Mum and Dad Off Duty: Life With a Balkan Firecracker, Wog Weddings and Leaving the Kids
From Balkan Sis · 00:39:11
Show by Ivana Strbac Alfonso
Mum and Dad Off Duty: Life With a Balkan Firecracker, Wog Weddings and Leaving the KidsMy husband is back on Balkan Sis! We recorded this one in the car on the drive home from Sydney to the Gold Coast. It's a little road trip episode from two parents who finally got a weekend off duty.We went down for the wedding of Nicole and Nuno. Nicole was on the podcast a few episodes ago. She is the producer and director of Gia, the wog chick comedy series, and Nuno is a cinematographer and filmmaker who edited those episodes for us. We had never met Nicole in person, and then the wedding invite arrived in the mail. Of course we went.In this episode we chat about:• Dancing oro with the Macedonians (and standing on the tambourine)• The best wedding favour ever: a mini Italian espresso maker filled with sugared almonds• Meeting Nicole's Italian mum and Macedonian dad, and seeing our own future• Juliana's beautiful hair and makeup, and her kupus and ajvar sourdough that tasted like mama's pogača• Stocking up on Kiki lollies, Kraš chocolate, pašteta and Argeta at Rosadora Imports in Kogarah• Charcoal chicken, food comas and a nap at the Wollongong lighthouse• Seeing family and friends we met on our honeymoon in Rome• Daylight savings and why it stuffs everyone up• Road trips as kids before iPads: I Spy, tic tac toe and whinging• Are Balkan women really the "most dangerous" to date? My husband weighs in• Inat, stubbornness and loving with our whole hearts• Mum guilt, stepping away and reconnecting as a couple• My husband's message to the dads: pull your weightIf you can, take a weekend. Call on your village. If you don't have one, build one. As Dr Sara says, it's on me, and it's on you too.People and businesses mentioned• Gia comedy series, by Nicole and Nuno: https://www.instagram.com/giatheseries/• Kat Risteska, actress (Milena): @katristeska• Nature Knead, Juliana Stojanovska's Balkan sourdough, plus hair and makeup to the stars: @natureknead• Rosadora Imports, family-owned European deli in Kogarah, Sydney: https://www.instagram.com/rosadoraimports/• Tamara Peklic, cross-cultural coach: tamarapeklic.com• Dr Sara Kuburić, Millennial Therapist, author of It's On Me: @millennial.therapist• Baba's Milk, supporting our next episode• 70s Bus, the band we finished onThe Brag Mat BlokeOur family business! Custom-printed fishing brag mats and waterproof stickers, made tough for Aussie anglers. They ship Australia-wide and internationally, with bulk orders for charters, tackle shops and clubs. Where legends are measured, not made up.thebragmatbloke.com.auNext episodeDr Sara Kuburić joins me on Balkan Sis, supported by Baba's Milk. Stay tuned.Find mePodcast: @balkansispodcastPersonal: @ivanastrbacalfonsoListen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Join the Balkan Sis community through the link in my bio.Thank you for listening, sharing and supporting independent creatives. Ciao za sada.Love, Ivana
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