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  AUTO-ETHNOGRAPHY Introduction What is auto-ethnography? According to Wikipedia, “a uto-ethnography” is a form of qualitative research in which an author uses self-reflection and writing to explore anecdotal and personal experience and connect this autobiographical story to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings.” In this essay, I will attempt to describe the culture I come from through personal observations and research, with the aim of helping others from similar backgrounds to feel more connected to the experience and to better understand themselves. My hope is that they will thereby be better able to teach outsiders about the culture with its nuances and differences so that they will have a more accurate and objective perspective when interacting with people from similar backgrounds. Cultural Background In this essay, I choose to introduce the wider cultural background of the place in which I grew up: the Hungarian part of Serbia that was k

The decision many of us have to make this summer is how to have as much fun as possible. Travel is still restricted and frankly, I would feel hesitant jumping into travel mood again so soon until the world will become more normalized. (Not judging those who do but I have never been a kind of a person who cannot sit too long in one place). So, having said that, I decided that I will enjoy every moment of summer while working and studying. I moved my office to the backyard under a spacious umbrella. I set up my laptop, my speakers, my phones. My six dogs are lying around the table. While I am typing on the computer, the little fellow hummingbird visit and other birds are chirping jealously from the big pine tree. I have a big bucket of water prepared next to me to stay fresh and hydrated. The citronella candles create a nice ambient and keep the flying insects away.  I think you got the idea why I like to be a freelancer and work from home. I also think that by setting up our own creativ