongly being assertive. people can be very pushy in this area. While in Serbia, I asked about health care and found private care is best, though ... Read More
What have you found most helpful in preparing to live abroad?
I am moving back to Serbia in a few months and I am asking what you may have found doing or taking with you has been most helpful. I have many ideas... a Kindle being on the top of the list. but any help would be most appreciated! Thanks, T Read More
What building/symbol would represent Serbia for you? by Milana88
Hi everybody! How are you today? I'm doing a research on different cultures... and I need a symbol to put on the cover of my Serbian research. I would like to find out, for you, 1. what building/object or symbol would be representative of ...
Building: Sveti Sava the beautiful Church in Beograd Color: red, it was the color of the uniforms the Serbian team wore for the world cup. Red, Blue or White will do they are all on the flag. Another symbol of Serbia could be the two headed eagle ... Read More