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In Maribor, where the streets were still quiet in the morning and the sound of the school bell echoed through the park, Melita and Marjana met at the local grammar school.
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.
Lacemaking holds a special place in Slovenia. The Idrija bobbin lace is particularly recognisable in this area.
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.
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