🇺🇸📚 A Crash Course in American Studies – an inspiring experience shaped as an engaging conversation with author, traveler, and cultural storyteller, Ms. Elona Kola.
👩🎓👨🎓 Second- and third-year students from the Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana, explored a unique blend of genres combining research, essay writing, and personal narrative. The discussion centered on themes reflecting everyday life across cultures over decades, brought to life in the book “Here and There”, which offers a socio-cultural comparison between Albania and the United States.
💬 The session was dynamic and interactive, giving students the opportunity to ask questions, share reflections, and explore cultural differences between the two countries.
✨ The conversation concluded with an inspiring message: regardless of background—Albanian, American, or international—people share more similarities than differences.
“I learned that even when others may seem unfamiliar at first, they can be very much like us—in their desires, ambitions, and challenges. What if we strive to be the best version of our true selves and make decisions guided by these aspirations?” ✨
