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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


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


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


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


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


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


A day with Wei and Trinity College/Dan sa Weiem i Trinity koledž
The University of Cambridge is unique in many ways, from the beautiful buildings and famous people who settled there to its internal...

Kristina Lang
Sep 26, 20223 min read


Queues for Elizabeth II/Redovi za Elizabetu II
Yesterday the world said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II of England. Her 70 years in power have in various ways touched the hearts of many...

Kristina Lang
Sep 20, 20224 min read


Queen Elizabeth II and President Tito/Kraljica Elizabeta II i predsjednik Tito
I am writing this article in honour and on the occasion of the recently deceased British Queen Elizabeth II. Although I have lived in...

Kristina Lang
Sep 15, 20224 min read


Wonderful Opatija/Opatijo bajna
This year I decided to take a late summer or early September vacation in Croatia, including a short stay in Opatija. Opatija is a small...

Kristina Lang
Sep 8, 20223 min read


By not loving you/Tako što te ne volim
You are not near me, your thoughts are far away, In your mornings there is no space for my dreams. Your reality - my imagination; two...

Kristina Lang
Sep 1, 20222 min read


Croatian customs in Scandinavia/Hrvatski običaji u Skandinaviji
I already wrote in one of the earlier articles that I don't like being a tourist and traveling with the aim of just visiting and seeing...

Kristina Lang
Aug 30, 20223 min read


Friends count/Prijatelji se računaju
While in one of the previous articles I wrote about soulmates primarily thinking of a love relationship, here I will refer to soulmates...

Kristina Lang
Aug 24, 20223 min read


The beauty of the world/Ljepota svijeta
English translation With the melancholy of summer, with memories I wake, You are by my side, upon your shoulder my rainbow trembles. So...

Kristina Lang
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Waking up/Buđenje
English translation You left my mornings quietly, And from a distance I no longer hear your voice. Dreaming minutes are now hours, And my...

Kristina Lang
Aug 12, 20221 min read


Imaginary talks/Imaginarni razgovori
Photo credits to Bojana/Slika je Bojanina Perhaps it is not he whom I tenderly miss. From the distance, in this pretty summer night, It...

Kristina Lang
Aug 11, 20221 min read


Words are my game/Riječi su mi igra
English translation Words are my sky and the infinity I sense, Within them, the star trails show me the way. Do not fear my nearness as...

Kristina Lang
Aug 6, 20221 min read


Do you believe in soulmates/Vjerujete li u srodne duše
Do you believe in soulmates? You must have found yourself in conversations that touched on the term "soulmate" during your life. Right at...

Kristina Lang
Jul 31, 20225 min read


Shakespeare's plays in Cambridge/Šekspirove predstave u Cambridgeu
Not long after I started working at the University in Cambridge, my new friend Helena recommended me to watch Shakespeare's plays...

Kristina Lang
Jul 25, 20223 min read


My happiness and my sorrow/Moja sreća i moja tuga
English translation I am happy when you are warmly happy And when this illusive life caresses and cuddles you. I love it when you are...

Kristina Lang
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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