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Eurovision nostalgia/Eurovizijska nostalgija
In my last article, I wrote about Croatia's selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. This surprising song reflects the sick and...
Kristina Lang
Feb 26, 20233 min read
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Loud Croatian message Mama ŠČ/Glasna hrvatska poruka Mama ŠČ
A Croatian friend from Cambridge recently suggested I listen to the song that will represent Croatia at this year's Eurovision Song...
Kristina Lang
Feb 19, 20236 min read
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Prince Harry's confession/Ispovjest princa Harija
When I decided to read Prince Harry's confession published in his book Spare, I knew that I would write about this topic. Now that I have...
Kristina Lang
Feb 14, 20236 min read
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Do not trust me/Ne vjeruj mi
Do not trust me when I say I miss you, As I miss the warm, turquoise Adriatic Sea. I play with words as the wind plays with trees, And my...
Kristina Lang
Feb 5, 20231 min read
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I remember you often/Sjetim te se često
English translation On roads where there is no you, light breaks. I remember you often, but even time flies without us. Life is a magical...
Kristina Lang
Feb 3, 20232 min read
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My Chinese friend Ziyi/Moj prijatelj Kinez Ziyi
I started writing my blog sometime in the early spring of 2020 during the general lockdown in the UK, and the world in general, caused by...
Kristina Lang
Jan 29, 20234 min read
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Mid-January departures/Srednjo-siječanjski odlasci
It is the middle of January, the weather is cold and gloomy, and our children, who are no longer children, are returning to their student...
Kristina Lang
Jan 15, 20233 min read
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On The Bridge of Sighs/Na Mostu uzdaha
English translation/Engleski prijevod I will wait for you dear on the sunny side, While winters come and go through us. I will grow old...
Kristina Lang
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Mimosa flowers/Cvjetovi mimoze
In my heart flourish some yellow flowers, While winters and rain are passing near us. I think of you even as days are short and dark, And...
Kristina Lang
Dec 31, 20221 min read
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Midnight Christmas Mass and me/Božićna misa ponoćka i ja
I already wrote once that I was raised in an atheist family and that Christmas was not celebrated when I was growing up. But I don't feel...
Kristina Lang
Dec 25, 20223 min read
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Professor Sir Tom Blundell – Symposium/Profesor Sir Tom Blundell – Simpozijum
A few days ago, I was a participant in a symposium organized in honour of my first mentor in England, Professor Sir Tom Blundell. The...
Kristina Lang
Dec 18, 20225 min read
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What is the World Cup about/O čemu je Svjetsko nogometno prvenstvo?
In my opinion, the World Cup is about love, deep and inviolable love, and a sense of belonging to one's country and one's people. My...
Kristina Lang
Dec 11, 20223 min read
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Football with colleagues – Croatia v Japan/Nogomet sa kolegama - Hrvatska v Japan
This year's World Cup somehow did not impress me very much. My brother tried to get me interested, but until today I was quite...
Kristina Lang
Dec 5, 20224 min read
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In fogs, I’m looking for you/U maglama te tražim
Autumn fogs feel like home, I find calm and longing within them. The loneliness with us - you are not far away. It leads me wistfully,...
Kristina Lang
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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Meet Dr Sanja Perić/Upoznajte dr. sc. Sanju Perić
For my first interview, I asked my long-time friend, Sanja Perić, whom I have been friends with since my earliest childhood. Sanja is a...
Kristina Lang
Nov 20, 20229 min read
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Rain flowing down my cheeks/Kiša pada niz moje lice
Why I can imagine your lips on my skin, And your long fingers intertwined around my waist? This autumn once again didn’t bring me peace,...
Kristina Lang
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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Emily Brontё
In one of my previous articles, I wrote that my friend Helena was the first British woman I loved as a friend. But there was one before...
Kristina Lang
Oct 31, 20224 min read
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My name is Karla/Ja se zovem Karla
English translation My name is Karla, My life is easy I sing, run, and dance While waiting for my train. Call me Karla While I play chess...
Kristina Lang
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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A British-Spanish, German and Croatian friendship/Britansko-španjolsko, njemačko i hrvatsko prijate
Last weekend I hosted two friends, Helena and Frank. When, 17 years ago, I applied for a job in the group of a top world scientist, and...
Kristina Lang
Oct 21, 20224 min read
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Let me be yours/Pusti me da budem tvoja
What can we do with our dreams, Have you ever asked your wild soul? In our lives the autumn is not as mild as it seems Let me be yours,...
Kristina Lang
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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