My dears, today I´d like to tell you a little bit more about the Serbian orthodox baptism and this religion in general. Fabienne and Iwan got baptised on Fabienne´s first birthday and so all three of us are now Serbian orthodox. I was very positively surprised how welcoming and openminded the Serbian Church has been and also how uncomplicated.  I was worrying about the name Fabienne, because it´s not an orthodox one and about Iwan, because he has a total different cultural background. But there were no obstacles. If anything the church was very happy to hear that Iwan is interesting to get baptised and they knew so much about his home country and the history, this was fascinating. I was very relieved that they accepted the name Fabienne, only the spelling has to be done the Serbian way, you write down the words the way they are pronounced, so…

From time to time my lovely friends Sabine and Yvonne and I meet as a trio for a delicious dinner and enjoy hanging out together. First Sabine organised a yummy grill dinner and then Yvonne cooked Romanian dishes (she ain’t from Romania, she’s from Switzerland but has a special bond with Romania since she lived and worked there for some time) and last weekend we met at my place so it was my turn to serve a delicious dinner. As some of you may know I do have Serbian backround so I decided to introduce to them some of my favorite Serbian delicacies. Therefor I ordered some culinary specialities at my favorite Serbian restaurant in Vienna “Sokace” that is luckily located at the end of my residential street. I did not cook myself because Serbian food is very time-consuming in preparation. That’s why Iwan and I always order Serbian food…