<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:02:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stivenllupa/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My first cultural shock in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[I moved in Germany October 15th 2015. In two weeks I was ready to move in my flat-share and the days following it, I was already planning to go and do the infamous Anmeldung. If you don't know what an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/germany/@stivenllupa/my-first-cultural-shock-in-germany</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/germany/@stivenllupa/my-first-cultural-shock-in-germany</guid><category><![CDATA[germany]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:19:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the world calls us Albania and the origin of the name Shqipëri]]></title><description><![CDATA[Albanians call themselves shqiptar, their country Shqipëri, Shqipni  (Gheg), but the nation is historically known worldwide, as already  apparent, as Albanais, Albanese etc., and their country]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@stivenllupa/why-the-world-calls-us-albania-and-the-origin-of-the-name-shqiperi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@stivenllupa/why-the-world-calls-us-albania-and-the-origin-of-the-name-shqiperi</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:49:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Albania and the lack of Turkish minorities contrary to the region]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got asked a question some time ago: Why doesn't Albania have an Ottoman Turkish minority? When I first read it I was also surprised and then, it looked like there was some sort of Turkish removal  in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@stivenllupa/on-albania-and-the-lack-of-turkish-minorities-contrary-to-the-region</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@stivenllupa/on-albania-and-the-lack-of-turkish-minorities-contrary-to-the-region</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 08:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMekw7QD3bJhjsgy28Wu2vQSYZLjniaYdH1rwPPBonVGeuKT2LdEAzEbugHKqBLXBPse8JzCncJMXhMZNf9x3v5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are Albanians ethnically?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This type of question pops up occasionally and up to a point it really baffles me, but at the same time, in the age of information, it is a valid question. I am not surprised that even though it has been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ethnicity/@stivenllupa/what-are-albanians-ethnically</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ethnicity/@stivenllupa/what-are-albanians-ethnically</guid><category><![CDATA[ethnicity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:26:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How is life in northern Albania?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It means that maybe Premier League will not be aired in northern Albania because irony is a beautiful creature. In northern Albania, lies the city of Kukës, or how we call the UK, New Kukës. Northern Albania]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelling/@stivenllupa/how-is-life-in-northern-albania</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelling/@stivenllupa/how-is-life-in-northern-albania</guid><category><![CDATA[travelling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwsMBNoUt2Wpn2YnRfzEBZURiFhG3vt98L4Cc5wKNujUQgccUqSspP3MfsNpTsncpTqLkPVaZAf9QSXZ1noQAA7zw61ZaDrVa1xKiNfbujPx8XqYhphfazAz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would be considered taboo in Albania?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some taboos that are basically superstitions: Throwing your garbage at night. Reason: It’s bad. No one gives any more detail, I have always thought it is a way to avoid going out at night since you might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@stivenllupa/what-would-be-considered-taboo-in-albania</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@stivenllupa/what-would-be-considered-taboo-in-albania</guid><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:59:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How difficult is the Albanian language compared to other Indo-European languages?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s make a 1 to 10 scale of difficulty, where 1 is a “breeze” and 10 is “why me”. If  you are interested to learn Albanian the rate of your progress will be  highly influenced by your native]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/language/@stivenllupa/how-difficult-is-the-albanian-language-compared-to-other-indo-european-languages</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/language/@stivenllupa/how-difficult-is-the-albanian-language-compared-to-other-indo-european-languages</guid><category><![CDATA[language]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:27:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Albanian fool trying to shed some light one topic at a time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings to all Steemit users! I am Stiven Llupa, born in Tirana Albania, currently working somewhere in Berlin. I started writing in 2009 in a blog of mine (Glauko.al) and re-vamped it in 2015. The articles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stivenllupa/an-albanian-fool-trying-to-shed-some-light-on-one-topic-at-a-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stivenllupa/an-albanian-fool-trying-to-shed-some-light-on-one-topic-at-a-time</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stivenllupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:29:30 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>