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On Veliki Tinj, snow was always viewed differently than elsewhere. Not as white beauty from a postcard, but as a burden.
Marko Horvat comes from Carinthia, but he married into the Prekmurje region. His melodic way of speaking certainly gives away where he's from, even though he's been living in Prekmurje for about six years.
I sat on the swing and thought about my aunt. She was my dad's sister and her husband was my mum's brother.
In the small town of Slovenske Konjice, where mornings smell of freshly baked bread and people still greet each other by name, lives Tatjana Trunkl Sodin.
In Kamnik, in the peaceful settlement of Šmarca, where people still greet each other over the fence and exchange a few words over their morning coffee, Milan Zavasnik spent his youth.
I've known Gospo Nano for a long time, but we've never taken the time for an in-depth conversation.
Each of us knows someone who, regardless of their own challenges and limitations (e.g. illness), is always willing to lend a hand to a neighbour or friend.
It was during the winter months a few years ago when Anice Sekavčnik's car started to misfire.
Mutual help is one of the most beautiful values a human being can carry. It shows up when we cannot take a step forward on our own.
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